Geoffrey

Geoffrey is one of the Companions of the Avatar.

Geoffrey is based in real-life on Jeff Hillhouse, the first outside-employee of Origin in 1983. Head of Operations in Origin.

Geoffrey is an Earth native and friend of Lord British. He Britannia, he is a Fighter and initially and made his home in Jhelom. During Ultima IV he gladly joined the future Avatar in the quest to find the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom.

Declared an outlaw in the chaotic times of Ultima V, he fled to the relative safety of Buccaneer's Den. There, he rejoined the Avatar on the journey to topple the evil Blackthorn and restore Lord British to the throne.



The following years saw Geoffrey become Lord British's personal bodyguard and Captain of the fighters of Britain. In response to the Gargoyle occupation of the Shrine of Compassion during Ultima VI, Geoffrey dispatched several of the Town Guard to combat the invaders. They were unsuccessful and the survivors, all wounded, could be found in Cove by the Avatar.

200 years later, Geoffrey is still Lord British's bodyguard and Captain of the Guards, though he declines The Avatar's request to join the quest to combat The Guardian. He claims that he has grown too old for adventures.

During the events of Ultima Underworld II, Geoffrey rededicated himself to his martial training. Upon losing a duel against the fierce fighter Master Syria of Jhelom, Geoffrey admits that he is no longer the stout fighter he once was. He vows to reacquire his gift with weaponry, if only to better protect Lord British.

In Ultima IX, Geoffrey is first found dressed as a Wyrmguard and guarding the Column of Destard. If the Avatar scare him away instead of killing him, he is later found in Valoria, after the Shrine of Valor has been restored.

Trivia

 * Geoffrey is known as the companion with the least things to say (extreme in Ultima IX and VI).
 * Together with Mariah he is also the companion who joins the least times (2 times to be exact).