Ignite

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This article is about a Britannian spell. For the Pagan spell, see Ignite (U8).

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Ignite
Ultima IX Incantation: In Flam Reagents: none Circle: linear Ultima VII Incantation: In Flam Reagents: none Circle: linear Ultima VI Incantation: In Flam Reagents: BP, SA Circle: 1st The Forge of Virtue Name: Hearthfire Incantation: none Reagents: greenwood ash Circle: linear The Temper of Wisdom Name: Hearthfire Incantation: none Reagents: greenwood ash Circle: linear

Ignite is a simple spell used to ignite different kinds of flame-producing devices.

Spell Description

While this spell can be misused to cause horrible fires – indeed there are reports that some fires in cities of Britannia originated that way – its main purpose is to ignite things like candles, torches or braziers, in case that the caster has no means at hand to ignite it by natural means. However, this only applies to one single flame source. Douse is its opposite spell. Its originally meager requirements were fully negated when research by mages made it a linear spell, no longer having a mana and reagent cost.

In Ultima IX, this spell is needed for the Ritual of Binding, which is used to bind spells permanently to a spellbook, as the candles on the pentagram can only be ignited with it.

If every flammable device in sight is to be ignited, the Great Ignite spell is needed.

Lore

“	Ignites a lifeless torch, fireplace or brazier. – from Compendium (Ultima VI)

“	This spell generates a tiny missile of sparks that can ignite flammable material. – from The Book of Fellowship (Ultima VII)

“	An ancient spell drawn from a pool of magic long since faded. Ignite is still a useful means of lighting suitable items. Many a winter night at the cottage has been cheered by the Ignite spell. Once, overly so. In his first attempt at this spell, Arduin destroyed the corn crib which to rebuild took a fortnight from his studies. – from Spellbook (Ultima IX)

Ultima Saga

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This article or section is about the Ultima Saga series of novels. The information within may not apply to Ultima V or other Ultima games.

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In Lynn Abbey's Ultima Saga, the linear spell of Hearthfire creates sparks which can easily ignite most flammable materials. The mage need only coat his fingertips in greenwood ash and expends a small amount of mana. Linear spells do not use Words of Power or traditional reagents, but do require mana.

Trivia

• The spell was omitted from the C64-port of Ultima VI.
• In Ultima VII, this spell is redundant, as everything can be ignited with a double-click.
• The equivalent to this spell on Pagan is Ignite.

Gallery

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  Ignite is cast in Ultima IX

See Also

• Great Ignite
• Douse
• Ignite (U8) (Ultima VIII)

References

Ultima VI Spells
1st Circle	Create Food ☥ Detect Magic ☥ Detect Trap ☥ Dispel Magic ☥ Douse ☥ Harm ☥ Heal ☥ Help ☥ Ignite ☥ Light
2nd Circle	Infravision ☥ Magic Arrow ☥ Poison ☥ Reappear ☥ Sleep ☥ Telekinesis ☥ Trap ☥ Unlock Magic ☥ Untrap ☥ Vanish
3rd Circle	Curse ☥ Dispel Field ☥ Fireball ☥ Great Light ☥ Magic Lock ☥ Mass Awaken ☥ Mass Sleep ☥ Peer ☥ Protection ☥ Repel Undead
4th Circle	Animate ☥ Conjure ☥ Disable ☥ Fire Field ☥ Great Heal ☥ Locate ☥ Mass Dispel ☥ Poison Field ☥ Sleep Field ☥ Wind Change
5th Circle	Energy Field ☥ Explosion ☥ Insect Swarm ☥ Invisibility ☥ Lightning ☥ Paralyze ☥ Pickpocket ☥ Reveal ☥ Seance ☥ X-Ray
6th Circle	Charm ☥ Clone ☥ Confuse ☥ Flame Wind ☥ Hail Storm ☥ Mass Protect ☥ Negate Magic ☥ Poison Wind ☥ Replicate ☥ Web
7th Circle	Chain Bolt ☥ Enchant ☥ Energy Wind ☥ Fear ☥ Gate Travel ☥ Kill ☥ Mass Curse ☥ Mass Invisibility ☥ Wing Strike ☥ Wizard Eye
8th Circle	Armageddon ☥ Death Wind ☥ Eclipse ☥ Mass Charm ☥ Mass Kill ☥ Resurrect ☥ Slime ☥ Summon ☥ Time Stop ☥ Tremor

Ultima VII Spells
Linear	Awaken ☥ Douse ☥ Fireworks ☥ Glimmer ☥ Help ☥ Ignite ☥ Thunder ☥ Weather
1st Circle	Awaken All ☥ Create Food ☥ Cure ☥ Detect Trap ☥ Great Douse ☥ Great Ignite ☥ Light ☥ Locate
2nd Circle	Destroy Trap ☥ Enchant ☥ Fire Blast ☥ Great Light ☥ Mass Cure ☥ Protection ☥ Telekinesis ☥ Wizard Eye
3rd Circle	Curse ☥ Heal ☥ Paralyze ☥ Peer ☥ Poison ☥ Protect All ☥ Sleep ☥ Swarm
4th Circle	Conjure ☥ Lightning ☥ Mark ☥ Mass Curse ☥ Recall ☥ Reveal ☥ Seance ☥ Unlock Magic
5th Circle	Charm ☥ Dance ☥ Dispel Field ☥ Explosion ☥ Fire Field ☥ Great Heal ☥ Invisibility ☥ Mass Sleep
6th Circle	Cause Fear ☥ Clone ☥ Fire Ring ☥ Flame Strike ☥ Magic Storm ☥ Poison Field ☥ Sleep Field ☥ Tremor
7th Circle	Create Gold ☥ Death Bolt ☥ Delayed Blast ☥ Energy Field ☥ Energy Mist ☥ Mass Charm ☥ Mass Might ☥ Restoration
8th Circle	Armageddon ☥ Death Vortex ☥ Invisibility All ☥ Mass Death ☥ Resurrect ☥ Summon ☥ Swordstrike ☥ Time Stop

Ultima IX Spells
Linear	Stone ☥ Gust ☥ Ignite ☥ Douse
1st Circle	Create Reagents ☥ Lightning Bolt ☥ Light ☥ Light Heal
2nd Circle	Crystal Barrier ☥ Ethereal Sight ☥ Infernal Armor ☥ Cure
3rd Circle	Charm ☥ Telekinesis ☥ Fireball ☥ Fog
4th Circle	Time Stop ☥ Wizard Eye ☥ Day ☥ Freeze
5th Circle	Summon Undead ☥ Levitate ☥ Bolt of Flame ☥ Full Heal
6th Circle	Meteorite ☥ Invisibility ☥ Ring of Fire ☥ Mana Breath
7th Circle	Death ☥ Teleport ☥ Summon Demon ☥ Frost Storm
8th Circle	Earthquake ☥ Lightning Storm ☥ Inferno ☥ Searing Rain