Ankh (NPC)

The Ankh is a shining ankh that could be found in the Temple of the Virtues in Cove during Ultima IV.

Description
Should the Stranger hear from the sapient seahorse Blissful of the enshrined ankh's knowledge of the innermost chamber of the Abyss, which held the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom, the adventurer would have cause to address the otherwise insensate object. Once spoken to, the strange construct would reveal that the aspirant hero must be eight parts an Avatar, possess the Key of Three Parts, know the Word of Passage, and be aware of the pure axiom before the Codex would be revealed to them.

Trivia

 * In the alleged journal of the Avatar discovered by historians Robert DeMain and Carlotta Stein, the Stranger claims not to recall any conversations with the mysterious ankh, recalling only that it imparted knowledge of the Codex.
 * In the Nintendo port of Ultima IV, the ankh elaborates somewhat more on its function when giving its title, naming itself as the "Ankh of Knowledge."