The First Age of Darkness

Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness was packaged with the re-release of Ultima I and the Ultima I - III Trilogy set. Written by Dave Albert, within the text an unknown Sosarian  is credited for his contributions. It is 39 pages long.

The book contains the following topics:
 * Introducion
 * Races and classes
 * Shops and facilities
 * Inside the Dungeons
 * Starwalking
 * Magic
 * Bestiary

The original release of Ultima 1 only contained the Playbook. The later re-releases tried to build a bridge between the original game and the later series by greatly expanding the story.

The manual can be dowloaded (minus monster graphics) from ReplacementDocs.com