Hourglass of Fate

The Hourglass of Fate is a highly important item appearing in Ultima VII Part Two.

Description

The Hourglass of Fate not only enables the Xenkan Monks to return the Avatar to life after being mortally wounded, but also can be used by the Avatar to call a monk if a companion had died - that most often is Thoxa. The Hourglass of Fate was designed so that the monks could determine when certain events drew nigh and react accordingly. It was said to contain ‘the lifeblood of Serpent Isle’. If it runs out, the world will end.

Thoxa took the Hourglass with her when she left Monk Isle to travel all over the Serpent Isle in order to find the hero that would save the universe from the imbalance. When finally meeting the Avatar, she gave it to the hero right after their arriving to the Serpent Isle. She warned, that the Hourglass should never be given out of hand, or it could be the hero's doom.

Trivia

• Essentially, the hourglass takes over the function of the Resurrect spell, without the limitations. For some reason, Petra can be resurrected with it, despite being an automaton, while this is not possible for Boydon after being blown apart.
• Being returned after dying can sometimes off-set the Avatar to a location some distance away from where it happened.
• This uses exactly the same item graphics as the Enchanted Hourglass in Ultima VII.