Reagents



Needed for the spell are reagents. These chemical substances are needed as a link between the physical world of the spellcaster and the ethereal waves of magic. Each of them can be found in specific places, or bought from other mages, who earn money with the selling of reagents. Reagents have to be prepared in a special manner, before they can be used to can any spells.

These reagents are in use since Ultima IV, where the magic system was altered significantly, and became more complex. Since then, the reagents have stayed the same, and appeared in every installment in Britannia.

The eight reagents of Britannia are:
 * Black Pearl
 * Blood Moss
 * Garlic
 * Ginseng
 * Mandrake Root
 * Nightshade
 * Spider Silk
 * Sulfurous Ash

Ultima V
Nightshade can also still be found in the deepest Spiritwood (the patch is easy to recognise) while Mandrake Root is still found in the Bloody Plains. Both can be harvested around midnight.

Ultima VIII
For reagents in Ultima VIII, see Pagan Magic

Ultima IX

 * Elena's prices are pre- and post-cleanse
 * Reagents can also be summoned using the spell "Create Reagents". Reagent summoned depends on the terrain the Avatar is standing upon.
 * Grass: blood moss, garlic, ginseng, or spider silk
 * Dirt: blood moss, garlic, or ginseng
 * Forest: spider silk, nightshade, blood moss, garlic, or ginseng
 * Sand: black pearl
 * Rock: sulfurous ash
 * Lava: sulfurous ash
 * Saltwater: black pearl
 * Swamp: spider silk, blood moss, or mandrake root
 * Anywhere else: blood moss, garlic, ginseng, or spider silk