The First Age of Darkness

The book, Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness, was packaged with the re-release of Ultima I and the Ultima Trilogy I II III compilation. 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:
 * Introduction
 * Races and classes
 * Shops and facilities
 * Inside the Dungeons
 * Starwalking
 * Magic
 * Bestiary

The original release of Ultima I contained a completely different manual: Playbook. With The First Age of Darkness, the re-released Ultima I builds a neater bridge between the original game and its sequels by greatly expanding the story from an in-game perspective.

Trivia

 * Trinsic and Jhelom are mentioned within the manual, while neither of these locations are actually available in-game.