Anton
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 Anton, from Ultima VII | |||||
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Anton is a young scholar apprenticed to the sage Alagner. The Avatar may encounter him in Buccaneer's Den. He appears in Ultima VII.
Description[edit]
Sometime prior to the events of Ultima VII, Anton left his native New Magincia on Alagner's behalf, embarking on a quest to learn about the true nature of the Fellowship and to compile information such that the Avatar would be prepared to fight against it should the hero return to Britannia.
Traveling across the kingdom, the youth also amassed considerable lore on a variety of other topics, which he used as capital when questioning the alien wisps. Extraordinarily, Anton even managed to secure an audience with the Time Lord, and thereby learned of events yet to unfold, including the impending death of his mentor. After compiling as much data as he could into a series of collected notes and maps known as Key to the Black Gate, the young man tragically fell into the hands of his enemies, and was imprisoned in the Fellowship's stronghold in Buccaneer's Den.[1][2]
Not well-equipped to withstand the tortures he would be forced to endure, Anton quickly revealed the details of his mission to his jailer, a troll known as Grod. Despite having told his captors what they wished to know, the scholar was still subject to daily lashings from his sadistic keeper, and grew weaker as the days of torment stretched on. His only companion in this misery was Sullivan, a shyster who had made his living by conning others into believing he was the Avatar.[3][1]
Should the true Avatar discover the dungeon in which Anton was kept, the hero could opt to slay Grod, and thereafter liberate Anton and Sullivan using the keys found on the troll's body. If thus freed, the youth would thank his rescuer, hoping to someday be able to repay the kindness.
Lore[edit]
| “ | Avatar, my mentor, the great and wise Alagner, has long since noticed the ill effects that have befallen the land during the past two hundred years since thy last visit. The cities are decaying, the people are poor, the animals underfed, and the land, itself, raped by those who have forgotten thee. There are many — and I must confess I am one of them — who doubt thy return. But doubt is nothing more than just that, and differs inherently from certainty. It is from this lack of certainty that my mentor has bade me compile the following information, for shouldst thou return, the burden of righting the many ills of Britannia will fall upon thy shoulders. While I may possess the knowledge gleaned from gathering the facts contained herein, I lack the courage and conviction necessary to return our fair land to its former, virtue-oriented state. However, thou hast repeatedly demonstrated thine own fearless determination. – from Key to the Black Gate (Ultima VII)
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Trivia[edit]
- Should Grod and Sullivan be present on-screen while speaking to Anton, they will both chime in during his dialogue, providing some blackly humorous banter.[3]
Gallery[edit]
Anton asks questions
Anton, composing Key to the Black Gate
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Morris, Andrew P. Key to the Black Gate (Ultima VII). Origin Systems, Inc.: 1992. Pages 4, 58, 61.
- ↑ Anton. Underworld Dragon’s Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "Alagner".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Anton. Underworld Dragon’s Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "lashings, name, job".