Slayer

On Pagan, the Slayer is a story to scare children. A weapon with a mind of its own, which would long for the wearer to spill blood so that it could be fed! However, the Slayer is by far no story. It is very real. Stored in the old ruins under the East Road, it only waits to finally feed again, to again taste the blood of its victims, of the smitten foes.

The Avatar accidentally stumbled into the whole thing, when he broke through the ground of a old ruin at the East Road. Following the advice of old books through the ruins under the ground, he at the end found this bloodthirsty weapon.

It is unknown what happened to it, after the Avatar left Pagan.

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MzgGAtU7F2o The Slayer in action, with the characteristic death-stroke.

Trivia

 * The Slayer-Quest is actually one of the very few sidequests in Ultima VIII, that weren't connected to the main plot at all.


 * The Slayer has a 10% chance, that the next blow is deadly, regardless how many hitpoints are left to the enemy.