Ultima V Walkthrough

Welcome to the Ultima V quick guide. This is a quick guide detailing what you need to do to beat Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny. Things have not fared well for Britannia since you were made the Avatar. Lord British undertook an expedition to the underworld and has not been heard from for some time. In his place, he left Lord Blackthorn, who has become increasingly tyrannical. He has consolidated his grip on power and has codified the Eight Virtues into law. Some people, notably your former companions, are resisting his rule and have summoned you here to help them. Also, three horrible beasts from the Underworld, known as the Shadowlords, have arisen and are terrifying all of Britannia. You sure have your work cut out for you!

Character Creation
If you have a character from Ultima IV transfer it in now. Otherwise, you will have to create a new character. The process is the same as it was in Ultima IV: the gypsy will ask you several questions, and you must pick the virtue that corresponds with the class you want to play (or you could always answer from the heart and let the chips fall where they may).

Dexterity is perhaps the most useful attribute: it rules the accuracy of attacks (hit rate), the speed in battle (number of attacks), the ability to disarm traps, and probably the ability to dodge enemy attacks.

Strength comes second: if the enemy is hit (and that depends on Dexterity) Strength determines how much damage is dealt. There are a few weapons of which hit rate is based on Strength instead of Dexterity. Moreover, no matter your choices, Strength will be set to 20 even if your answers would set it to a lower value.

Intelligence is the least important attribute: it rules the number of Magic Points. Even if you are a magic-lover, in Ultima Magic Points don't rule over spellcasting, because this is actually determined by the gold you can spend on magic reagents. Since food and weapons come first, magic and intelligence should wait.

Once you have done that, you proceed on with the game.

Game Objectives
You must do several things to beat the game.
 * 1) Collect four items belonging to Lord British that you will need to brave the Underworld:
 * 2) The Scepter - found in Stonegate (watch out for Shadowlords)
 * 3) The Crown - found on the rooftop of Blackthorn's castle
 * 4) The Amulet - Underworld (under Destard)
 * 5) The Sandalwood Box - found in Lord British's room by playing "Stones"
 * 6) Kill the Shadowlords
 * 7) Find the shards corresponding to each Shadowlord
 * 8) Shard of Falsehood - Underworld (Deceit)
 * 9) Shard of Hate - Underworld (Covetous)
 * 10) Shard of Cowardice - Underworld (Hythloth)
 * 11) Learn the names of each Shadowlord
 * 12) Falsehood - Faulinei
 * 13) Hatred - Astaroth
 * 14) Cowardice - Nosfentor
 * 15) Take the shards to the keep opposite each Shadowlord, Yell his name and throw the Shard into the Flame
 * 16) Go to Dungeon Doom in the Underworld, beat it and rescue Lord British

General Hints

 * It is beneficial to buy ranged weapons only, due to their inherent advantage in a melee. Most of them can be bought from Gwenneth at Iolo's Bows in Britain.


 * Travel is expensive: the party eats food, which must be be bought again. To optimize travel budget, it is good to travel by land and fight land enemies for their loot. Sea enemies drop no loot, except for pirates. Skiffs, frigates, horses and the magic carpet should be used only when absolutely necessary.


 * When a character levels up, he or she gains one point of either strength, intelligence or dexterity. The characters do not lose this point if they lose their level, so very high attribute levels can be achieved through multiple levelling-up-and-down attempts.


 * Pirate ships can be acquired by killing the crew. (P)ass turns all night near water for multiple ships. Skiffs can be taken from the conquered ships and put them on the player's frigate. Extra skiffs can then be left as ferries between the mainland and locations of interest.


 * Karma can be checked by pressing Ctrl+K. Experience points remaining after death are equal to this amount; e.g. a karma of 90 means the player is resurrected with 90% of their current experience.

The Companions
It is not necessary to have a party of six characters. Four characters will cover all available professions (Avatar, fighter, bard, mage), consume less food, require less equipment and less healing. Moreover, there will be two empty slots for any character met along the way. It may be advantageous to always keep companions with the highest dexterity, and leave the others at inns.

