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=== Altar room stone combinations ===
:'' See also: [[Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (NES)/Dungeons Despise and Covetous]]''
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* Enter from Despise, north of Britain.
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* Get the Yellow and the Orange stones.
! Altar !! Stones !! Virtue!! Linked <br> dungeons
* Get two Key Parts from the Altars of Courage and of Love.
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* Leave from Covetous and use a Blink spell.
| Truth
| Blue<br />Purple<br />Green<br />White
| Honesty<br />Honor<br />Justice<br />Spirituality
| Deceit<br />Shame<br />Wrong<br />Hythloth
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| Courage
| Red<br />Purple<br />Orange<br />White
| Valor<br />Honor<br />Sacrifice<br />Spirituality
| Destard<br />Shame<br />Covetous<br />Hythloth
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| Love
| Yellow<br />Orange<br />Green<br />White
| Compassion<br />Sacrifice<br />Justice<br />Spirituality
| Despise<br />Covetous<br />Wrong<br />Hythloth
|}
 
 
== General hints ==
Mainland dungeons:
* Dungeon Despise (40 chests)
* Dungeon Destard (88 chests)
* Dungeon Wrong (22 chests)
* Dungeon Hythloth (44 chests +6 in some versions)
 
Waterfront dungeons:
* Dungeon Deceit (93 chests)
* Dungeon Shame (45 chests)
* Dungeon Covetous (39 chests)
 
Enter the dungeons from their mainland entrance, go through the Altar Room and emerge from a different dungeon with oversea entrance. From there, either backtrack or use the Gate spell.
 
For example:
# Enter dungeon Destard, emerge from dungeon Shame (133 chests; 74 in the NES remake)
# Enter dungeon Wrong, emerge from dungeon Deceit (115 chests; 78 in the NES remake)
# Enter dungeon Despise, emerge from dungeon Covetous (79 chests; 55 in the NES remake)
 
== Dungeons Destard and Shame ==
:'' See also: [[Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (NES)/Six Dungeons#Dungeons Destard and Shame]]''
 
The magic balls in both these dungeons raise strength (STR); the balls in Shame also raise intelligence (DEX).
 
* Enter from Destard, west of Trinsic.
* Get the Red and the Purple stones.
* Leave from Shame and use a Gate spell.
 
