Bentic

Bentic is a scholar living in Tenebrae on Pagan, directing the local library in the eastern part of the city. He is of rather frail health, thus his thirst for adventure was re-directed to books.

Prior to meeting the Avatar, Bentic wrote the Chronicle of Pagan and was very good friends with Devon and Cyrrus. Indeed, it was Devon who suggested to the Avatar to meet Bentic in Ultima VIII. Indeed, Bentic had quite some information about Pagan and also told the Avatar a lot about his/her surroundings, mentioning that a lot of information could be found in the library. Also asked about the book he was currently reading, he revealed slightly embarrassed that he was the author and gave the Avatar a copy (it's the Chronicle). When asked about leaving Pagan, Bentic couldn't help, since that was outside of his knowledge, but suggested the Avatar to meet the wise Mythran on the Plateau, an old scholar he worked together with.

The Avatar went on his way. However, the dictatorship later caught up with Bentic. Bentic had discovered that Mordea wasn't the rightful Tempest, that was her older half-brother Devon. For discovering the truth, he was executed. But his work was not in vain as the Avatar later found his conclusions and told everyone the truth, ending Mordea's reign.

Trivia

 * Telling Cyrrus that Bentic had been killed will shock him.
 * Returning to Bentic while he's still alive reveals that he has made some research about that Avatar's name. Surprisingly, the name means "hero", another word for, as Bentic adds, "Avatar".