The Shrines of Virtue
The first thing the player should try to accomplish is the Shrine Quests, because they greatly improve the attributes (DEX, STR, INT) of the Avatar.

The procedure is the following: go to a Virtuous town, learn the Mantra, then go to the corresponding Shrine, meditate and be ordained the quest, go to the Avatar Isle and learn, then go back to the Shrine and have your attributes raised.

Where the table above lists more than one character, it means that the first one tells you to talk to next one and so on until the last one tells you the Mantra.

In order to receive the Word of Power for Doom, the player must first travel to all eight shrines and meditate for three cycles using the correct mantra. The player will then be told to journey to the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom for enlightenment in that virtue. After doing this for all eight shrines, the player will receive the Word of Power for Doom, Veramocor.

"Beyond shames egress in the center of the underworld there is a place of darkness. Beyond this darkness lies the gate to the core of the world. When thou art ready thou must call forth VERAMOCOR to unlock the gate and venture past ethereal wards and stealers of souls. That which the world hath lost, dost awaits thy coming!."

After receiving enlightenment in that virtue, the player can return to the respective shrine for a stat boost after meditating three cycles.

Side Quests and More Items
These items are not necessary, but will definitely help. Moreover, they will provide something to do while money is raised for a skiff or a frigate.

Free food
Cory, the beautiful chef of Empath Abbey, will gift one free meal if asked for some squid or shark. As many meals as desired may be received in this fashion, although the process is quite slow.

His Majesty's Ship Cape Plans
Woolfe in Trinsic will talk about his son Jimmy, who loves ships. Asking Jimmy about ships will prompt him to reveal the plans for His Majesty's Ship Cape should be at The Oaken Oar. This is a shipwright in East Britanny, where Squire Jimmy and Sir Adam the Torch can be found; more importantly, the plans are found in a room behind locked double doors, which can be jimmied.

The plans for His Majesty's Ship Cape will double the speed of any frigate they are used on.

Free Reagents and More Spells
Desiree, found in the upper kitchen of Castle Britannia, will tell of a spell to create food that is being studied by Lord Stuart the Hungry. This ravenous man can be found in Moonglow (a skiff is needed to get there) and will provide all the details about the Create Food spell.

Still in Moonglow, Malik will tell of Saul, a friend of his who knows where to find free mandrake and nightshade. Saul can be found in Skara Brae; he will reveal that nightshade can be found in the center of Spiritwood, a forest east of the city; mandrake can be found in a swampy patch in the Bloody Plains, south-east of Minoc. There are three spells that can be cast with nightshade and mandrake alone, and therefore are absolutely free:


 * In Wis (2nd circle, nightshade): it works like the sextant;
 * Quas An Wis (6th circle, nightshade and mandrake): it confuses all the enemies;
 * In Quas Wis (7th circle, nightshade and mandrake): it creates a map, just like a gem.

Navigating along the coast east of Britain will reveal a hut surrounded by a swamp. Within is Grendel, who will talk about a spell to turn enemies into weak rats.

Navigating straight west from Serpent's Hold will find a small island, upon which the selfish mage Temme resides. She will mention a spell that makes things disappear, but that she is not sure about the reagents. It is a spell of the first circle, and the reagents are not ash and mandrake.

More Karma
A higher karma lowers the prices of every shop.

Talking to Fenelon in Minoc will give 5 Karma points, providing the right words are chosen.

Offering a donation to Ava will provide 5 more Karma points.

After talking to Aleyn and Mario in Yew, using two keys to free them will reward the player with 2 Karma points from each.

The Sextant
In Buccaneer's Den, the bard Scally will talk about a man who invented a sextant. David, the inventor, is now the keeper of Greyhaven, the lighthouse south of Trinsic, and he will be happy to provide a sextant if asked.

The sextant reads the player's current coordinates, although the result is expressed in runic alphabet.

The Spyglass
While in Farthing, talking to Dufus will reveal the existence of a spyglass owned by the lord of the keep, Seggallion, who will give it to the player if asked.

The spyglass shows the eight planets, corresponding to the eight virtues, and three comets, corresponding to the Shadowlords. Zachariah of Moonglow can tell more about it, if the player is a member of the Resistance.

