Quenton

Quenton is a ghost haunting the city of Skara Brae.

Quenton was once a humble fisherman, whose bad luck was legendary. He was once happily maried and had a daughter named Marney. But then pirates kidnapped his wife and sold her into prostitution, where she died. Some time before Ultima VI then, Quenton was desperate to get medcine for Marney, and took a loan from the criminal Michael. A bad idea, since Michael murdered him shortly later when he couldn't pay back the loan and disgused it as a gargoyle raid. Even worse, Michael tried to get close to Marney, something that Quenton's friend Yorl thankfully stopped in time.

The Avatar first met him in Ultima VI, but he/she was unable to communicate with the ghost. Quenton witnessed later the complete destruction of Skara Brae and the idea that the mad Horance now had captured the soul of Marney in his well of souls only depressed him even more.

When the Avatar again met him in Ultima VII, he told him/her his life story and revealed how enraged he was over the fact that Horance held Marney prisoner. Quenton also had a lot to say about the other ghosts in the city. However, he didn't want to do the ultimate sacrifice, since he didn't want to risk to hurt Marney's sould. When the well of souls was finally destroyed, his soul escaped to the void, finally after this long time at peace together with his loved ones.