By: EM Malachi Several Hundred Years Ago… As Mondain’s gaunt fingers closed the clasp, the dark gem in the necklace felt cold against Minax’s throat. It seemed to draw all of the room’s shadows toward it. The wizard never showed sentiment, and Minax had learned that each rare gift held a purpose. She turned to face her mentor and lover, “What do you require of me?” Mondain unrolled a map of the known world, “You will go to the city of Britain. When Britannia’s king retreats to his capital, you will kill him with the power of this stone. Upon […]

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This skill gives the title ‘Detective’ and is useful to role players and people wishing to gain the virtue ‘honesty’ Using Forensic Evaluation: on a corpse will reveal the name of the killer and of those who looted the corpse. on a player will reveal their affiliation with the Thieves Guild. on a lockable chest will reveal who has recently picked the lock of that container. Training the Skill NPC’s to train the initial few points can be found on all shards except Siege or Mugen. The skill is trained by: Bloodletter, Healer(Shopkeeper), Healer(Wandering), Healer Guildmaster, Fortune Teller. From that […]

From the principles of truth, love and courage are born the eight virtues, an important and enduring aspect of the Ultima universe. The Three Principles Truth Its home lies in the Lycaeum in Moonglow, the city of mages. The book of truth stands for the Principle of Truth Love Has its home in the lush Forest of Yew at the Empath Abbey The candle of Love represents that principle Courage Courage claims Serpents Hold as its home, hidden inside the deep walls of the keep The bell of Courage rings for those brave warriors there Together those 3 principles combine […]

Scrolls of Power are items that allow veteran players to continue the development and/or specialization of their characters. There are two different types of scrolls available through gameplay: Scrolls of Power that allow you to raise individual Skills up to 120 Scrolls of Power that allow you to raise your total amount of Stats up to 250 Additionally when the character reaches 6 month of age it will receive a +5 Stat Scroll gift. Stat scrolls stack with this gift, it does not matter if you use a regular stat scroll first, or if you use the +5 Stat gift […]

News has reached Sosaria that the defeat of Exodus was an illusion, not finally killed after all but merely banished. His Arch Zealot can be found on the sands at the gates of the ill fated Ver Lor Reg entreating adventures to perform a ritual to summon him. But is it the real deal? Or just a clockwork facsimile?   The ritual requires the use of four keys, the robe the dagger,  the rite,  the altar .   These can be obtained by various methods. All keys have a life span of one week. The Warrior Path New creatures and humans have […]

Gangs of cutthroats hold nobles prisoner in camps throughout the land, they will call to you for rescue as you approach A prisoner can also often be found held by the lizardmen in the upper level of Despise, North corner and by the orcs, deep within their mine. Take the quest by double clicking the npc, the resulting gump will tell you the required destination. You have just a short time to convey your charge to his her destination    Reward for these quests is 500gp and a gain in Compassion virtue, though you may only gain compassion 5 times […]

The simplest type of escort quest involves conducting an npc quest giver from one town to another. These can be done by any character, although it should be born in mind that there is a timer. From the time you take the quest you have 5 minutes to convey your charge to his or her requested destination. If you fail to arrive the npc will disappear. Note: Your charge will not be subject to attack by any hostile creatures you may meet. Take the quest by double clicking the npc, the resulting gump will tell you the required destination. If […]

Focus skill has two main functions; it could be defined as the “Warrior’s Meditation Skill”, it is also the support skill for Mysticism, enhancing the mystic’s spells in the same way as Evaluate Intelligence skill supports Magery skill. It increases both a player’s Mana and Stamina regeneration. Since a warrior’s swing rate is determined by the amount of stamina he has, the ability to increase the regeneration of that attribute would be highly beneficial on the battlefield. Mana, too, is an important stat to any warrior that uses special combat moves as part of his tactics. Hit Points, Stamina, and […]

Map Carrying Monsters | Decode Skill Needed | Finding the Chest | Lockpick Requirements |Inaccessible Locations | Chest Content & Guardians | Completed Maps A major update in publish 105, Spring 2019, reduced the number of map levels from 7 to 5 In addition, treasure chests have now been themed based on the following profession inspired packages: Artisan Assassin Mage Ranger Warrior This results in a map that will read like this “A Tattered Treasures Map Leading to a Mage’s Hoard” There are also three qualities of chest, rusty, the familiar normal metal or gold. Chest Quality is determined at […]