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 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. The lore of the world was vastly expanded with this new book and it contains numerous completely original illustrations. The book was later re-printed in the Trilogy Manual.

Content
The book contains the following topics:


 * Introduction


 * Races and classes


 * Shops and facilities


 * Inside the Dungeons


 * Starwalking


 * Magic


 * Bestiary

Trivia

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