Gannt

Gannt was a bard on the Serpent Isle, who ran afoul of a (software) pirate.

Description
Gannt was a famous bard who wrote numerous books besides his songs. Some time prior to Ultima VII Part Two, while he was preparing to entertain guests at the Inn of the Sleeping Bull, the pirate Captain Stokes entered and started to disgust everyone with his heavy smoking. Gannt complained multiple times, especially since it drove away his potentail audience, until suddenly Stokes stabbed him fatally with a dagger.

Gannt was buried in a grave deep underground close to the Northern Forest. When the Avatar approached the grave, Gannt's ghost appeared and revealed his story, gifting the hero with the key to Captain Stoke's House of Wares to avenge him, which the Avatar had the option to do.

Trivia

 * Gannt wrote several books. Amongst them are The House of the Unicorn, The Crying Lute and No Such Things as Fairies.