Merlin
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| Merlin | |||||||||
 Merlin, from Ultima IV | |||||||||
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Merlin is a mage living in Cove during Ultima IV.
Description[edit]
The mystical wizard could be found in the remote eastern section of Cove, and would speak to the Stranger about the study of magic, wishing the hero the best of luck in the same pursuit. Should the adventurer have previously learned from Sam of the Jolly Spirits that Merlin knew of the black stone of Humility, inquiries could be made about it, and the mage would reveal that the artifact had somehow become caught within one of the moongates. He would instruct the hero to seek out a gate which appeared during a double new moon, and to thoroughly search the ground around it.[1]
Trivia[edit]
- In the Nintendo remake of Ultima IV (where most character names were omitted and dialogue was significantly modified), Merlin can be identified as the ranger in the secret room in Vesper, who gives the same information. In fact, he is the only character in the remake that speaks about the black stone.[2]
- Merlin's name is probably taken from the famous wizard of Arthurian legend.
References[edit]
- ↑ Merlin. Underworld Dragon’s Ultima IV transcript. Ultima IV. "gate, job, stone".
- ↑ Ultima IV transcript by subject § The Eight Stones