Raft



A somewhat rarely-used form of seafaring transportation, a raft is a simple craft that varies greatly depending on where it is encountered.

The rafts seen in Ultima I were simply the poor man's frigate; a single-person rowboat, they were a cheap solution for anyone needing to cross bodies of water. However, these rafts had no on-board weaponry, so waterborne adventurers had to rely on their own hand-held weapons -- preferably ranged ones -- for protection at sea. They could be purchased in most coastal cities in Sosaria.

Rafts resurfaced in Ultima VI, still having no weapons of any sort, but able to accommodate a full party's worth of people.

In Savage Empire, the tribes of Eodon made use of larger, multi-passenger rafts that needed at least four people using paddles to operate. Two such craft were known of: one northeast of the Pindiro Tribe (but has no paddles); the other is west of the Barako Tribe, near Topuru's island (and is complete with paddles).