Destard




 * Dungeon type: Cave
 * Opposes the Virtue: Valor.
 * Word of Power: INOPIA

Description
The dragon cave of Dungon Destard, situated in the mountains west of Trinsic. A very, very dangerous place. A lot of the Dragons and Drakes of Britannia call the warm caves of Destard their home and breeding place, and they react extremely violently to intruders into their home, which usually ends in the destruction of the intruders by their fiery breath and powerful magics. Many adventurers had entered Destard in pure greed, only to regret it very quickly after meeting its inhabitants, as a lot of human remains are silent witness of.

Because of its inhabitants, Destard can only be mastered by expert adventurers with very good equipment. However, should the inhabitants be overcome, the huge dragon treasures await the adventurer after all these perils.

History
The Anti-Valor Dungeon of Destard was first entered in Ultima IV. The Red Stone was found in it, and the mystic spheres in it gave one experience boost and it connected to one of the altar rooms. It was a natural cave system filled with nasties. After the end of the Quest of the Avatar, the Great Council sealed the dungeon, to lock in the horrors in it.

New monsters settled in the dungeon in Ultima V, when Destard again was visited. The Avatar yelled the Word of Power "INOPIA", learned from Goeth, to open the entrance. It connected to the Underworld, where the Amulet was found. After that time, the Dragons invaded Destard, killed all of the monsters living in the caves, making Destard their home, and it became a dragon cave. In Ultima VI, the Avatar entered Destard to retrieve some dragon eggs for Sandy, so that he would reveal information.

The Avatar entered Destard the dragon cave in Ultima VII to find Fellowship funds as ordered by Batlin, but the chest was empty. He/she also met Lasher the Unicorn, and the adventurers Cosmo, Kaebre and Kalibrus in Destard.

Destard was mostly the same in Ultima IX - seen by many as non-canon.

Trivia

 * Destard and Shame are swapped in Ultima IX.

Destard in Ascension
Destard thankfully wasn't changed too much. It was still a dragon cave, although one half of the dungeon was quite different now, with Talonia being the boss dragon.