Columns

The eight huge Columns of the Guardian are a central plot point in Ultima IX. He created them 20 years prior to destroy Britannia. Each of the roots in one of the eight major dungeons. However, there is much confusion what the columns actually do. The list includes:


 * manipulating the minds of the people.
 * ripping the land mass apart.
 * drawing the moons towards the planet.
 * spreading evil.

Things become only more confused throughout the game. In the end, the columns were all destroyed by the Avatar.