Rupert

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Rupert
Rupert.jpg
Rupert, from Ultima IX
Species: human
Appearances
Ultima IX
Location: Trinsic
Transcript: Rupert

Rupert is the blacksmith of Trinsic in Ultima IX.

Description[edit]

After learning from Keller in Castle Britannia and Giovanni in Britain that Rupert works with unusual materials and could probably make a blackrock sword, the Avatar asked the man himself when visiting Trinsic. Rupert felt challenged by it and demanded three pieces of blackrock and 7000 gold pieces for the work. However, upon returning after Rupert should have been finished, the surly blacksmith claimed that it had failed and also refused a refund.[1]

Only after cleansing the Shrine of Honor did Rupert reveal that he'd kept the sword for himself, giving it to the Avatar along with a 2000 gold pieces refund for the trouble he'd given the hero.

Trinsic Blacksmith[edit]

Prices in Ultima IX were as follows:[2]

Original Version
Armour
Cost
(gp)
U9-PlateArmsIcon.png Plate arms 1700
U9-PlateBootsIcon.png Plate boots 1000
U9-PlateChesticon.png Plate chest 3000
U9-PlateGauntletsIcon.png Plate gauntlets 700
U9-PlateHelmIcon.png Plate helm 1000
U9-PlateLeggings.png Plate leggings 2400
Weapons
Cost
(gp)
U9BroadswordIcon.png Broadsword 440
U92-HandedSwordIcon.png Claymore 780
U9ScytheIcon.png Scythe 560
U9BlackswordIcon.png Blackrock sword 7000


Economy Patch Version
Chain Armour
Cost
(gp)
U9-ChainArmsIcon.png Arms 510
U9-ChainBootsIcon.png Boots 300
U9-ChainChestIcon.png Chest 900
U9-ChainGauntletsIcon.png Gauntlets 210
U9-ChainHelmIcon.png Coif 300
U9-ChainLeggingsIcon.png Leggings 720
Plate Armour
Cost
(gp)
U9-PlateArmsIcon.png Arms 1800
U9-PlateBootsIcon.png Boots 1300
U9-PlateChesticon.png Chest 3600
U9-PlateGauntletsIcon.png Gauntlets 1050
U9-PlateHelmIcon.png Helm 1125
U9-PlateLeggings.png Leggings 2400
Shields
Cost
(gp)
U9-BronzeShieldIcon.png Copper 150
U9-SilverShieldIcon.png Silver 220
U9-GoldShieldIcon.png Gold 300
U9-BucklerIcon.png Round 425
U9-KiteShieldIcon.png Kite 1200
Swords
Cost
(gp)
U9ScimitarIcon.png Scimitar 295
U9BroadswordIcon.png Broadsword 720
U9LongSwordIcon.png Longsword 1345
U92-HandedSwordIcon.png Claymore 1280
U92-HandedSwordIcon.png 2-handed 1955
U9BlackswordIcon.png Blackrock 7000
Misc. Wepaons
Cost
(gp)
U9BattleAxeIcon.png Battle axe 650
U92-HandedAxeIcon.png 2-handed axe 925
U9MaceIcon.png Mace 165
U9WarHammerIcon.png Warhammer 500
U9ScytheIcon.png Scythe 960
U9BladedStaffIcon.png Bladed staff 1250

Trivia[edit]

  • While it is possible to order the blackrock sword after repairing the shrine, it means losing the refund.

References[edit]

  1. Rupert. Quill Dragon’s Ultima IX transcriptUltima IX.
  2. McCubbin, Chris et al. "Merchant Prices". Ultima IX Strategy Guide (Ultima IX). Prima Publishing: 1999. Pages 22–39.