Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness/Text transcript

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Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness | Table of Contents | Gameplay | Walkthrough

Table of Contents

Appendices

General dialogues

Land	Location	Line
(Any)	Any of the 32 cities	Iolo the bard sings: "Ho eyoh he hum!"
(Any)	Any of the 8 castles	Dost thou offer pence or service? Pence? How much? In return I give unto thee [some] health points.

Land	Location	Line
Lord British's	Castle of Lord British	Go forth and find the Grave of the Lost Soul. Do not return until thy quest is done!
		Thou art on a quest for me already!
		Ah, Stranger! Thou hast completed thy quest. For this I will give thee [some] points of strength.
Of Danger and Despair	Grave of the Lost Soul	The grave is marked: "Vae Victis"^[1] Thou dost gain [some] Stamina.
Of Danger and Despair	White Dragon's Castle	Go forth and find the Tower of Knowledge. Do not return until thy quest is done!
		Thou art on a quest for me already!
		Ah, Stranger! Thou hast completed thy quest. For this I will give thee [some] points of strength.
Lord British's	Tower of Knowledge	You hear someone say: "Turis-scientia-magnopere"^[2] Thou dost gain [some] Intelligence.
Related landmarks
Lord British's	Pillars of Protection	You feel a strong magic surrounding you! Thou dost gain [some] Agility.
Of Danger and Despair	Eastern sign post	The sign reads: "Go east to go east!"

Land	Location	Line
Dark Unknown	Castle of Olympus	Go forth and find the Pillar of Ozymandias. Do not return until thy quest is done!
		Thou art on a quest for me already!
		Ah, Stranger! Thou hast completed thy quest. For this I will give thee [some] points of strength.
Feudal Lords	Pillar of Ozymandias	On a pedestal, these words appear: "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: look at my works, ye mighty, and despair!"^[3] Nothing beside remains. You feel a strange force! Thou dost gain [some] Wisdom.
Feudal Lords	Castle Barataria	Go forth and find the Southern sign post. Do not return until thy quest is done!
		Thou art on a quest for me already!
		Ah, Stranger! Thou hast completed thy quest. For this I will give thee [some] points of strength.
Dark Unknown	Southern sign post	The sign reads: "Omnia mutantur!"^[4] Thou dost gain [some] Charisma.
Related landmarks
Dark Unknown	The sign post	The sign reads: "Ultima thule!"^[5]The sky grows dark, and a strong magic engulfs you! Thou dost gain [some] Stamina.
Feudal Lords	Pillars of the Argonauts	A sign reads: "Fortes fortuna adiuvat!"^[6] You find a [weapon].

↑ Latin for "Woe to the vanquished".
↑ Literally, "Knowledge of incense very much". More likely, it is an abbreviation of "Turris scientiae magnae operae",
Latin for "The great works of the tower of knowledge".
↑ Lines from a poem by the English poet Shelley
↑ Latin for "Everything changes".
↑ Latin expression referring to a land beyond the known world.
↑ Latin for "Good luck helps the brave ones".