Swamp boots

Swamp Boots are specialty boots, coated and protected against the poisonous goop of Britannian swamps.

Overview
The swamp lands of Britannia are very dangerous. Everyone walking through them risks getting poisoned, which means a slow and painful death for the victim. Since red Potions or a Cure spell aren't always available, these boots were developed for travelers and adventurers. With Swamp Boots, it is totally harmless to stand in the poisonous waters of a swamp, as long as no other parts of the body touch it. Swamp Boots protect from the poisons in the water and the poisonous slugs that live in this water. Therefore, every adventurer should have one pair of Swamp Boots ready, as they are a guarantee that their life will last a lot longer in the swamps.

In Ultima VI, swamp boots were something totally normal and could be bought for the small price of 10 gold at typical armouries, such as that of Utomo in the village of Yew. Similarly, in VII and VII/2, they could be bought cheaply at armouries or tool shops. In Ultima IX however, they were strangely enough treated like a special item and only one pair was seen in the entire game. In Ultima IX the Avatar could also swim in swamp water wearing his Swamp Boots and not be effected by the poison, which directly contraidicts all previous information.

The Avatar and the Companions found the swamp boots very handy, even to the extent that in Ultima VII, there is a pair on display in the Royal Museum, labeled "Swamp Boots once worn by the Avatar".