Xorinite wisp

The Xorinite Wisps are actually all manifestations of the same mind. They act is information brokers in every Ultima in which they appear, giving the information for a price. The Wisps are old, very old. They gave Zog the Armageddon spell over 700.000 years ago, althrough they don's see the spell as something powerful. Not to be confused with the Wisps in Ultima IV and V, they first appeared in Ultima VI.

The Avatar first met the Wisps in Ultima VI in the Deep Forest west of Yew. The Wisps gave him the Armageddon spell as a gift, but wanted the Book of Mantras for more services. Brining it from the Lycaeum, the Avatar had the choice between information or a really huge amount of gold (as much as the party can actually carry).

The Wisps were also met in the Abyss in Ultima Underworld and the valley of Eodon in Savage Empire. In Eodon, the Wisps gave the Avatar a freebie, describing what exactly had happened to make Eodon the way it was.

By the next encounter in Ultima VII in the Spiritwood, the Wisps were at first desinterested in the Avatar, ignoring him/her. Only after using a special whistle from the Emps, their attention was gained. The Wisps had crucial information about the Guardian, the Black Gate and the Time Lord, but wanted information for Alagner's notebook in return. The Avatar agreed to this deal. However, the Wisps sold the information to the Guardian, who in turn ordered Alagner murdered.

The last encounter with the Wisps was in Ultima Underworld II. The Avatar met them in the blue zone of the Etheral Void. Demanding to know what happened to Bishop, they gave him/her in return information about what happened to the Trilkhai and their history (althrough other information can be asked for as well).

The Wisps weren't seen again after this.

Trivia

 * From Ultima VI onward, the Wisps are invincible, and the player shouldn't dare to attack them, as it would be his/her end.