Silver Horn

The Silver Horn is a mighty artifact, first encountered in Ultima IV, where it is a very important item. Sadly, the history and effects of the Silver Horn are very inconsistent throughout the series, and contraidict themselves on several times. It is maybe the most inconsistent item seen in the series.

In Ultima IV, the Stranger knew from his information, that hte Daemons at the Shrine of Humility were next to impossible to deafeat, thus a new weapon was needed. Following romors he/she found the Silver Horn on a small island south of Spiritwood. The sound of this horn was so horrible to the Daemons, that they fled, allowing free access to the Shrine. After the Stranger became the Avatar, the Horn was thought lost in the Abyss.

However, in Ultima VI, it re-appeared without explanation in the Underworld in the city of the Gargoyles. It now had the power to summon Silver Serpents, truely horrible beasts.

In Ultima VII, the horn had went to the Museum of Britain. And while it was explained that it was used to summon Silver Serpents, it had lost this power.

It was still in the Museum in Ultima IX, but now it was again said to banish Daemons, and had changed radically in apperance.

Trivia

 * As said above, the designers never exactly knew what to do with the horn. But it's funny to see how the designers srewed up the apperance "Silver Horn" in Ultima IX. It shrunk down, looked like a post horn now, and even was only painted on the ground!