Margareta
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 Margareta, from Ultima VII | |||||
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Margareta Mitchellino[1] is an archetypal gypsy drabarni encamped outside the city of Minoc in Ultima VII.
Description[edit]
The Avatar encountered Margareta in the wake of the horrific slayings of her brother-in-law, Frederico, and his wife, Tania, who had both been found in the local sawmill not long before the hero's arrival. Deeply grieved by their loss, the fortune-teller claimed to have foreseen the slayings, and was regretful that her relations had not heeded her warnings of danger. Compounding her worries, she further feared for their now orphaned son, Sasha, who she feared was being led astray by the seductive philosophies of the Fellowship.[2] With her husband, Jergi, now in charge of the small kumpania and contemplating whether to move it elsewhere, it seemed her nephew would soon be forced to choose between his new-found beliefs or his family, and many within the group were uneasy about the impending decision.[3]
A skilled diviner, Margareta would agree to read the Avatar's fortunes for a sum of twenty gold coins, and would furnish the hero with much needed prophecies regarding the unfolding quest. For all of her own personal misgivings, Margareta proclaimed that the Avatar would need to join the Fellowship in order to learn more of them and of a strange and new peril threatening to overtake Britannia.
This dark and singular prediction aside, the gypsy saw numerous other snatches of the past and future – discerning the disturbance of the ether, recognizing the significance of the astronomical alignment, and telling the hero of Hook and his ultimate insignificance in coming events. Of particular import, however, was Margareta's advisement to seek council with the Time Lord and the wisps, triggering the beginning of the Avatar's quest to find and communicate with these strange constructs.[4]
Lore[edit]
| “ | Also, I was accosted by a few of the Gypsies. Accosted is, perhaps, not the correct word, for they were quite pleasant and friendly. One, a woman named Margareta, offered to reveal my fortune — for 20 gold! Despite my curiosity, I declined. I have spent too much of my time learning from the past and present to be guided by that which I have yet to experience. – from Key to the Black Gate (Ultima VII)
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Trivia[edit]
- If the Avatar is male, Margareta will mention in her prophecy that she sees a woman standing near a shrine who is in love with the hero, referencing Nastassia.[4]
- Margareta Mitchellino is the author of a book titled Gone with the Wisp, detailing various anecdotal stories of her people. Its name and hers are both references to Margaret Mitchell's famous novel, Gone with the Wind.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Margareta Mitchellino. Gone with the Wisp (Ultima VII – in-game).
- ↑ Margareta. Underworld Dragon's Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "astray, mistake, Sasha".
- ↑ Jergi. Underworld Dragon's Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "Fellowship, Sasha".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Margareta. Underworld Dragon's Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "destiny".