Fiend

Fiend
Fiend, from Ultima VII Part Two
Species:	human
Appearances
Ultima VII Part Two Location: Fiend's Domain

Formerly the wizard, Shal, the Fiend is an evil human whose mind has been completely consumed by raw Chaos. He makes his home in the caves surrounding Serpent's Fang and is utterly insane. The transformation has caused the Fiend to think of himself as a separate person to Shal and refers to him in the third person.

Description

The Ring of Reagents was created by the wizard Shal with the aid of the Serpent of Chaos, however at the cost of Shal losing himself to raw Chaos after a year and becoming the evil creature known as the Fiend. Shal anticipated this transformation and instructed an animated suit of armour to hide the ring, so that his insane self could not misuse it. After his change, the Fiend murdered the followers of Chaos living with him after they saw he had become a fanatic whose twisted behavior did not fit at all with the teachings of Chaos. Since then, the Fiend has fanatically sought after the ring, showing little concern for anything else, apart from following his cannibalistic desires, much to the horror of the nearby Order garrison.

The Avatar encounters the Fiend during the quest for the Silver Seed, as he has within his lair one of the four orbs required to gain access to the chamber where the Seed is kept. The Fiend is willing to speak openly about his history and that he can leave at any time, but first desires the ring, so that he can use its unbound power to slaughter everything in his path.

The Avatar has the option to give him the ring or to refuse. Either choice will cause him to attack.

Trivia

• The Fiend has the highest armour rating and hit points of all creatures in the game.
• He only attacks the Avatar and not any of the companions