Realm of the Gargoyles

Description
The Realm of the Gargoyles was the original homeworld of the gargoyles, located on the other side of the world from Britannia. Travel to the Realm of the Gargoyles was only possible through a dungeon or with the Orb of the Moons.

History
The Avatar unknowingly visited the Realm of the Gargoyles by the way of the Great Stygian Abyss in Ultima IV, entering the Shrine of Singularity to read the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom. After Ultima V, the collapse of the Underworld caused the Realm of the Gargoyles to begin tearing apart and falling into the Ethereal Void. These two events fulfilled the first and second prophecies written in the Book of Prophecies, directly precipitating the Gargoyle War.

The Avatar visited these lands again in Ultima VI by the way of dungeon Hythloth. At this time only a small part of the lands remained: the City of Investigation, the gargoyles' island place of learning and government. Several "pools" of void were also visible on the surface where pieces of the remaining land had broken away.

It is believed that the Realm of the Gargoyles vanished completely after the evacuation of the populace.

Inhabitants

 * Beh Lem
 * Bolesh
 * Caretaker
 * Farmer Nash
 * Farmer Krill
 * Foodmaker
 * Gargoyle Healer
 * Goodscrafter
 * Lord Draxinusom
 * Lor-wis-lem
 * Naxatilor
 * Snake Charmer
 * Valkadesh
 * Weaponsmith
 * Wingless Gargoyles

Places

 * Shrine of Control
 * Shrine of Diligence
 * Shrine of Passion
 * Shrine of Singularity
 * Hall of Knowledge
 * Tomb of Kings

In Ultima Online
The Realm of the Gargoyles also exists in the 2009 Ultima Online expansion Stygian Abyss, which introduces gargoyles as a playable race in Ultima Online. The land is called Ter Mur, which is Gargl for "world". As the Realm of the Gargoyles never collapsed into the Ethereal Void in Ultima Online lore, the world is much larger and include several gargoyle settlements.

For more information, see Ter Mur.

Trivia

 * There is a common and widespread misconception that the Realm of the Gargoyles and the Underworld are one and the same, likely originating from the line in the Ultima VI Compendium which states that the gargoyles had only been seen in the Underworld prior to their appearance in Britannia. However, the Compendium is written from the perspective of Lord British at a time when no human was aware of the existence of the Realm of the Gargoyles. Every subsequent manual contains the true origin of the gargoyles.


 * In the Book of the Underworld, located within the gargoyles' Hall of Knowledge, it is clear that the gargoyles view the human lands as part of their Underworld. This reinforces the view that the Realm of the Gargoyles / Underworld misconception is race-centric.


 * There is an exact replica of the Ultima VI map in Savage Empire; although, it can't be reached by normal means.


 * The exact nature of the Realm of the Gargoyles is still a mystery, as the kudzu-idea of it being the other side of a flat Britannia was clearly reconned away by the time of Ultima VII, with Britannia in the Orrery explicitely shown to be a sphere. However, no alternative explanation has been given, so that the question remains unanswered.