Compendium

Compendium is the manual for Ultima VI, written by Greg Malone. It is 48 pages long and drawn upon to pass the game's copy protection sequence. Penned from an in-game perspective, Lord British is the fictional originator of the book's content, having dictated it to the scribe Moebius of the Lycaeum.

Written from Lord British's perspective, at the time Compendium was dictated, Britannia was at war with the gargoyles. Thus, they are portrayed in a negative light. The book is notable for re-using illustrations from previous Ultima manuals. Compendium also serves as the game's copy protection for three characters. Lord British, Selganor, Mariah asking questions regarding the bestiary, reagents and magic words of the realm.

Book Content
Its pages are comprised of the following topics:


 * Foreword
 * History of Britannia
 * Travelling guide
 * Runic Alphabet
 * Shops, commerce
 * The classes
 * Adventuring as a party
 * Cosmology
 * Reagents
 * Weapons and armour
 * Bestiary
 * Magic

Trivia

 * Translated, the runic script framing the cover reads, "Contained within these pages lies the accumulated wisdom of the great scribes of Britannia ·· being recorded by the hand of Moebius at my command ·· Lord British."


 * While Moebius does not appear as a character in Ultima VI, his name is a reference to Origin's 1985 action-RPG, Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony, designed by the real-world author of Compendium, Greg Malone. He does appear in the Ultima 6 Project, and the Compendium is in the game as part of the interface.