Petra

Petra is an Automaton the Avatar meets in Moonshade in Ultima VII Part Two. She is not just any Automaton, however; Petra is the only automaton with a soul and emotions. She is also is the only female Automaton ever seen in the game.

Petra worked in the Blue Boar Inn of Moonshade and was quite happy with her simple existence. She had an utter dislike of Torrissio after he'd treated her really bad and showed to care a lot for the tavern owner Rocco. She told the Avatar some interesting things about Automatons and why the mages liked to use them, but warned that all mages were very dangerous and petty.

However, after Shamino the Anarch killed almost everyone in Moonshade, including her mentor and friend Rocco, she was stricken with grief. Now that nothing else was left for her, she decided she should help the Avatar and joined the hero's group. She also helped the Avatar with a mindswap machine, experiencing feeling through a flesh body for the first time. Afterwards, she accompanied the Avatar's group loyally through the quest.

It is not known what happened to her afterwards.

Trivia

 * Petra's portrait is based on Josannah Dragon, who was one of the winners of the Ultima VI Immortality Contest.
 * Despite being an Automaton, the monks can resurrect her.
 * There is speculation that Petra's soul originated from Elissa, whom the Avatar met 400 years before SI. Some fans believed that Elissa looked very much like Petra, and in SI it is revealed that Elissa was considering to transfer her soul into an Automaton, but still had fears about the procedure. There is however nothing within the game hinting that the two characters might be one and the same, and if Petra's soul indeed was Elissa, then Petra has lost her memory in the process, as she does not remember her old existence as Elissa, when the Avatar meets her.