Trent

Trent is the ghost of a blacksmith which dwells in Skara Brae. The Avatar encountered him in Ultima VII.

Description
Trent had once been married to the beautiful Rowena, a young woman who had the misfortune of attracting the unwelcome attentions of Horance the liche. Desirous to make her his own, the necromancer sent his minions to kidnap the blacksmith's wife, and she was killed attempting to escape them. Overcome with maddening grief, Trent vowed vengeance against Horance, and set tirelessly to the task of constructing the Soul Cage which Mordra claimed would be necessary for the liche's defeat. The flames of his rage burned so hotly that he was oblivious to the eventual destruction of the city, failing to recognize even his own death due to the all-consuming nature of his hatred.

When the Avatar arrived on the island, the hero was at last able to wake Trent from his anger - giving him a token from Rowena's shade which proved his wife's continued love for him. Finally realizing the reality of the ruined city around him, Trent was at last able to finish the Cage, which the Avatar was then able to use to wrest Horance from his state of undeath. No longer a liche, the conscience-stricken magician bade the Avatar reunite the separated couple, and Rowena was led out of the Dark Tower, where Horance had kept her, and brought to Trent's waiting arms.

Later, the Avatar was tasked with destroying the Well of Souls - an errand which would require that one of the ghosts of Skara Brae should willingly commit themselves to oblivion. When the hero asked Trent and Rowena if either of them would make such a sacrifice, both refused, wishing never again to be separated. Eventually, the task fell to the former mayor of the city, Forsythe, and with the Well's destruction, Trent and his beloved were free at last to return to the Void.

Trivia

 * Should the player take the Soul Cage before Trent has finished it, the ghost will comment on its absence in his dialogue, growing agitated at its loss.