Serpent artifacts

The serpent artifacts

The serpent artifacts are seven key items required by the Avatar near the end of Ultima VII Part Two to complete the main quest. These artifacts are associated with the ancient Ophidians of the Serpent Isle, beings of significant power and reverence among the island's former inhabitants. While essential for certain interactions with these beings, the artifacts also serve other purposes, including providing powerful magical effects and unlocking key areas.

Description

The artifacts are:

Name	Picture	Required To	Location	Special
Serpent Earrings		Hear the Great Earth Serpent and to enter the Shrine of Balance.	Shamino in Moonshade, after leaving Mountains of Freedom.	Gift from Frigidazzi, given by Shamino after leaving the Mountains of Freedom.
Serpent Ring		To enter the Shrine of Balance and hear the Great Earth Serpent better.	Zhelkas in Furnace, after passing the test.	Reward for finishing the tests given by Zhelkas in Furnace. If the test is failed, he will demand the Everlasting Goblet for it.
Serpent Necklace		To enter the Shrine of Balance and to speak to the Great Earth Serpent.	Siranush in the Dream Realm, after giving her the dream crystal.	Received after freeing the souls from Gorlab Swamp.
Serpent Staff		To summon the Ssithnos and become Hierophant.	Furnace, troll camp on the west side (find key on dead troll).	On the way outside of the Furnace, the Avatar finds the Serpent Staff guarded by trolls.[Clarification needed]
Serpent Armour		The best armour in the game, to summon Ssithnos and needed to become Hierophant.	Fawn treasury, key from Lady Yelinda.	After giving the disfigured Lady Yelinda the Comb of Beauty, she gives in return the key for the treasure chamber in Fawn, where the Armour is kept.
Serpent Crown		To summon the Ssithnos and become Hierophant.	Hollow tree at 85°S 23°W	In a hollow tree near the Knight's Test.
Eye of the Serpent		To summon the Chaos Hierophant.	Sethys in Temple of Tolerance.	Available after Sethys dies.

Trivia

• The Serpent Necklace looks like Lord British's Amulet.
• In Ultima VII Part Two, the Serpent Staff has a damage of 8 and a reach of 2.
• The Serpent Armour has a defensive rating of 6, the highest in the Serpent Isle, while the Serpent Earrings have a defensive value of 1.
• One plotstopper bug prevents Xenka from speaking about "sacrifice". The cause is the usecode egg in the small chamber in Furnace where the Serpent Staff is found; this egg sets a game flag which influences Xenka. To make sure, avoid the troll cave altogether until Xenka tells the Avatar to get the staff and first talk to Zhelkas before getting it. Step into the chamber with the staff and pull it directly into the inventory.

Gallery

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  The Avatar wearing the artifacts while being in the Void

See Also

• Ultima VII Part Two weapon values
• Ultima VII Part Two armour values

References

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Armour

Basic Armour	Cloth armour ☥ Leather armour ☥ Ring mail ☥ Scale armour ☥ Chain armour ☥ Bone armor ☥ Plate armour ☥ Blackrock armor
Enhanced Armour	Magic armour ☥ Anachronistic armour ☥ Exotic Armour ☥ Mystic Armour ☥ Leather Vest of Flameproof ☥ Artifact armor
Other Armour	Armour in Martian Dreams ☥ Primitive armour ☥ Antique armour ☥ Armour of Beauty ☥ Winter gear ☥ Wyrmguard armor ☥ Pirate outfit ☥ Avatar armor
Head Protection	Helmets ☥ Viking helm ☥ Spiked helm ☥ Helm of Courage ☥ Caddellite helm ☥ Cap of Missile Protection ☥ Cowl of Valor ☥ Helm of Light ☥ Living toupee
Shields	Shields ☥ Shield of Monitor ☥ Shield of Valor ☥ Magic shield ☥ Jeweled shield ☥ Dupre's shield ☥ Mage shield ☥ Kiran shield ☥ Serpent Isle shields
Legs and Arms Protection	Swamp boots ☥ Boots of Bouncing ☥ Dragonskin boots ☥ Leather Leggings of Stealth ☥ Greaves ☥ Stocking ☥ Gauntlets of Missile Protection ☥ Gauntlets of Quickness
Other Items	Kidney belt ☥ Loriel's Gift ☥ Spiked collar ☥ Serpent artifacts ☥ Ring of Protection