Virtues of Ultima
Appearance
The Ultima series of games featured a Virtue system that the player was required to follow in the game as the Avatar. These virtues were based on the codes of Chivalry and the Paths of Buddhism and consisted of the following system:
Virtue | Principles | Towns associated | Mantra | Player Class | Dungeon | Color | Notes |
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Compassion | Pure Love | Britain, Cove | Mu | Bard | Despise | Yellow | Britain is the original town of Compassion, Cove is nearest the shrine. |
Honesty | Pure Truth | Moonglow | Ahm | Mage | Deceit | Blue | |
Honor | Courage, Truth | Trinsic | Summ | Paladin | Shame | Purple | |
Humility | N/a. | (New) Magincia, Paws | Lum | Shepherd | Hythloth | Grey | Magincia was destroyed for Pride, whose mantra is Mul. New Magincia was founded on Humility. |
Justice | Love, Truth | Yew | Beh | Druid | Wrong | Green | |
Sacrifice | Courage, Love | Minoc | Tinker | Cah | Covetous | Orange | |
Spirituality | Love, Truth and Courage | Skara Brae | Ranger | Om | The Abyss | White | |
Valor | Pure Courage | Jhelom | Fighter | Ra | Destard | Red |
There are three principles that form the eight virtues:
Principle | Place Associated | Item |
---|---|---|
Courage | Serpent's Hold | Bell |
Love | Empath Abbey | Candle |
Truth | Lycaeum | Book |
These combined to form the axiom of Infinity, which is represented in Castle Britannia...
The Embodiment of the Virtues in the game is the Avatar, who the player is controlling. He is commonly seen with an Ankh which represents life and luck.
See Also: Britannia