Ultima VI: The False Prophet/The Shrine of Honor

Village of Paws
From Britain, leave town from the south and continue east and south-east following the King's Road. Soon you will reach the village of Paws, more populous than many towns.

Only one character, Mortude the ropemaker, is related to any important quest. Still, you can find rope for free in some dungeons, e.g. the cyclops' cave.

You can ask little Merideth about any of the other inhabitants of the village.

See the page about trading merchants side-quest for more information about Dorin, Arbeth, Thindle, Marissa and Grison. You can increase your gold, if you trade a large number of goods with them.

You can win up to 50 gold coins from Dr. Cat, if you play his mini-game.

Gypsies and wanderers
A group of three gypsies lives just north of the town of Trinsic. Be careful: if you talk to much with Arturos or Andreas, they will hug you and steal your gold!

A second group of gypsies travels from town to town. They can be met near the taverns of Britain, Paws, Trinsic and sometimes Yew. You can buy cheap reagents from Zoltan, you can pay Taynith and receive useful hints, and you can recruit Blaine. The juggler is a Companion with high dexterity; since he starts at a low level, he can level-up a lot. He is a very useful party member, but be careful: if you ask him to leave, he will refuse to join again!

A lonely wanderer, the bard Mandrake, can be met in Paws and near the taverns of the island towns of Jhelom, Buccaneer's Den and Moonglow. If you ask him "news", he gives you important information about the last part of the game.

The mantra and the rune
The Lord Mayor, Whitsaber, lives in the town square. He can also be met on the pier. Ask him about the mantra and the rune. He will tell you all you need.

The Rune of Honor is in plain view in the town square. After Lord Whitsaber authorized you, you can get it without penalties.

Is it that easy? Yes, but you will come back to Trinsic for a harder quest later in the game.

The shrine
Make sure all your party members wear swamp boots. Just follow the road south from Trinsic and across the swamp, fight the Gargoyles and defeat them. Use the mantra and the rune to free the shrine.

Meditation at the Shrine of Honor grants Str +1 and Int +1. Since it does not increases the most useful attribute, Dexterity, this shrine can be considered less important than most.