Blue Boar Tavern

The Blue Boar Tavern in Britain is one of the oldest drinking establishments in Britannia, having been in continuous operation since its days as a West Britanny pub in Ultima V through its last years as a renowned center of drink and entertainment in Ultima VII. A solid presence in the reality of Britannia's fabric, the well-established alehouse is also present within the fragmented worlds of Ultima Online.

Age of Darkness
It is likely that the Blue Boar of Britain derived its name from a tavern of the same name in the Sosarian city of Moon, which was in service during the Stranger's quest against Exodus. This historic tavern, in addition to likely being the inspiration for the famed drinking house of Britain, also appears to have carried its name to the far-flung shores of Serpent Isle, where a Blue Boar Inn was established by Moonish immigrants within the mage-ruled city of Moonshade.

Age of Enlightenment
The original Blue Boar was a modest tap house which nevertheless dominated the small hamlet it occupied, catering to the local farmers. At the time it was operated by Jaymes, and purportedly had been the original eatery to serve mutton a la Britanny as prepared by its chef Andre, which was later popularized at the Wayfarer's Inn in central Britain.

Over the years, as the Britannies became absorbed by the ever expanding capital, the Blue Boar was relocated to the eastern part of the city, eventually coming under the ownership of Anya and her husband Matt during the time of the gargoyle wars in Ultima VI. Now at the heart of a Britannia's cosmopolitan urban center, the tavern's customer base expanded greatly, with Zoltan's kumpania making frequent stops during its wanderings and the Covite bard Lazeena often gracing the establishment with her music.

Age of Armageddon
Centuries later, little had changed about the now well-entrenched eatery, which appeared by the time of Ultima VII to be a source of regular restaurant meals for much of the metropolitan center's populace. Now owned by the exuberant Lucy and run with the aid of the bubbly Jeanette, the tavern had become a major entertainment stop for Britons, with numerous patrons coming to see the popular house band, "The Avatars."

Sadly, in the years that followed, the Blue Boar, like many popular locales in Britain, vanished from the vibrant cityscape - likely having succumb to either the Imbalance or the Great Cataclysm by the time of Ultima IX, at which point it had been replaced by the King's Head as the premier tavern of Britain.

Ultima III
In Ultima III, drinks in the Moonish tavern of this name were 3gp.

Ultima V
In Ultima V, prices were:

Ultima VI
In Ultima VI, prices were:

Ultima VII
In Ultima VII, prices were as follows:

Trivia

 * The Blue Boar was slated to appear in an earlier draft of Ultima IX, developed under Bob White's tenure as lead designer. In this prior version of the game, the historical tavern was to be a haunt of Raven's in the event the rogue was not among the Avatar's party of companions, as well as a point of contact in the hero's liaising with Samhayne's Guild.