Iolo

Iolo
Location	Britain

Iolo is leader of the Bard's Guild in Britain.

Description

Former companion of the original Avatar.

Conversation

"Welcome to the Bard's Guild, friend. I am Iolo, one of Britannia's most famous Bards, and it would be my pleasure to tell you a tale or two."

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"If only I could utter his name without choking up. I fear any tale I could tell or song I could sing would only wrap and waver. One day he will return, and then I will reprise my old poems of yore."

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[Iolo begins to recite a limerick.] "There once was a Bard names Iolo, he sang with a voice that was so low. He made Gwenno his missus, gave her so many kisses; so much that he seldom plays solo."

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"It's -Iolo- actually. It rolls off the tongue like so... 'Ee-YO-low'. Now you say it."

Eee-yo-lah.

Eye-oh-low.

Yeah, Lawl.

"My wife and I were lifelong companions to Lady British's father. We sang of him and the first Avatar during the Golden Age. I am retired now, but if you become an Avatar, I will sing your deeds ad well."

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"Out biggest success was a little tune called 'Stones'. Gwenno wrote the lyrics and I wrote the melody. It is a catchy little ditty about Standing Stones."

Trivia

• Iolo's counterpart in reality is David R. Watson of Austin, Texas, a personal friend of Ultima creator Richard Garriott and an actual bowyer by trade.
• David Watson actually did compose the song "Stones," which appears frequently in the Ultima series. His wife, the late Kathleen Jones (Gwenno), wrote the lyrics.

External Links

• Iolo on the Ultima Codex