The Moonstones
Zachariah of Moonglow will also reveal that a mage in Jhelom discovered a new power of the moongates. Go to Jhelom and talk first to the bard Trian, then find the mage Goeth on the walls, and he will talk about the moonstones, i.e. how to get them and how to use them.

There is a moonstone under every moongate, or it can be said that moongates spring up from moonstones. Getting a moonstone from one place and burying it somewhere else moves the location of the moongate. A problem with moongates is that their destination is hard to control: on a given night, the moon phase may not correspond with the desired destination. Collect the eight moonstones and bury them near each other, in one or two locations around Britannia. For example, one strategy could be the following:
 * bury 4 moonstones between Spiritwood (free nightshade) and Skara Brae;
 * bury 3 moonstones in the Blood Plains (free mandrake), south of Minoc;
 * keep 1 moonstone: this one could be used to create a moongate to escape from a tight situation.

The Resistance
Talk to Terrance in Britain and he'll tell you about the Resistance. If you agree with him, he'll tell you to speak to the owner of the "Arms of Justice": this is Chamfort of Yew, who will accept you in the Resistance and tell you to go talk to the local leader, Landon. He will tell you about the Crown of Lord British, and suggest you to talk to Sir Simon, who is hiding in Bordermarch.

Still in Yew, a prisoner named Greymarch will ask you about his son, Froed. If you met him in Skara Brae, Greymarch will be relieved and thank you by telling you about Lord British's Sceptre, and to ask about it to Sir Simon of Bordermarch.

Shall we go to Bordermarch straight away, then? No. Let's go to North Britanny instead, where a farmer named Thentis is a member of the Resistance. He'll give you an appointment at the well at midnight. Talk with the other members of the Resistance, Vigil, Joshua and Leof and learn more about the Shadowlords. They will relay you to Sir Sean of the Lycaeum and Sutek, who lives on a small island in the South.

Stonegate
As you were told in Britanny, ask Sir Sean of the Lycaeum about Stonegate, and he'll tell you how to get there, but he'll also emphasize that you need a item to cross mountains.

Strange and exotic items can be found in Buccaneer's Den. Talk first to Lord Dalgrin, who will direct you to the easy-going Tierra. Be kind to her, and she'll tell you that Bidney used to climb mountains. But the drunk pirate doesn't have it anymore: he gave it to Lord Michael of Empath Abbey. Therefore, you should just go to the Castle of Love and ask him of the grapple, and he'll give it to you.

Now that you have the grapple, you can reach Bordermarch and talk to Sir Simon, who will tell you about the powers of the Crown and the location of the Sceptre, that is Stonegate.

Also, you need more items before going to Stonegate. Go to Britain and talk to the cook Justin: he'll start the trail about glassware. Talk to Eb in the same tavern, then to Malik of Moonglow, and finally to Sven in Buccaneer's Den, and you'll have all the information to get the Glass Swords. Explore the mountains with gems to find the exact location; when you get there, search the land, get one sword, equip it to one of your party members, then repeat: this way you'll be able to have one glass sword per party member plus one; unequip them and save them for a fight against the Shadowlords.

If you go to Stonegate now, the Shadowlords are not the only obstacle to retrieve the Sceptre of Lord British: the keep is filled with bottomless pit traps, and you should fly over them. Go to Serpent's Hold and talk to Monsieur Loubet, he'll tell you about a magic carpet he gave to Bandaii of Paws. This mage, in turn, doesn't own the carpet anymore, but he will tell you whom he gave the carpet if you can find proof of the existence of a talking horse. Continue to North Britanny and talk to Kurt the stableboy: he'll just tell you the favorite horses of his friend, Treanna. She's a girl working in the stables of Castle Britannia, and if you guess her favorite horses, she'll tell you about Smith the talking horse. With this information you can go back to Bandaii and learn that the magic carpet is in the private chambers of Lord British atop Castle Britannia. To get in there, you should first avoid Stillwelt the guard, who actually goes to sleep at night, then use either a Magic Unlock spell or a skull key to open the door.

