Homer said: "Sandy, the ship's cook, went to Trinsic with the first mate."
Sandy the cook
Dungeon Destard
A dastard person ("destard" is medieval spelling) is a person affected by cowardice. According to the Ultima philosophy, "Dastardness" is the opposite of Valor. The virtue of Valor comes from the principle of Courage, therefore the sin of "dastardness" comes from the anti-principle of Cowardice.
Getting ready
Destard is probably the hardest dungeon in Ultima VI, because of the large amount of dragons in it. Dragons attack using both magic and physical strength; they are resistant to magic and have high physical endurance.
Casting the lv.6 spell "Negate magic" is a bad strategy: the spell lets the dragon free to attack physically, but prevents the Avatar from healing and supporting the Companions. Instead, the lv.7 Kill spell is very effective against dragons.
Since the Avatar will eventually use up his magic points, it is better to Enchant a yew staff with several Kill spells. This way, any Companion can earn experience in Dungeon Destard. Equip the enchanted staff to the characters with the highest Intelligence. If you followed this walkthrough, you should have already found two staves for free with no Karma penalties.
A character earns 73 experience points upon killing a dragon.
Dungeon walkthrough
Item summary
The first mate of the pirate crew
