Sarpling
| Sarpling | |||||
 Sarpling, from Ultima VII | |||||
| Species: | gargoyle | ||||
| Profession: | jeweler | ||||
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Sarpling is a wingless gargoyle who runs a jewelry and reagent shop on Terfin in Ultima VII.
Description[edit]
Sarpling had little to speak of outside of the operations of his store, although he claimed to be a loyal member of the Fellowship and supported it fully. Should the Avatar learn from Teregus of a plot to destroy the Shrines of the Principles, however, the hero could soon ferret out that it was Sarpling who would have access to the necessary materials needed to undertake such a task.[1][2]
If the hero investigated Sarpling's shop, a scroll written by Runeb would be discovered, which implicated both gargoyles in the conspiracy. When confronted with this, Sarpling would confessed his participation and would further reveal that Runeb wished to frame Quan for the incident that he might become leader of the Terfin Fellowship. He stated that Runeb would go so far as to murder Quan if this contrivance failed, and made it evident that he was deeply fearful of Runeb, himself. Should the Avatar bring word of Sarpling's accusations to his partner, the gargoyle would, in fact, make the decision to kill his co-conspirator, although it is likely that he met his end on the hero's blade before this could transpire.[3][4]
Lore[edit]
| “ | Betra and Sarpling are our two provisioners, though each sells different types of supplies. Betra carries a general line of equipment, while Sarpling concentrates on Gargish jewelry and other items specific to our culture. Many travelers and merchants do not realize this fact, and often one of the two provisioners will receive the other’s merchandise by mistake.
... In Terfin, the Gargoyle Sarpling is no wizard, himself, but he does sell reagents to the other members of his community, in addition to travelling mages who call on him. – from Key to the Black Gate (Ultima VII)
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Goods[edit]
Prices in Ultima VII are as follows:[5]
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Trivia[edit]
- Sarpling translates to "Snake Tongue" in Gargish.
- In the SNES-port of Ultima VII, Sarpling claims to be low on supplies, and therefore does not have anything to sell to the hero. In this version of the game, his shop is known as the "Winged Gargoyle."[6]
- Sarpling has the lowest prices in all of Britannia for the four reagents he offers for sale.
References[edit]
- ↑ Sarpling. Underworld Dragon’s Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "Fellowship, gargoyles, job".
- ↑ Betra. Underworld Dragon’s Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "altars".
- ↑ Sarpling. Underworld Dragon’s Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "Assassination plot!, found note".
- ↑ Runeb. Underworld Dragon’s Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "altar destruction".
- ↑ Morris, Andrew P. Ultima VII Clue Book (Ultima VII). Origin Systems, Inc.: 1992. Pages 38–48.
- ↑ Sarpling. Ultima VII SNES transcript. Ultima VII. "Winged Gargoyle".