Trilkhai

The Trilkhai are work-animals on Atarka with an interesting past.

The Avatar was more then surprised when the Trilkhai in Killorn Keep in Ultima Underworld II spoke to him/her telepathically, telling him/her to speak with their leader Blackie in the stables. Blackie told the Avatar that they were all pretty much work slaves to do all the heavy hauling, and hid their intelligence from everyone. Blackie wanted the Avatar to find out, if there was any truth that their kind had a much better past.

In the Ethereal Void the Avatar much later got the answer from a Xorinite Wisp, who told him/her that the Trilkhai had once been space-faring humanoids, but a huge war had ruined them, so they had regressed to the point that they had lost the ability to use tools.

The Avatar brought these news to Blackie, who felt a lot better when hearing this.

Trivia

 * "Trilkhai" is of course an anagram to "Kilrathi", the big cat-like antagonists of Wing Commander, another Origin product.
 * Should the Avatar try to crash the keep, all Trilkhai become hostile.