Now you are fully equipped to face the dangers in Stonegate and retrieve Lord British's Sceptre. The keep is inhabited by the three Shadowlords, who can go invisible and are only vulnerable to glass swords. The Sceptre is in the central room, surrounded by deadly pit traps.

Note: if the Avatar enters conflict with a Shadowlord while in possession of the sceptre, the Shadowlord will steal the sceptre and return it to Stonegate. The player will have to retrieve the sceptre once again.

The guardian of Stonegate
As you approach this building, you will come across a Demon. This creature will give you a riddle. He promises you that IF you answer it correctly he will let you through. Unfortunately, he will not keep his end of his bargain and will attack you. The answer is "Well".

Blackthorn's Palace
Landon of Yew told you that Lord British's Crown is kept in a room atop Blackthorn's Palace, and Sir Simon told you of its ability that prevents the use of magic. Therefore, you cannot hope to navigate the palace easily. Moreover, Toede, a prisoner in Serpent's Hold, will warn you about the many pit traps in the passageways of the palace.

Kristi, the beautiful cook of Serpent's Hold, will tell you about an armorer of Minoc who sold her some skull keys. You can then go to Minoc and talk to Shenstone the armorer, but you'll find nothing about the skull keys. The hint comes from Delwyn, a beggar from the same city, who suggests you to follow Shenstone around noon. Search the tree where Shenstone goes everyday for five skull keys a day. The Skull Keys open doors that are magically locked despite the magic negation caused by the Crown, but each key is destroyed upon use. Stock them up: since they're free, they're more convenient than the reagents for the "Magic Unlock" spell.

Still in Minoc talk to Tactus the greedy smith. Pretend to agree with his ideas, and he'll tell you about the Oppression, and direct you to the unjust Judge Dryden of Yew. The judge will relay you to archmage Flain in Skara Brae. There, you'll need either "magic unlock" spells or skull keys to access his tower, but also the magic carpet (see above, Stonegate) to shake off the bats that will chase you when you unlock a door. When you talk to Flain, he'll tell the password of the Oppression and direct you to Elistaria in Windemere to confirm your acceptance in the Oppression. The sorceress will give you the Black Badge, that together with the password will grant you free access to Blackthorn's Palace.

Also, in Windemere you can talk to Thrud and acquire the useless Jeweled Arms.

When you enter Blackthorn's Palace, turn immediately either left or right, and climb down the stairs to the dungeons. There, talk to the two prisoners: Hassad will tell you a word of power, Gorn will ask you to join and give you the walkthrough for the castle. Remember to look for the Crown while you're on the palace roof.

In the palace you can also find a Jeweled Sword and a Chaos Sword.

Once you leave Blackthorn's Palace, you can thank Gorn by giving him the Jeweled Arms, and drop him at the nearest inn for good, then sell all his equipment for some good gold. Very virtuous!

Crown Jewel: The Amulet
In order to pass through the Dark Area in the Underworld you'll need this artifact. This is to be found deep within the Underworld beneath the waterfall in Spiritwood or dungeon Destard at the Grave of Valiant Warriors near OE, GJ.

For complete instructions, see: Objectives in the Underworld.


 * It is advised to make use of the "Journal of Lord British Journey to the Underworld".

The Sandalwood Box
While exploring Lord British's Castle, you may come across a harpsichord atop Castle Britannia in a magically locked room in the centre of the map. This is best approached at night, or the guard Stillwelt will be there to stop you. One can either use a skull key to open the door or use the cannon to blow open the door. After entering Lord British's study, don't forget to (g)et the magic carpet. Go to Kenneth in Greystone and he will teach you to play the song Stones.

Return to the Castle and use the harpsichord and play the tune. (678-987-8767653). A secret door will open and leads you to a room where you can find the Sandalwood Box. This is required ultimately to save Lord British from the Underworld.

Dungeon Despise
Talk to Jotham in Fogsbane, the lighthouse near Britain, and he'll tell you about whirlpools that drag ships to the Underworld. It seems that someone survived the fall, so let's look for them. If you sail your frigate in a whirlpool, you'll get stuck in the Underworld, unless you know the Word of Power to open the corresponding Dungeon.

