Zog

Zog
Zog's bones in Ultima VII
Species:	unknown
Appearances
Ultima VII Location: Britain Ultima VI Zog's bones in Ultima VI Location: Britain

Zog is a mysterious being who lived in Sosaria’s very distant past – a long time before the events of the Ultima games. All that is known about him is from his fossilized remains in the Royal Museum in Britain and from a conversation the Avatar had with wisps.

Description

When Zog lived is uncertain, but Kytyn of the Royal Museum claims his bones are much older than any known Britannian fossils. The only suriving creatures that have firsthand experiences encountering Zog are the Xornite wisps. While imparting the spell Armageddon to the Avatar, they revealed that he provided Zog with “sample information”. The wisps then speculate that the information was misused to explain the extended loss of contact with Sosaria after that.

Zog's bones were found sometime prior to Ultima VI, which is when they were brought to the Royal Museum in Britain as an exhibit. The bones were still in the museum in Ultima VII. However, by Ultima IX, they were missing.

Trivia

• With the Ultima IX dialogue patch, the skull of Mondain found in the Royal Museum is replaced with the bones of Zog, as the skull had been lost in the Abyss.
• Zog's name originates from an incident involving Dr. Cat's father, who was in the habit of trying to impress waitstaff by making mention of things pertinent to their country of origin. Apparently, he surprised a young Dr. Cat by making a reference to King Zog I of Albania during a dinner in which he was being served by an Albanian waiter, and he would subsequently sign letters to his son with the name "Zog" as something of an inside joke.