Brion

Brion is the administrator of the Observatory in Moonglow during Ultima VII.

Description
Like his twin brother, Nelson, who tended to the nearby Lycaeum, Brion was passionate about his work and was kept very busy as a result of it. The impending astronomical alignment was of particular interest to him and he proved happy to discuss the conjunction of the planets with the inquisitive hero - showing them the great orrery which calculated the Britannian star system's movements.

Having inherited Nelson's enthusiasm for collecting, Brion was also eager to show the Avatar an assortment of knick-knacks he held dear, including a model moon he had carved from green cheese; a golden sextant emblematic of his post as the Observatory head; a kite he had constructed; and an assortment of crystals with which he hoped to build a remote orrery viewer. In displaying this last object, Brion was reminded that he had never completed this particular project, and offered to give the hero the finished viewer should they find for him a suitable crystal to finalize its construction. The Avatar could purchase such an item from the traveling merchant, Addom, should they desire this artifact. Brion would also prove useful in helping the Avatar in their attempts to locate a suitable cache of the rare mineral, Caddellite, recommending the hero consult the scholars of the Lycaeum to discern its location and to inquire of Zorn of Minoc that he might forge it into usable helmets.

Should the hero speak to the locale barkeeper, Phearcy, they would learn that Nelson's assistant, Zelda, appeared to be infatuated with Brion - and upon speaking with her they would discover that she did, in fact, hold unrequited feelings for the astronomer. Relaying such news to Brion, however, did nothing to bring the two together, as the scholar did not requite her affections. Upon learning this, however, Zelda could be persuaded to turn her attentions to Nelson, who unbeknownst to her had long admired her.

It is unknown what ultimately became of Brion, or how he reacted to his brother's eventual murder within Castle Britannia, as no record of either him or the Observatory were present by the time of the Avatar's last return to the realm

Trivia

 * The portraits of both Brion and Nelson are based upon Ultima VII programmer Paul Meyer.
 * Brion, like Nelson, will lament the fact that his twin is considerably more attractive and intelligent than he is - despite the fact that both of them are identical.
 * In the SNES Port of Ultima VII, Brion has no brother, and seems preoccupied with finding a crystal to fit his telescope (instead of one to complete his orrery). He also complains about the light pollution in Moonglow, which has lead to some of the dimmer stars being hard to spot in the Britannian night sky. Curiosuly, despite never mentioning the event in his dialogue, he is credited as the author of a book titled Astronomical Alignment, which discusses the planetary occurrence as a harbinger of doom.