After a score of valiant struggles, Lord British was liberated, his throne regained and the Shadowlords banished from our world. This was the Britannia that greeted the return of the Avatar. Denied his wisdom and compassion, the kingdom of Britannia quickly grew oppressive and cruel. Soon they managed to dethrone Lord British and hold him prisoner in a foul dungeon. These Shadowlords were sinister agents of evil. It seems that by removing the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom the Avatar had inadvertently set into motion a cosmic chain of events which led to the release of three Shadowlords from remnant shards of the black gem of Mondain. While there has been no proof of this, I say that even if it were true, all the positive things brought forth in the world through the virtues would be enough to make amends for almost any misdoing. It has been said that the primary motivation of the Avatar has been personal redemption for the fate of Mondain, Minax and Exodus. ![]() It was at this time that the champion of Britannia did come to earn the title of ‘Avatar’ by establishing the Eight Virtues and by seizing the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom from the depths of the Stygian Abyss. The call was answered by the hero who would come to be known as the Avatar. It was at this time of growth and prosperity in the kingdom of Britannia that Lord British put out a call for one to show the way of spiritual growth and virtue. A renaissance of culture and civilization was highlighted by the formation of great institutions devoted to the study and advancement of the arts and sciences. The eight major townships rose upon the foundations of the old city-states. Led by wise Lord British, the land did come to flourish. Thus was formed the kingdom of Britannia. Since that time much speculation has been given to the potentially immeasurable good such a creature as Exodus could have brought the land had he been persuaded to become beneficent, but I wish to formally disagree with those who say the Avatar should have handled the situation differently.Īfter the smiting of Exodus, the people of Sosaria, who lived in terror during the onslaught of these evil magical beings, did unite together as a measure of self-protection under the sovereign rule of Lord British. ![]() And thus it was that the Avatar did deal with Exodus in a similar manner as he had dealt with his mother and father. So terrible were the forces unleashed by Exodus that the hero whom we would come to know as the Avatar required the assistance of a mysterious being known as the Time Lord to thwart them. Exodus rose from the bottom of the Great Ocean to carry out a campaign of revenge and destruction against the land of Sosaria. The name of this unusual child was Exodus, and he was neither machine nor human. No one in all of Sosaria, not even the Avatar, could have realized that by ending the lives of Mondain and Minax, the Avatar would be orphaning their only child. That being said, such theories are hereby denounced and should not be given consideration. While there have been speculations as to the motivations of the Avatar, there is insufficient evidence to show that the Avatar was driven to violence by jealousy over Mondain’s romantic involvement with Minax. The Avatar slew Minax’s minions and did eventually destroy her as well. Again the hero who would come to be known as the Avatar returned to Britannia in the first recorded use of the Moongates. She had the power to command legions of foul creatures, and in her quest for vengeance over the death of her lover, she brought much misery to the people of Sosaria. Minax was the young lover of Mondain and a sorceress with magical powers even greater than Mondain’s. The triumph of the Avatar did not last long, for in slaying Mondain he brought the wrath of Minax down upon the land. ![]() It was through the actions of this Avatar that Mondain?s foul gem of power was shattered and Mondain himself did come to a very sad end indeed. The hero who responded to his summons would many years later come to be known as the Avatar. In desperation, Lord British called forth a champion to rise to the defense of the realm. Torn with anguish and no doubt by his fears of persecution, Mondain turned his dark powers against the kingdoms of Sosaria. The father of Mondain had refused to share his secret of immortality with his son, and their disputes ultimately led to the father?s death. The beginning of the First Age of Darkness is marked by the coming of a sorcerer named Mondain. These games and their lore were the original inspiration for the Ultima Online expansion. The original games, Ultima 1-9 were played offline on your home computer. This is the short version of the History of Ultima Online.
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