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! L. !! Map of the floor !! Walkthrough
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| D1 || [[File:U4_AMI d4 Destard L1.png]] ||align=left| When the party enters, they are at the cross of endless corridors (upper-right in the image). Use a gem and locate the secret passages. All stairs down connect to the same area.
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| D2 || [[File:U4_AMI d4 Destard L2.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d4 Destard L2rooms.png|left]] The northern fountain is harmful, the southern one cures poison.
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| D3 || [[File:U4_AMI d4 Destard L3.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d4 Destard L3rooms.png|left]] Two Magic Balls can be found on this floor. Each of them raises Strength by 5, but inflicts 200 damage.
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| D4 || [[File:U4_AMI d4 Destard L4.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d4 Destard L4rooms.png|left]] The color-changing tiles in the room are actually odd phantoms. If it is a glitch, it is replicated in all ports of the game.
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| D5 || [[File:U4_AMI d4 Destard L5.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d4 Destard L5rooms.png|left]] There is a trapped chest in the room: if a character steps on it, some of the energy fields that imprison the dragons will disappear. In particular, three separate fields will remain in each floor. Position strategically the companions before engaing the enemies. <br>Take the west staircase first, then come back and take the north one.
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| D6 || [[File:U4_AMI d4 Destard L6.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d4 Destard L6rooms.png|left]] The western area is a dead end with the third and fourth Magic Balls, but they are protected by several darkening winds. <br>The eastern area presents another choice, apart from the two rooms. Once again, take the west staircase first, then come back and take the east one.
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| D7 || [[File:U4_AMI d4 Destard L7.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d4 Destard L7rooms.png|left]] The western area repeats indefinitely, but it conceals the Red Stone of Courage. The eastern area has just a room without any enemy.
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| D8 || [[File:U4_AMI d4 Destard L8.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d4 Destard L8rooms.png|left]] Right next to the stairs to this floor there is a secret passage and a ladder that leads all the way up to a separate portion of the first floor. The rooms on this floor are easy. After you looted the secret area on the first floor, a secret passage to the north leads to the altar room at the end of the corridor.
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| D1 || [[File:U4_AMI d4 Destard L1.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d4 Destard L1rooms.png|right]] Each room presents a different challenge. A good strategy would be to let all companions but one leave the room before any chest is taken.
* In the North room, align the companions along the east wall, and wait for the Zorns to cross it.
* In the East room, the mimics in the corner conceal a further trap: step on the chest, and the walls will close down. Look carefully for secret passages that trigger further passages.
* In the South room, after all reapers have been defeated, the northmost chest will activate several poison fields. Note that one "Cure" spell is cheaper than two or three "Dispel" ones.
* In the West room, the halberds will definitely come in handy to fight enemies in narrow passages.
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| A || [[File:U4_AMI d0 Altar3.png]] ||align=left| The north entrance is from Dungeon Destard. The west exit leads to Dungeon Shame. You need at least four Stones to use an Altar, but currently you own just two.
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| S8 || [[File:U4_AMI d7 Shame L8.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d7 Shame L8rooms.png|left]] From the altar room fo courage, the Companions access Dungeon Shame from the north-east of this floor. <br>By crossing the three rooms to the south, the Companions will reach a fountain and two magic orbs. <br>In the first room, notice the three "secret passage" tiles: the one in the center opens the wall to the west, the two south ones lead to the next room. In the second and third room, the "Negate" spells would prevent the Balrog and the Reapers from casting "Sleep" on all the Companions. <br>The magic orbs in Dungeon Shame raise Strength and Intelligence by 5, but they inflict 400 damages. Luckily, there is a healing fountain near these two.
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| S7 || [[File:U4_AMI d7 Shame L7.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d7 Shame L7room2.png|left]] Climbing up from level 8, the party will be in a corridor with two doors to their right. There is just one room on this floor, with a few chests and no enemies.
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| S6 || [[File:U4_AMI d7 Shame L6.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d7 Shame L6rooms.png|left]] A secret passage hides a vault with 22 chests (44 in the Master System port). Apart from that, the two ladders up lead to the same area of the next floor.
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| S5 || [[File:U4_AMI d7 Shame L5.png]] ||align=left| This floor is free of dangers or puzzles.
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| S4 || [[File:U4_AMI d7 Shame L4.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d7 Shame L4rooms.png|left]] Five rooms form a crossroad. To the east, two magic orbs and two fountains. To the south, the upper three floors and the Stone, to the north the exit from the dungeon. <br>Luckily again, the two fountains next to the orbs refresh all health points.
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| S3 || [[File:U4_AMI d7 Shame L3.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d7 Shame L3rooms.png|left]] Access the central room from the south, and exit it to the west to reach the stairs up.
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| S2 || [[File:U4_AMI d7 Shame L2.png]] ||align=left| The altar with the Purple Stone of Honor is at the end of the corridor going south.
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| S1 || [[File:U4_AMI d7 Shame L1.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d7 Shame L1rooms.png|left]] As a bonus, there is a fifth Magic Orb on this floor! On the other hand, the foutain to the south is harmful. <br>The trigger to open a passageway in the eastmost room is at the center of its eastmost tile column. <br>In the middle room, the trigger is in a corner to the north-east, but the passage is on the other way of the poison fields; what is more demanding: 3 "Dispel" spells or almost 8 "Cure"? <br>In the north room, the trigger is behind the east pillar.
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| S7 || [[File:U4_AMI d7 Shame L7.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d7 Shame L7room1.png|left]] Back to level 4, cross the rooms to the north and reach the hidden staircase. The direction up is a dead end, whereas going down is the way out, after a change in direction on level 7. <br>If you want to backtrack through the crypt on level 7, the first trigger is in the marsh tile in the south-east corner; the second one becomes then easily visible.
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== Dungeons Wrong and Deceit ==
:'' See also: [[Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (NES)/Six Dungeons#Dungeons Wrong and Deceit]]''
* Enter from Wrong, north of Lock Lake.
* Get the Green and the Blue stones.
* Get the Key Part from the Altar of Truth.
* Leave from Deceit and use a Gate spell.