Go to Britain and talk to Annon: he'll tell you the Word of Power to open Dungeon Despise: this is the dungeon where the whirlpool sends the ships.

Explore the underworld of Despise, possibly with a magic carpet, and you'll meet one of the last party members: the mage Captain Johne.

Dungeons Hythloth, Deceit, Covetous and Wrong



 * See also: Objectives in the Underworld.

Joshua of Britanny from the Resistance told you to talk to Sutek, who lives on a swampy island south of New Magincia. The mage will tell you how to defeat the Shadowlords, by retrieving the three shards of Mondain's gem from the Underworld and destroying them.

Dungeon Despise was somehow easy, but shall we risk the same in further dungeons? If you talk to Quintin of Farthing, you'll find that he loves to gossip, especially with his friend Telila of Britain. She will let you know that Bullwier of Jhelom knows about the Mystic Arms of the Avatar. In fact, Bullwier will relay you to Ambrose of Cove, a seriously injured warrior, that will inform you that the Mystic Arms lie under Dungeon Hythloth. This is good equipment to face the perils of the Underworld! Pity it is in the Underworld...

Before starting the quest, talk to Gardner of Serpent's Hold: he'll give you many important details about Hythloth, most important of all the fact that the Shard of Cowardice can be found there. The Councillor Hassad, captive in the dungeons of Blackthorn's Palace, knows the word of power to open Hythloth. Once the Mystic Arms and the Shard of Cowardice are obtained, talk to Lord Malone of Serpent's Hold to learn the name of one of the Shadowlords, and follow Sutek's instructions to eliminate it.

At the Lycaeum, Lady Janell, who already helped finding the Shrine of Spirituality, will suggest to talk to the twin sisters in Cove about the Shard of Falsehood. Leona will give you detailed directions to retrieve the Shard of Falsehood from Dungeon Deceit. Malifora of Moonglow, who already helped with the mantra of Honesty, also knows the Word of Power to open the Dungeon. Afterwards, go back to the Lycaeum and talk to Lord Shalineth to learn the name of another Shadowlord.

Lord Michael of Empath Abbey will direct you to the gargoyle Sin'Vraal, who lives in the eastern desert, to learn about the Shadowlord of Hatred. Sin'Vraal will teach you not only the name of the Shadowlord, but also the two dungeons that connect to the section of Underworld where the Shard of Hatred is kept. One of the two is Dungeon Wrong, and Felespar, captive in Yew, is the councillor who knows its Word of Power. The other one is Dungeon Covetous; Annon informed you that the mother of a sailmaker is a councillor too: the sailmaker is Rew of Minoc, and her mother is Fiona, who knows the Word of Power.

Notice the pattern of opposing dungeons and virtues, opposing shards and principles, and the location of the people who have information specific for the shards:

Freeing Lord British
After all three Shadowlords have been destroyed, all shrine quests have been completed, and all of Lord British's artifacts have been obtained, it is time for the hero's final challenge. To reach Dungeon Doom, first descend to the bottom of Shame. There, head east as far as one can travel, and Blink across the mountain range. From there, Lord British's Amulet is required to travel through the darkness. After reaching the dungeon (80,80 in the Underworld), shout Veramocor to gain entrance.

For a detailed guide to dungeon Doom, see Dungeon Doom Solution.

You will in the end come to a room with a mirror in the centre showing Lord British's reflection. Move all party members in front of the mirror, and they will be transported through to their liege. Lord British will ask for his Sandalwood Box, within which he has hidden his Orb of the Moons. Using the power of the orb, Lord British and your party will be transported to safety.

Now you just have to watch the final cutscene showing Blackthorn's banishment from Britannia, and the Avatar's return to Earth.

Dungeons Destard and Shame
Lady Tessa, Thorne, Trian, Goeth and Dungeon Destard.

Saduj, Tim, Kenneth, Barbra, Sindar and Dungeon Shame

Iolo's Hut

 * You begin the game at Iolo's Hut, which is located in the Deep Forest near Yew.
 * Talk to the horse here for fun. His name is Smith, and he will give you an important clue. Important, that is, to Ultima IV.

