Listener
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| Only appearance: | Ultima Underworld II |
The Listener is an imp that was summoned by the Guardian to serve as his spy in the underground complex beneath Castle Britannia. It appears in Ultima Underworld II.
Description[edit]
The Listener secreted itself in a series of tunnels filled with magical flames near the waterways beneath Lord British’s castle. From here it spied on the activities of those above and reported its findings back to the red titan.
After the Avatar attempted to gain her confidence by mentioning Bishop, the sorceress Altara would reveal the existence of this being to the hero, giving direction to slay it with a magically prepared dagger and return to her after the task was done. Once the Listener was dispatched, Altara would accept the Avatar as an ally in her private opposition to the Guardian, and would begin to assist in the hero's quest to free the Britannians trapped within the villainous conqueror's blackrock dome.[1]
Lore[edit]
| “ | Listen well -- I was a long while in the Guardian's service, and I know his methods. There will be an observer in thy castle, some magical creature lurking in the sewers and tunnels there.
By now it has burrowed deep into the rock foundation of thy fortress, its ear to the stone, listening to all that transpires there. It will stay near a body of water, and surround itself with walls of fire. Keep this dagger with thee! This shall bring thee through any fire-walls it puts in thy path. And though other weapons may wound it, only this blade can deal the killing blow. Please, find and destroy the listener-imp lurking beneath thy fortress -- I can sense that he is still in place, within his icy burrow. Remember, only this dagger can gain you entrance to his lair and kill him! – from Altara (Killorn Keep)
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Location[edit]
Altara gave the Avatar several clues to the location of the Listener:
- It will be beneath the castle, in the sewers and tunnels
- It will have burrowed deep into the rock foundations, near a body of water
- It will surround itself with walls of fire
- It will reside in an icy burrow. But this seems to contradict what she said previously about the Listener being surrounded by fire-walls. Also, up until this point she has been referring to the Listener as "it" but now suddenly as "he" so this whole sentence seems a little out of whack.
- The Avatar can only find the way to the Listener's burrow while carrying the listener killing dagger provided by Altara.
BR4 - Under Castle Britannia, on level 4, there is a large lake. Along the southeast edge of this lake are some fishing docks. Exploring these docks you will find a section of wall with a lavafall. Approach this wall while carrying Altara's listener killing dagger and a path will be opened leading to the listener's burrow.
Killing It[edit]
The listener is an imp and can be engaged in physical and/or magical combat just as any other creature.
However, as Altara mentioned, the Listener can only be killed by a weapon specially prepared for that purpose. Other weapons and spells may do it harm but none will bring it death save the dagger provided by Altara.
Gallery[edit]
The Listener surrounded by lava