== Dungeons Despise and Covetous ==
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! L. !! Map of the floor !! Walkthrough
! L. !! Map of the floor !! Walkthrough
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| W1 || [[File:U4_AMI d5 Wrong L1.png]] ||align=left| Use a gem to find the secret passage and the stairs down.
| D1 || [[File:U4_AMI d3 Despise L1.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d3 Despise L1rooms.png|left]] The west fountain refreshes all health, the east one is poisonous. There are two rooms and three doors.
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| W2 || [[File:U4_AMI d5 Wrong L2.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d5 Wrong L2rooms.png|left]] Both fountains fully refresh any character's health. Take the north ladder down.
| D2 || [[File:U4_AMI d3 Despise L2.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d3 Despise L2rooms.png|left]] In the first room, a trigger under a chest makes the bridge collapse; in order to restore it, all you have to do is to walk on the remaining west portion of the bridge itself.
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| W3 || [[File:U4_AMI d5 Wrong L3.png]] ||align=left| Coming from the west stair, the party will be in a featureless area that continues to the next floor. <br>From the north stair they will be in a half-floor with a magic orb and two further stairs down; the first ladder on your way leads to a corridor with 7 chests (14 in the Master System port).
| D3 || [[File:U4_AMI d3 Despise L3.png]] ||align=left| This is the cross-shaped portion of the floor. <br>Take the south stairs first, in order to reach the Stone on the 5th floor. <br><br> In the circular portion of the floor there are 4 chests (6 in the Master System).
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| W4 || [[File:U4_AMI d5 Wrong L4.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d5 Wrong L4rooms.png|left]] The ladder down is surrounded by four rooms. The north and south ones are probably the easiest ones; the west one has a magic sleep field, the east one has many sleep-inducing enemies.
| D4 || [[File:U4_AMI d3 Despise L4.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d3 Despise L4rooms.png|left]] This is the larger portion of the floor. <br>There are secret passages in the central room; in order to reveal them, the triggers are in the side "alcoves", along the walls. Both fountains cure poison. The first magic orb is on this floor: it raises Dexterity by 5, but deals 200 damages. The stairs lead to two "dead-end areas" full of chests.
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| W5 || [[File:U4_AMI d5 Wrong L5.png]] ||align=left| This floor is immersed in darkening winds. Use a gem for orientation. Take four steps in any direction, then four steps perpendicularly, and descend (in the Master System port, take twice the number of steps).
| D5 || [[File:U4_AMI d3 Despise L5.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d3 Despise L5rooms.png]] <br>It is easy to miss this floor. Coming from the larger area of the 4th floor, there is a secret passage on the north side of the single-tile stair room: the '''Yellow Stone of Compassion''' is hidden there. In the central room, defeat all enemies, then seek carefully for triggers in the walls: one trigger activates the next one, until a northwards bridge appears.
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| W6 || [[File:U4_AMI d5 Wrong L6.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d5 Wrong L6rooms.png|left]] Use a gem to see the four secret passage, and prepare to cast "Dispel" up to ten times (in the Master System port, twice that many); actually, you can get through all magic fields except the energy ones, then heal at a fountain on the same floor. The eastmost ladder leads to a corridor with 7 chests (14 in the Master System port). Both fountains fully refresh any character's health, after he or she touched a magic ball. <br>Continue through the westmost ladder down.  
| D6 || [[File:U4_AMI d3 Despise L6.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d3 Despise L6rooms.png|left]] The fountain fully refreshes health. There are 20 chests (42 in the Master System).
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| W7 || [[File:U4_AMI d5 Wrong L7.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d5 Wrong L7rooms.png|left]] On this floor, the fourth Magic Ball can be found, at the end of a long corridor. The fountain cures poison. <br>The easily accessible stairs down lead to the Altar Room of Love (but you sill have to find the Stone of this dungeon). In order to access the main part of level 8, there is an invisible trigger in the south-east tile in the room.
| D7 || [[File:U4_AMI d3 Despise L7.png]] ||align=left| Climb back to floor 3, and take any of the other stairs. Short passages lead to this floor. <br>A secret passage allows to bypass the long corridor.