Britain

 * Greyson will tell you the mantra of Compassion and give a little information about shrine quests.
 * Eb, the busboy, will tell you about glass swords and suggest you speak to his friend Malik in Moonglow.
 * Terrance, in Britain, will tell you about the Resistance and tell you to speak to Chamfort in Yew.
 * Telila, the maid, will tell you about Annon, Greyson, and tell you to speak to Bullwier in Jhelom about the Mystic Arms.
 * Gwenno, Iolo's wife, will join your party.
 * Annon, who appears in the Inn during the evening/night, will tell you the Word of Power for Despise if your Karma is high enough.

Britannys

 * Joshua, if given the Resistance password, reveals that Sutek has information on how to destroy the Shadowlords.
 * Kurt recommends the hero speak to Treanna about Valorian Warhorses.
 * Leof, if given the Resistance password, tells the hero to speak to Sir Sean about Stonegate
 * Squire Jimmy reveals that Master Hawkins grandfather built the HMS Cape, but the plans had been lost.

Castle Britannia

 * Treanna, in the stables, will mention that a mage named Bandaii in Paws claims a talking horse exists. If you can tell her his name (Smith), she will tell you he lives in Iolo's Hut (the start of the game).
 * Desiree will tell you about Lord Stuart the Hungry and his Create Food spell.
 * Saduj is a spy for the Oppression, who will tell you if you have the Oppression password (IMPERA) that he was sent here by Lord Blackthorn to destroy the Sandalwood Box. He can join you, but he will turn on you during combat.

Empath Abbey

 * Lord Michael will tell you to seek out a daemon in the eastern deserts to find out more about the Shadowlord of Hatred.
 * Ask Lord Michael about the grappling hook (i.e. grapple), and he will give it to you. You can use it to climb over some mountainous terrain.
 * Cory, the cook, will give you some food if you ask for it.
 * Tim, the bard, will tell you to seek out Lord Kenneth to learn the harpsichord.
 * Julia and Toshi will join your party.

Yew

 * Chamfort, owner of the Arms of Justice, will give you the Resistance password (DAWN) if you tell him Terrance sent you, the mantra of Justice Beh and tell you to speak to Landon, who is located behind his fireplace.
 * Landon, the leader of the Resistance, tells you that Lord British's Crown can be found in Blackthorn's castle. He suggests you seek out Sir Simon in Spiritwood for help.
 * Jaana, in the Resistance tunnels, will join you.
 * Greymarch, in the Yew prison, will ask if you have seen his son Froed. If you tell him you have seen him in Skara Brae, he will tell you to seek out Sir Simon on the isle west of Spiritwood to find out the location of Lord British's scepter.
 * Judge Dryden will suggest that you ask Archmage Flain in Skara Brae about the Oppression if you tell him Tactus told you to speak to him.
 * Jeremy, the chef at The Slaughtered Lamb, will give you five skull keys for 30 or 50 gold.
 * Jerone, Jeremy's imprisoned brother, will tell you about the Lord British apparition that sometimes appears when you rest.
 * Felespar, an imprisoned Great Council member, will give you the Word of Power for Wrong (MALUM) ONLY if you know the Resistance password.
 * Mario and his son Aleyn are being unjustly held in the stocks. If you have two lockpicks, you can free both of them for karma.

Paws

 * Bandaii the mage is looking for a famed talking horse, Smith. If the hero tells him Smith is at Iolo's Hut, Bandaii reveals he gave Lord British a magic carpet, which he keeps in his private study.
 * Glinkie recommends the hero use peer gems to discover the Shrine of Spirituality.

Trinsic

 * Woolfe, the armourer at The Paladin’s Protectorate, will tell you to speak to his son Jimmy at the healer's about sailing. He also tells you that Sindar walks the walls of the city at midnight.
 * Jimmy, at the healer's, will tell you about the HMS Cape. He will tell you that plans for it are kept by Master Hawkins of The Oaken Oar.
 * Sindar, on the city walls at night, will tell you the word of power for Shame: INFAMA.
 * Gruman will tell you the Mantra of Honor (SUMM) if your Karma is high enough.

