Landmarks

A sign post

A number of monuments exist within the ancient Sosaria of Ultima III.

Description

These sites, all of which seemingly vanished with the fall of Mondain, possessed a number of strange qualities, and often had the power to increase the Stranger's skills and abilities. Each major continent of the world possessed two such places, usually situated on isles off of the mainland. Whatever powers a "sign post" possessed would disappear after the initial invocation, but would become refreshed once the explorer who visited them traveled to another "sign post" elsewhere.

During this era, various lords of the Sosarian states often charged the Stranger with quests to find these "sign posts," offering boons of strength and equipment in exchange for these discoveries.

Names, Effects and Locations

The names of the eight sign posts, their effects, their locations and (if applicable) the king who assigns quests regarding them are listed in the chart below:

Sign post	Effect	Location	King assigning quest
The Eastern Sign Post	No effect	Lands of Danger and Despair	n/a
The Grave of the Lost Soul	No effect (Raises Stamina in FM Towns-port)	Lands of Danger and Despair	Lord British
The Pillar of Ozymandias	Raises Wisdom	Lands of the Feudal Lords	Lord of the Castle of Olympus
The Pillars of the Argonauts	Produces weapons	Lands of the Feudal Lords	n/a
The Pillars of Protection	Raises Agility	Lands of Lord British	n/a
The Sign Post	Raises Stamina	Lands of the Dark Unknown	n/a
The Southern Sign Post	Raises Charisma	Lands of the Dark Unknown	Lord of Castle Barataria (possibly Ozymandias)
The Tower of Knowledge	Raises Intelligence	Lands of Lord British	King of the White Dragon

Trivia

• Because such landmarks were represented graphically by the the image of a sign post, they are often collectively known as "sign posts".