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| W8 || [[File:U4_AMI d5 Wrong L8.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d5 Wrong L8rooms.png|left]] In order to reach the altar of the Green Stone, the trigger in ther room is under the magic energy field in the north-west corner. <br>If you want to backtrack through the three rocky rooms, the trigger in the westmost one is in the south-east corner.
| D8 || [[File:U4_AMI d3 Despise L8.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d3 Despise L8rooms.png]] <br>Three Magic Orbs are found on this floor. <br>There is a way to get through all rooms without backtracking (except from the Magic Balls). First, from the stairs, start by going east. In the first room, go north for the first Ball, then continue east. At the second room, exit to the north. In the third room, the obvious exit leads to the second orb, but you have to step on a series of four wall triggers in order to open the secret passage westwards (note that sleep cures poison). In the fourth room, the chest under the reaper activates a ring of fire fields. In the fifth room leave to the south. In the sixth and last room, go south for the last magic orb, then use several "Dispel" spells to leave westwards. After that, the Companions will eventually reach the Altar Room. <br><br>'''BUG ALERT:''' in the Master System, the last Magic Ball is unreachable.
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| A || [[File:U4 AMI d0 Altar3.png]] ||align=left| From dungeon Wrong, you access the Altar Room of Truth from the west. You still need the Blue Stone of Honesty to use the altar. Leave the room to the north and enter dungeon Deceit.
| A || [[File:U4 SMS d0 Altar3.png]] ||align=left| The Companions enter the '''Altar Room of Love''' from Despise from the north. Covetous is to the west. The enemies are always randomly generated. <br>You lack one stone to use this altar.  
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| D8 || [[File:U4_AMI d2 Deceit L8.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d2 Deceit L8rooms.png|left]] There are several falling rocks traps, that damage all the Companions. <br>In the second room (coming from the altar room) there is a puzzle-trap; when a character crosses the northern bridge, part of it will collapse. Step on a tile near the chests to make a secret door appear. <br>Both stairs upwards lead to the same area.
| C8 || [[File:U4_AMI d6 Covetous L8.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d6 Covetous L8rooms.png|left]] The Companions should come from the Altar Room of Love, that is to the north.
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| D7 || [[File:U4_AMI d2 Deceit L7.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d2 Deceit L7rooms.png|left]] Coming from the 8th floor, there is a fork: the north room is easier, and it has 6 chests; the south room has just one chest, and it is trapped. When a Companion steps on that chest, three magic fire fields will appear. <br>Past the ladder to the south there is a series of traps and magic fields that protect the altar with the Blue Stone of Honesty. <br>After you retrieve the stone, walk back to the Altar Room of Love and obtain the first part of the key. Use the following stones on the altar of Truth: Blue-Honesty, Green-Justice, Purple-Honor and White-Spirituality.
| C7-b || [[File:U4_AMI d6 Covetous L7.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d6 Covetous L7rooms1.png|left]] Peer at a gem to locate the secret passage that leads to the '''Orange Stone of Sacrifice'''.
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| D6-b || [[File:U4_AMI d2 Deceit L6.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d2 Deceit L6room2.png|left]] Coming from below, you are in the larger, eastern portion of the floor. <br>The first Magic Ball of this dungeon (omitted in the Master System port)! It raises intelligence and deals 200 damage. Give it to any Companion with low intelligence, except Geoffrey and Katrina. <br>The other stairs down lead to a single-tile pit.
| A || [[File:U4 SMS d0 Altar3.png]] ||align=left| After getting the 7th stone, go back to the two '''altar rooms of Love and of Courage''' and collect the last two thirds of the '''Three-Parts Key'''. The enemies are always randomly generated.
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| D5-b || [[File:U4_AMI d2 Deceit L5.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d2 Deceit L5room2.png|left]] Coming from below, you are in the smaller, north-eastern portion of the floor. <br>The purple fields in the room inflict sleep, but they are otherwise harmless.
| C7-a || [[File:U4_AMI d6 Covetous L7.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d6 Covetous L7rooms2.png|left]] In the central room to the east, step in the center-left tile to open a secret passage that goes upstairs <br><br>'''BUG ALERT:''' in some versions (Amiga, Atari ST) the secret passage is bugged, the second stairs up are missing, and the only way up is by casting a "Y-up" spell.
