Boskin

Boskin is a thief jailed by the Court of Justice in Yew in Ultima VI.

Description
Boskin was a liar and a cheat whom the Avatar met incarcerated in Yew. He had been jailed for stealing and hiding the rune of justice from the former Lord Mayor of Yew's grave. He further tried to win sympathy from the Avatar by claiming that he was merely a poor farmer who only stole the rune to feed his family, until Lenora informed the Avatar the Boskin actually had no such relations. The Avatar could convince Boskin to reveal the location of the rune by lying to Boskin and telling him he would be set free, or by confronting Boskin with the truth about his family. Either way, Boskin revealed that he had hidden the rune under a potted plant in The Slaughtered Lamb pub in Yew.

The Ultima 6 Project
In The Ultima 6 Project, Boskin admitted that some of the story about his family was a lie, but that he had a wife Ibbie and daughter Jessa. When their farm was destroyed by a Gargoyle raid, he had asked Lenora for assistance feeding his family, but had been summarily rejected by the busy mayor. Forced to act through desperation, he dug up the grave of the former mayor of Yew, Lord Harmon, and stole the Rune of Justice. During Boskin's incarceration, his friend Witton had been helping feed his family, but the poor farmer had only minimal resources to offer aid.

Despite Boskin's family situation, Lenora was unwilling to release Boskin even if he revealed the location of the rune. Accepting his imprisonment, Boskin pleaded with the Avatar to find assistance for Ibbie and Jessa. The Avatar would tell Riona the druidess about the thief's situation, and Riona admitted that she and the other druids had been neglectful in their duties towards the council, having left Lenora without assistance. Hoping to make amends, Riona agreed to review Boskin's case and provide assistance for his family. Overjoyed, Boskin told the hero that he had hidden the rune with his friend Witton before being jailed.