Shanklick

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Shanklick
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Shanklick, from Ultima Underworld
Species: exile
Appearances
CollapseUltima Underworld
Location: Abyss-Level Five

Shanklick is the leader of the exiles in the Abyss. She appears in Ultima Underworld.

Description[edit]

After hearing rumours that someone named Shanklick had important information about the mad wizard Tyball, the Avatar found her on the fifth level, acting as the leader of the exiles of the Abyss.

Shanklick had a problem solving a serious poisoning case among the exiles, where someone had given an exile a bad brain on purpose. Sadly, the victim was now suffering from laughing sickness and was unable to reveal the culprit. The Avatar suggested that she feign sympathy with the criminal and offer a reward, only to then nab the guilty person once he came to collect the reward. Shanklick liked the Avatar's shrewdness, and said that Arial had been brought to Tyball in the levels below them, revealing the location of the stairs down in the process.

Lore[edit]

This is the home of Shanklick, a most unhappy ghoul. She led some humans long ago, and watched their hopes of civilization and peace crumble to dust — isn't that nice? Better, she and her followers had to survive on the bodies of the dead, and became as they are now — hideous, wretched ghouls. Their story warms my heart. It is said she knows where the haft of the Sword Caliburn is hidden.