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| D6-a || [[File:U4_AMI d2 Deceit L6.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d2 Deceit L6roomL.png|left]] Coming from below, you are in the smaller, south-western portion of the floor. <br>Use the halberd to weaken the hydras across the magic energy fields. The trigger to remove all fields is under the chest beyond the campfire.
| C6 || [[File:U4_AMI d6 Covetous L6.png]] ||align=left| There are three magic orbs on this floor. Each of them raises Strength and Dexterity by 5, but deals 400 damages. <br>The single ladder up leads to corridors with 14 chests (28 in the Master System port), and also one of the two double-ladders leads to a corridor with 15 chests (30 in the Master System).  
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| D5-a || [[File:U4_AMI d2 Deceit L5.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d2 Deceit L5room1.png|left]] Coming from below, you are in the larger portion of the floor. <br>The fountain on this floor fully refreshes health. The second Magic Orb is protected by three traps: a darkening wind and two falling rocks. There are seven chests in most versions, but they are eleven in the Master System port.
| C5 || [[File:U4_AMI d6 Covetous L5.png]] ||align=left| Only the single-tile room allows to reach up to the 4th floor. There aare 29 chests on this floor (61 in the Master System).
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| D4 || [[File:U4_AMI d2 Deceit L4.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d2 Deceit L4rooms.png|left]] This floor is optional, and can be quickly skipped. The north room has five chests; when the bridges fall, a Companion can walk through the north wall. The south room has eleven chests (including two mimics) protected by energy and poison fields: dispel just the energy field, have a single Companion cross the poison and then cast Cure on him or her.
| C4 || [[File:U4_AMI d6 Covetous L4.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d6 Covetous L4rooms.png|left]] Coming from below, the way "up" in the two rooms is in plain view. If you want to go back down, prepare four or more "Dispel" spells and search for the triggers that open the secret passages. There are just two rooms on the floor, the rest are doors. Eight chests in most ports, but sixteen in the Master System.
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| D3 || [[File:U4_AMI d2 Deceit L3.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d2 Deceit L3rooms.png|left]] The third and fourth magic orbs are on this floor. The downwards stairs to the west lead to a corridor with fifteen chests (thirty in the Master Syetm port).
| C3 || [[File:U4_AMI d6 Covetous L3.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d6 Covetous L3rooms.png]] <br>The fourth Magic Orb is on this floor. In order to get there, a trigger is in the north-east corner of the room next to it.
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| D2 || [[File:U4_AMI d2 Deceit L2.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d2 Deceit L2rooms.png|left]] Coming from level 3, there are three rooms in a row. Several invisible triggers in the third one (the westmost one) close down the way out; the trigger to open again is in the north-east corner.
| C2 || [[File:U4_AMI d6 Covetous L2.png]] ||align=left| A floor without obstacles.
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| D1 || [[File:U4_AMI d2 Deceit L1.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d2 Deceit L1rooms.png|left]] The two fountains cure poison. In the room, the chests near the reaper can be accessed after stepping on the mimic tile beyond the slimes.
| C1 || [[File:U4_AMI d6 Covetous L1.png]] ||align=left| [[File:U4_SMS d6 Covetous L1rooms.png|left]] One fountain is harmful, the other one cures poison. If you want to go back down through the room, the trigger is between the wall and the two bodies (under the ghosts) in the north-east.
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== Dungeons Despise and Covetous ==
[[File:Ultima4_AST_peergem-Covetous.png|The area surrounding the entrance to Dungeon Covetous.|frame]]
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When you emerge from the entrance of dungeon Shame, '''[P]'''eer at a gem. If you cast a "Blink" spell to the east, the party will teleport close to Vesper and its cheap inn.
:'' See also: [[Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (NES)/Six Dungeons#Dungeons Despise and Covetous]]''
* Enter from Despise, north of Britain.
* Get the Yellow and the Orange stones.
* Get two Key Parts from the Altars of Courage and of Love.
* Leave from Covetous and use a Gate spell.
 