Greyhaven

 * Lighthouse south of Trinsic
 * Kenneth will teach you how to play Stones on the harpsichord.
 * David will give you the sextant if asked.
 * Sir Arbuthnot reveals that he made the Codex Coin.

Minoc

 * Rew, at the sailmaker, will tell you the mantra of Sacrifice (CAH). She will also tell you about his mother Fiona.
 * Fenelon, at the sailmaker, will tell you to enter Minoc at noon to avoid the Sacrifice tax.
 * Delwyn, the beggar, can be given gold for some karma. He will also tell you that Shenstone, the armorer has been sneaking around town at noon.
 * Fiona, in the poorhouse, will give you free food if you ask. She also knows the word of power for Covetous: AVIDUM.
 * Tactus, the armourer at the Darkwatch Armoury, will tell you to speak to Judge Dryden if you tell him you support the Oppression.

Stormcrow

 * Lighthouse near Minoc
 * The old sea captain Windmire complains bitterly about Captain Blythe.

Sin'Vraal's Hut

 * The gargoyle Sin'Vraal can be found hiding in the Drylands. He knows the name of the Shadowlord of Hatred, Astaroth.

Grendel's Hut

 * On a small swampy peninsula southeast of Cove, the mage Grendel has turned himself into a rat. He will teach the hero the spell Rel Xen Bet.

Near Islands
(Can ONLY be reached with a skiff)

Fogsbane

 * Lighthouse near Britain
 * Jotham and his granddaughter Jennifer live here.

The Lycaeum

 * Lord Shalineth provides the name of the Shadowlord of Falsehood, Faulinei.
 * Lady Janell instructs the hero that the Shrine of Spirituality can be reached by entering a moongate at midnight, and that Leona at the Temple of Virtue knows the location of the Shard of Falsehood.
 * Sir Sean gives the location of Stonegate at the end of Lost Hope Bay.
 * Mariah will join the party.

Waveguide

 * Lighthouse near the Lycaeum
 * Gregory and his demented wife Jacqueline can be found here.

Moonglow

 * Lord Stuart the Hungry reveals the reagents for the Create Food spell.
 * Malifora will provide the mantra of Honesty, (AHM), and the Word of Power for Deceit, "FALLAX".
 * Malik told the hero where to find nightshade and mandrake root, as well to speak to Sven about glass swords.
 * If given the Resistance password, Zachariah would tell the hero to speak to Goeth about the moongates.

Serpent's Hold

 * Lord Malone provides the name of the Shadowlord of Cowardice, Nosfentor.
 * Gardner describes his dream about how to reach the Shard of Cowardice.
 * Kristi will sell the hero 5 skull keys for 100gp.
 * Maxwell will join the party.

Skara Brae

 * Froed will ask you to send a message to his father Greymarch, who is imprisoned in Yew, that his son is alive and well.
 * Flain, in his tower, will ask who sent you (Judge Dryden). He will let you join the Oppression if you give him the name of one of the Great Councillors. He will then give you the Oppression password (IMPERA) and tell you to speak to Elistaria in Windemere.
 * Saul, a ranger, will tell you to speak to Kindor at the healer's around 6PM to get more information on a shrine.
 * Kindor will tell you the mantra of Spirituality (OM). He will then tell you to speak to Lady Janell in the Lycaeum to find the location of the Shrine of Spirituality.

Cove

 * Ambrose, who is recovering at Sanctuary, reveals the Mystic Arms are located beneath Hythloth. He awakens briefly at 11:00 pm each night.
 * Ava directs the hero to speak to her sister Leona about the Shard of Falsehood.
 * Leona reveals that the Shard of Falsehood is located beneath Deceit, and gives directions on how to reach it.

Oversea Islands
(Can ONLY be reached with a frigate)

New Magincia

 * Kaiko will tell you about Councillor Hassad, who was taken away by Blackthorn.
 * Wartow will tell you the mantra of Humility (LUM) if you pass a virtue test.
 * Katrina will join you.

