Garok Al-Mat
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 Garok Al-Mat, from Ultima VII | |||||
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Garok Al-Mat is a magician and former reagent dealer who can be found wandering Dungeon Despise in Ultima VII.
Description[edit]
Three years prior to the Avatar's arrival in Trinsic, Garok was sought out by the Britannian Tax Council (BTC) due to discrepancies in his reported income. Having lost his business and growing paranoid in the wake of the ethereal disturbance, the apothecary sought a means to silence the voice sounding in his head and the warped magic that drove him to madness, and scried that the answer to his problems lay in one of Britannia's dungeons. Eventually, he came to Despise, where he became hopelessly lost in his addled state of consciousness.[1]
Should the Avatar encounter Garok, the mage would fear the champion to be a BTC enforcer and would react poorly if the hero claimed to represent the Council. Should the Avatar allay his fears to this end, however, he would accept direction toward the dungeon's exit, allowing the magician to magically transport himself homeward. Grateful for the assistance, Garok would offer the Avatar his remaining reagents on hand and would promise a discount on further goods if ever visiting him in his mountain home.[2]
Lore[edit]
| “ | Before his illness, Garok Al-Mat, a mage of the high mountains, was experimenting with the venom in conjunction with spider silk and giant bee pollen. His hope was to bind the qualities into an effective casting reagent for divination. But his work is now lost forever. |
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Trivia[edit]
- Garok's dialogue, like all mages, will alter if he is spoken to after the cleansing of the ether. Should the Avatar know the true location of the Tetrahedron Generator, the mage could be informed that he is exploring in the wrong dungeon.[3]
- Garok Al-Mat is mentioned in Alagner's Book of Marvelous and Astonishing Things as having been experimenting with silver serpent venom as a divinatory reagent in conjunction with spider silk and the pollen of giant bees, although his research was in all likelihood lost after the ethereal madness overtook him.[4]
Description[edit]
- ↑ Garok Al-Mat. Underworld Dragon’s Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "correct, job, lost, mage, thine head".
- ↑ Garok Al-Mat. Underworld Dragon’s Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "name, Tax Council, way out".
- ↑ Garok Al-Mat. Underworld Dragon’s Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "wrong dungeon".
- ↑ Alagner. Alagner's Book of Marvelous and Astonishing Things (Ultima VII – in-game).