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* The signs in the dungeons are a sort of alternate name of the dungeons themselves; they are all translitterated on the dungeon maps, in the respective guide pages. | * The signs in the dungeons are a sort of alternate name of the dungeons themselves; they are all translitterated on the dungeon maps, in the respective guide pages. | ||
* The runes in the graveyards state the names of game testers and other staff members with funny epigraphs. All those real life people are alive and well! | * The runes in the graveyards state the names of game testers and other staff members with funny epigraphs. All those real life people are alive and well! | ||
=== Graveyard epigraphs === | |||
Graveyard in Yew: | |||
* "May all who enter have forgiveness" | |||
* ''"Here lies Jack,// Who was stretched on the rack"'' | |||
* ''"Underneath is Leif,// Who turned out to be a thief"'' | |||
* ''"Here lies Headwood,// No better than dead wood"'' | |||
* ''"John was satanical,// He died on the manacles"'' | |||
* ''"Here lies Yellowberg,// Cold as an iceberg"'' | |||
* ''"Here lies Pat,// Got eaten by a rat"'' | |||
* ''"Alas poor Fred,// He lost his head"'' | |||
* ''"Here lies the lower half of Blackthorn's old jester"'' | |||
* ''"Here lies the upper half of Blackthorn's old jester"'' | |||
Graveyard in West Britanny: | |||
* "Grave robbers will be prosecuted" | |||
* ''"Strong and daring was young Laurel// Tried the falls in a barrel."'' | |||
* ''"Tried to fly did poor young Tim// Fatal choice for a whim. "'' | |||
* ''"Lost a fight did old Kirk// With the wrong side of a dirk."'' | |||
* ''"Here we sadly buried Ian// What a bad boy he was bein'."'' | |||
* ''"Here lies poor Colin// Off a cliff he had fallen."'' | |||
* ''"Andre lies under earth's umbrella// Alas he died of salmonella."'' | |||
* ''"In the pub was last seen Dale// The food he ate was more than stale."'' | |||
* ''"Loved the women dashing Kurt// With the wrong one did he flirt."'' | |||
* ''"Work harder said Miss Jean// Never again was she seen."'' | |||
* ''"Far too frugal was Sir Robert// His employees lynched him to ease their povery."'' | |||
Graves near Sutek's hut: | |||
* ''"Here lies poor Richard buried alive// trying to finish Ultima Five."'' | |||
* ''"Here lies Lebling in his coffin// kicked the dragon once too often."'' | |||
* ''"He's no longer alive// he tried to drink and drive.// This has been a public service tombstone."'' | |||
The first two graves on Sutek's island refer to Richard Garriott, author of the Ultima series, and Dave Lebling, lead programmer. | |||
Latest revision as of 19:08, 19 March 2015
Runic alphabet[edit]
The runic alphabet in the Ultima series is based on the Elder Futhark runes, used by Germanic and Scandinavian peoples at the time of the Roman Empire.
Runic signs[edit]
There are several signs around the world of Britannia written in runic alphabet.
- The signs on the overworld surface state the name of some locations, or give directions to nearby towns (e.g. "Deep Forest", "North to Britain, south to Trinsic")
- The signs in the dungeons are a sort of alternate name of the dungeons themselves; they are all translitterated on the dungeon maps, in the respective guide pages.
- The runes in the graveyards state the names of game testers and other staff members with funny epigraphs. All those real life people are alive and well!
Graveyard epigraphs[edit]
Graveyard in Yew:
- "May all who enter have forgiveness"
- "Here lies Jack,// Who was stretched on the rack"
- "Underneath is Leif,// Who turned out to be a thief"
- "Here lies Headwood,// No better than dead wood"
- "John was satanical,// He died on the manacles"
- "Here lies Yellowberg,// Cold as an iceberg"
- "Here lies Pat,// Got eaten by a rat"
- "Alas poor Fred,// He lost his head"
- "Here lies the lower half of Blackthorn's old jester"
- "Here lies the upper half of Blackthorn's old jester"
Graveyard in West Britanny:
- "Grave robbers will be prosecuted"
- "Strong and daring was young Laurel// Tried the falls in a barrel."
- "Tried to fly did poor young Tim// Fatal choice for a whim. "
- "Lost a fight did old Kirk// With the wrong side of a dirk."
- "Here we sadly buried Ian// What a bad boy he was bein'."
- "Here lies poor Colin// Off a cliff he had fallen."
- "Andre lies under earth's umbrella// Alas he died of salmonella."
- "In the pub was last seen Dale// The food he ate was more than stale."
- "Loved the women dashing Kurt// With the wrong one did he flirt."
- "Work harder said Miss Jean// Never again was she seen."
- "Far too frugal was Sir Robert// His employees lynched him to ease their povery."
Graves near Sutek's hut:
- "Here lies poor Richard buried alive// trying to finish Ultima Five."
- "Here lies Lebling in his coffin// kicked the dragon once too often."
- "He's no longer alive// he tried to drink and drive.// This has been a public service tombstone."
The first two graves on Sutek's island refer to Richard Garriott, author of the Ultima series, and Dave Lebling, lead programmer.