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Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar | Table of Contents | Gameplay | Walkthrough

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Gameplay
Walkthrough
Appendices
See also: Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (NES)/Dungeons Despise and Covetous
  • Enter from Despise, north of Britain.
  • Get the Yellow and the Orange stones.
  • Get two Key Parts from the Altars of Courage and of Love.
  • Leave from Covetous and use a Blink spell.

Dungeons Despise and Covetous[edit]

L. Map of the floor Walkthrough
D1 U4 AMI d3 Despise L1.png
U4 SMS d3 Despise L1rooms.png
The west fountain refreshes all health, the east one is poisonous. There are two rooms and three doors.
D2 U4 AMI d3 Despise L2.png
U4 SMS d3 Despise L2rooms.png
In the first room, a trigger under a chest makes the bridge collapse; in order to restore it, all you have to do is to walk on the remaining west portion of the bridge itself.
D3 U4 AMI d3 Despise L3.png This is the cross-shaped portion of the floor.
Take the south stairs first, in order to reach the Stone on the 5th floor.

In the circular portion of the floor there are 4 chests (6 in the Master System).
D4 U4 AMI d3 Despise L4.png
U4 SMS d3 Despise L4rooms.png
This is the larger portion of the floor.
There are secret passages in the central room; in order to reveal them, the triggers are in the side "alcoves", along the walls. Both fountains cure poison. The first magic orb is on this floor: it raises Dexterity by 5, but deals 200 damages. The stairs lead to two "dead-end areas" full of chests.
D5 U4 AMI d3 Despise L5.png U4 SMS d3 Despise L5rooms.png
It is easy to miss this floor. Coming from the larger area of the 4th floor, there is a secret passage on the north side of the single-tile stair room: the Yellow Stone of Compassion is hidden there. In the central room, defeat all enemies, then seek carefully for triggers in the walls: one trigger activates the next one, until a northwards bridge appears.
D6 U4 AMI d3 Despise L6.png
U4 SMS d3 Despise L6rooms.png
The fountain fully refreshes health. There are 20 chests (42 in the Master System).
D7 U4 AMI d3 Despise L7.png Climb back to floor 3, and take any of the other stairs. Short passages lead to this floor.
A secret passage allows to bypass the long corridor.
D8 U4 AMI d3 Despise L8.png U4 SMS d3 Despise L8rooms.png
Three Magic Orbs are found on this floor.
There is a way to get through all rooms without backtracking (except from the Magic Balls). First, from the stairs, start by going east. In the first room, go north for the first Ball, then continue east. At the second room, exit to the north. In the third room, the obvious exit leads to the second orb, but you have to step on a series of four wall triggers in order to open the secret passage westwards (note that sleep cures poison). In the fourth room, the chest under the reaper activates a ring of fire fields. In the fifth room leave to the south. In the sixth and last room, go south for the last magic orb, then use several "Dispel" spells to leave westwards. After that, the Companions will eventually reach the Altar Room.

BUG ALERT: in the Master System, the last Magic Ball is unreachable.
A U4 SMS d0 Altar3.png The Companions enter the Altar Room of Love from Despise from the north. Covetous is to the west. The enemies are always randomly generated.
You lack one stone to use this altar.
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The Companions should come from the Altar Room of Love, that is to the north.
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Peer at a gem to locate the secret passage that leads to the Orange Stone of Sacrifice.
A U4 SMS d0 Altar3.png After getting the 7th stone, go back to the two altar rooms of Love and of Courage and collect the last two thirds of the Three-Parts Key. The enemies are always randomly generated.
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In the central room to the east, step in the center-left tile to open a secret passage that goes upstairs

BUG ALERT: in some versions (Amiga, Atari ST) the secret passage is bugged, the second stairs up are missing, and the only way up is by casting a "Y-up" spell.
C6 U4 AMI d6 Covetous L6.png There are three magic orbs on this floor. Each of them raises Strength and Dexterity by 5, but deals 400 damages.
The single ladder up leads to corridors with 14 chests (28 in the Master System port), and also one of the two double-ladders leads to a corridor with 15 chests (30 in the Master System).
C5 U4 AMI d6 Covetous L5.png Only the single-tile room allows to reach up to the 4th floor. There aare 29 chests on this floor (61 in the Master System).
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Coming from below, the way "up" in the two rooms is in plain view. If you want to go back down, prepare four or more "Dispel" spells and search for the triggers that open the secret passages. There are just two rooms on the floor, the rest are doors. Eight chests in most ports, but sixteen in the Master System.
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The fourth Magic Orb is on this floor. In order to get there, a trigger is in the north-east corner of the room next to it.
C2 U4 AMI d6 Covetous L2.png A floor without obstacles.
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One fountain is harmful, the other one cures poison. If you want to go back down through the room, the trigger is between the wall and the two bodies (under the ghosts) in the north-east.
The area surrounding the entrance to Dungeon Covetous.

When you emerge from the entrance of dungeon Shame, [P]eer at a gem. If you cast a "Blink" spell to the east, the party will teleport close to Vesper and its cheap inn.

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