Heart of Earth
The Heart of Earth is one of the five fragments of the great Blackrock Obelisk of Pagan. It is Lithos' object of power. It appears in Ultima VIII.
Description[edit]
When the Obelisk was shattered by the Guardian near the conclusion of the great war, the Heart of Earth landed in Stone Cove, where Lithos found it and then stored it safely inside the Catacombs - specifically the Pit of Death part that housed the Conventicle of the Dead. Buried in his very earth and marked by a tombstone, the place became holy to him. It was there, where the Avatar found the Heart in the ancient grave, and later used it to drain Lithos of his powers, destroying him in the process. It then melted into the other fragments, reforming the Obelisk.
Lore[edit]
| “ | The first fragment, called the Heart of Earth, fell to Lithos, who keeps it in the fabled Pit of Death. Hydros set hers, the Tear of the Seas, on the floor of the ocean in a deep undersea city. The third fragment, the Breath of Air, is said to be on the island of Stratos' followers. A fourth fragment fell to the lands that became the cemetery, though many years later it was given to the first five Sorcerers and used to bind the Titan of Fire to their will.
There is considerable speculation about a fifth fragment. Apparently the tip of the great obelisk was seen hurling through the air almost entirely intact. However, no one ever saw the item land, so its location remains a mystery. Were all of the fragments to be gathered together and taken to an area near the location of the ancient Temple, it might be possible to recreate the effects of the obelisk. Of course, it to would still be necessary to fabricate a magical field of some sort to channel the energy from whatever source first gave the obelisk power. |
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Trivia[edit]
- Originally, removing the Heart would have triggered the undead invasion of Tenebrae, but the event got removed from the released game. See Plot Cuts in Ultima VIII.
- The game can be broken by getting the heart even before meeting Lithos and then using it on him on the first meeting. Since he there appears in a cutscene, one has to drink a purple potion and attack one of the skeletons, so its starts to push the Avatar back towars where Lithos appears with its attacks. The Heart has to be double-clicked on to make the crosshair appear. One the Avatar is close, Lithos appears and can be absorbed, breaking the game.
Gallery[edit]
The marker of the Heart
The original consequences of the theft
| Forming the Blackrock Obelisk | |
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| The Pieces | Obelisk tip ☥ Heart of Earth ☥ Breath of Air ☥ Tongue of Flame ☥ Tear of the Seas |