Blink

The Blink spell is a minor teleportation spell.

Spell Description
Usage of the Blink spell allows the caster's party to teleport to a distant location in the direction they are looking - that is, in a straight line. The party must land on level ground such as grass or swamp, otherwise the spell will simply fizzle out. The spell, if used properly, does select either the last possible space before an obstacle, or the first one after it. Using this spell can open many interesting shortcuts to adventurers.

History
Earlier incarnations of this spell in Sosaria - later known as Lib Rec as well - only worked within dungeons, making this kind of an underpowered spell. The true counterpart to the modern spell was Dag Acron, which allowed random teleports on the surface world. All these were replaced by Blink with the founding of Britannia. Strangely, after being heavily used in Ultima V the spell fell out of favor and vanished without a trace.

On the Serpent Isle, the spell was kept in circulation, but by the time the Avatar arrived, the growing imbalance made usage of the spell impossible.

Trivia

 * This spell is needed to complete Ultima V, since some locatins can't be reached without it.
 * In Beyond the Serpent Pillars, the mage Erstam writes that the Blink spell is no longer working; this may be an in-universe explanation for an engine limitation. Selina's Blink ring has no such problem for her, but the Avatar can't use it.