Almric
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Baron Almric is the governor of the surface colony of the Abyss on the Isle of the Avatar in Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss.
Description[edit]
After the construction of Sir Cabirus’ colony commenced within the Abyss, Almric, the former Master of Hounds to Lord British, was placed in charge of a small village and a fortress built near the dungeon's egress. While the settlement was indeed constructed, the chaos in the Abyss after Cabrius' death made Almric declare the Abyss a failure and a prison, condemning all inside to doom after the doors were sealed.
When some years later Tyball kidnapped Almric's daughter Arial to the Abyss, the governor in his grief falsely accused the Avatar of the crime instead after Corwin had failed to bring her back. Failing to heed the Avatar's pleas of innocence, Almric sentenced the hero to rot in the nearby dungeon, unless Arial was being returned to the surface. After Arial's rescue and the hero's escape from the Abyss, Almric was thankful for the rescue of Arial, and asked the Avatar for forgiveness, while his domain was destroyed by the eruption of the volcano.
The Ultima 6 Project[edit]
This is an Ultima 6 Project-related NPC article or section. The information within may not apply to Ultima VI or other Ultima games.
In The Ultima 6 Project, the young Almric was still serving as Master of Hounds in Lord British's castle. Almric felt he was truly gifted to be allowed to look after the dogs, feeling that all creatures in Britannia were wonderful. If the Avatar spoke with Sir Cabirus in Serpent's Hold about Almric's planned involvement in creating a colony in the Abyss, Almric elucidated upon these plans further.
Lore[edit]
| “ | Lord British ordered that a village be established upon the surface of our isle, as a point of contact between ourselves and the rest of Britannia. Baron Almric, formerly the King's Master of Hounds, has been appointed to command the settlement. His men have erected a rough stone tower, and the completion of a small fort should take only a few years more. |
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Trivia[edit]
- He is voiced in the introduction by Richard Garriott.
- Interesting enough the Avatar's innocence was announced by Almric in the completion certificate of the game. The Avatar also gave an account of what happened to Almric's librarian.
Gallery[edit]
Almric in the PSX-port
