Wisps

Wisps are blue, glowing balls of light. These beings are totally harmless, as long as they are not provoked to an attack. Unknown by many, the wisps are information gatherers from the dimension called "Xorinite", and trade information as well. However, should someone foolishly attack them, they will counter it with strong magic, and their teleportation ability makes it impossible to hurt them. So it is best to leave them alone to their doings.

Wisps are usually only seen in the Deep Forest or in the Spiritwood; the reasons behind their apparent connection to these locations are still unknown.

When first encountered in Ultima IV and V, they were simply hostile magical beings that were hard to defeat. The nature of the wisps first seemed to change in Ultima VI, wherein the Avatar could actually converse with them. This was also the case in in Savage Empire, Martian Dreams, Ultima VII and the Ultima Underworld I and II. They usually sought some sort of knowledge in exchange for something from the Avatar, rather than to simply destroy the hero in combat.

Lore




Notable examples

 * It is impossible to separate one Wisp from the other, since they have all a collective mind, therefore the Avatar actually spoke with the same Xorinite Wisp every time.
 * The biggest impact the Wisps have is in Ultima VII, where they are very important to the plot, because they would tell the Avatar where to find the Time Lord, and reveal the true nature of the Guardian.