Journal

The Journal comes with Ultima IX. It is 60 pages long. In-game, Hawkwind is the author of the book. In real-life, Tonda Mueller has written the book.

Description
There is also an in-game version as well, doubling as the in-game menu, but with simplified content. Of note is, that the book contains only very little original illustrations, most are from previous books. It was noted often how the book contraidics much of the established lore of the series, especially in the history section, and contains many inaccurancies. Additionally, that the Time Lord wrote the book directly for the Avatar creates a case a fridge logic in why the Avatar is told many things the hero should already know after visiting Britannia repeatedly. Of course the real reason is, that the game tried to attract players new to the series.

Book Content
The following topics are part of the book:


 * Foreword
 * The Virtues
 * History of Britannia
 * Travelling guide
 * The fighting arts
 * Weapons and armour
 * Bestiary
 * Cosmology
 * Music
 * Runescript
 * Sea travel

Other Editions
The cover of the Journal and Spellbook in the Dragon Edition was made of synthetic leather. Also, the Ankh on the cover is different between the US and European versions of the book. For the Japanese edition of the game, the book was translated into Japanese, but content-wise stayed the same. The cover tries to look like brittle leather with a different texture then the other releases. Also, a hardcover version of the book was relased in the Japanese Premium Edition.

Trivia

 * As the in-game Journal is found inside the Avatar's home, it is indicated that the Avatar not Hawkwind wrote it.
 * The Journal contains a big number of inaccuracies, misstatements and a few mistakes with most located in the History section. The worst inaccuracy is in the virtue section where Justice is stated as being combination of Truth and Courage. Go to the link below for a detailed list.
 * The Ankh on the cover is from the cover of the book A Safe Passage Through Britannia, which is even more noticeable in the European version of the book.