Buccaneer's Den

 * Lord Dalgrin tells the hero that one should buy Tierra a drink in order to speak with her.
 * Tierra tells the hero to speak to Bidney about the grapple.
 * Bidney reveals that he gave his grapple to Lord Malone of Empath Abbey.
 * Geoffrey will join the party.
 * Sven reveals that glass swords can be found within the Serpent's Spine mountains.
 * Scally sings about old crotchety David, who created the sextant.

Farthing

 * Seggallion will offer the hero his spyglass.
 * Temme provides the An Ylem spell, which negates matter.
 * Quintin tells the hero to speak to Telila for gossip.

Spektran

 * The mage Sutek is alone in a hut on the island Spektran. He will tell you how to defeat the Shadowlords.

Castle Blackthorn

 * Unless you have the Black Badge, the guards will throw you in jail. The magic carpet can help you avoid them.
 * It helps to have some Skull Keys to open some doors to get out safely.
 * Hassad will tell you the word of power for Hythloth if you know either Kaiko or the resistance password.
 * Gorn will join the party.
 * Blackthorn will arrest you if you do not know the Oppression password (IMPERA). Otherwise, he will allow you to freely roam the castle.
 * Warning: If you are caught by the guards, Blackthorn will execute one of your party members (usually Iolo, but not always). If this happens, whoever Blackthorn kills is permanently dead; they are erased from your saved data and can never be resurrected by any means.
 * The crown is on the fourth floor. The gargoyles will attack you after you pick it up. When worn, the crown negates all magic during combat.

Mountains
(Can ONLY be reached using the grapple)

Bordermarch

 * Sir Simon tells of the properties of Lord British's artifacts.
 * Lady Tessa tells the hero how to find the Amulet of Lord British in the Underworld.
 * Dupre will join the party.
 * Sentri will join the party.

Windemere

 * Elistaria provides the Black Badge in exchange for the Oppression password IMPERA.
 * Thrud provides the Jeweled Shield and Jeweled Sword.

NES version
As you can see, there are several differences with the Computer Version and the NES.

The potential party members and their whereabouts

 * Captain Johne (spelled as John in this version): Underworld (beneath Despise).
 * Gorn: Blackthorn's castle.
 * Gwenno (spelled as Gweno in this version): Lord British's castle.
 * Jaana: Trinsic.
 * Dupre: Bordermarch.
 * Katrina: New Magincia.
 * Mariah: Lycaeum.

Who are missing?
These Characters, potential party members are NOT included in this version:


 * Geoffrey, Toshi (Tosh), Julia, Maxwell and Sentri.

Locations of the important items

 * Skiff: Talk to Ronan in Serpent's Hold.
 * Sextant: Talk to David in Yew (in house at northwest corner of Britiannia)
 * Magical Sheet Music: Talk to Sir Kenneth in Paws
 * Sandalwood Box: Use Magical Sheet Music on harpsichord in Lord British's castle.
 * Grapple: Talk to Bidney in Buccaneer's Den, then Lord Michael at Empath Abbey.
 * Sceptre of Lord British: Stonegate (You'll need the Grapple).
 * Crown: Blackthorn's castle.
 * Amulet: In Underworld beneath Destard.
 * Horn of Truth: Talk to Lord Shalineth at the Lycaeum.
 * Horn of Love: Talk to Lord Michael at Empath Abbey.
 * Horn of Courage: Talk to Lord Malone at Serpent's Hold.
 * Shard of Falsehood: In Underworld (beneath Deceit).
 * Shard of Cowardice: In Underworld (beneath Hythloth).
 * Shard of Hatred: In Underworld (beneath Wrong).

Learning Words of Power
Your character doesn't have to actually learn the Words of Power (or the Mantras). If you already know them, or if you are using this cheat sheet, you can safely skip this step. Otherwise, here is a good list of where to learn each Word of Power. The words of power for the seven surface dungeons are known only by the members of the Great Council, who are either captured or in hiding. The word of power for Dungeon Doom must be learned from the Codex.


 * Oppression password: INFAMA
 * Resistance password: DAWN