Britannian Solar System

The Britannian Solar System consists of the sun, Britannia and its two moons, and eight other planets.

The Moons that circle around Britannia are called Trammel and Felucca. The eight other planets beside Britannia are, what a coincidence, exactly color-codeded to the virtues and also in the correct sequece, with only Britannia bwtween them. Following this line, these eight planets are named after the virtues Honesty, Compassion, Valor, Justice, Sacrifice, Honor, Spirituality and Humility. Little other is known about the star system, apart from two facts:


 * Britannia has the same year length as Earth, 365 days.
 * Once every 800 years, all planets and moons and aligned in one straight line, the Astronomical Alignment.

Trivia

 * In Ultima V, the Spyglass is used to watch the planets in the night sky. If a Comet is over a planet, a Shadowlord is in the corrosponding city.


 * Strange enough, despite their superior way to study the sky, no one came to the idea in over 200 years, that the planets circle around the sun, and NOT Britannia. This error started in the Book of Lore, and continued into Ultima VII, when seeing the great orrery in Moonglow. And this despite the fact that there is not inquisition that will burn them at a stake for telling the truth.