Compendium

Compendium is the manual for Ultima VI, written by Greg Malone. It is 48 pages long and drawn upon to pass the game's copy protection sequence. Penned from an in-game perspective, Lord British is the fictional originator of the book's content, having dictated it to the scribe Moebius of the Lycaeum.

Its pages are comprised of the following topics:
 * Foreword
 * History of Britannia
 * Travelling guide
 * Runic Alphabet
 * Shops, commerce
 * The classes
 * Adventuring as a party
 * Cosmology
 * Reagents
 * Weapons and armour
 * Bestiary
 * Magic

At the time Compendium was written, Britannia was at war with the gargoyles and in turn they are portrayed in a negative light. Much of Lord British's point-of-view also permeates the text.

Translated, the runic script framing the cover reads, "Contained within these pages lies the accumulated wisdom of the great scribes of Britannia ·· being recorded by the hand of Moebius at my command ·· Lord British."

Trivia

 * While Moebius does not appear as a character in Ultima VI, his name is a reference to Origin's 1985 action-RPG, Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony, designed by the real-world author of Compendium, Greg Malone.