Horses

First apperance: Ultima I

Last apperance: Ultima IX (Sort of)



Description

Horses are work animals. People use them for a big number of tasks. The adventurer can take advantage of this by buying a horse to quicken travel. Riding shortens the time needed for traveling enourmously.

Evolution in the series

Horses stayed the same in all installments in which they appear, but didn't appear in the Underworlds or Ultima VIII. However, in Ultima IX, all horses are dead and hanged (one is even enclosed into a iceberg). No explanation is given for this horse-ripping, althrough it can be speculated, that time constrains are the reason for this crop-out.

Notable examples

Smith is maybe the most famous example of Horse that can be encountered. When can you meet a talking horse? Smith the Horse lives at Iolo's hut and usually gives useless clues, because they were important for the last game. Smith appears in Ultima V, VI, VII and VII/2. He is mentioned in Ultima IX, but can't be found and is most likely dead like all other horses.