Talfourd
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 Talfourd, from Ultima IV | |||||||||
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Talfourd is the judge of Yew's Court of Justice during the time of Ultima IV.
Description[edit]
Judge Talfourd was a wise man responsible for administering Justice within the halls of Yew's court, claiming that his profession's Virtue was the enactment of Truth. Should the Stranger learn from a local wandering druid,[1] that Talfourd knew the location of the city's rune, the hero could ask after it. The magistrate would enigmatically state that the artifact was well hidden and task the aspirant with crucial moment of self-examination, testing to see if an honest answer would be given in regards to past transgressions.[2]
Should the hero admit to fallibility, like all persons, the judge would advise penance in a nearby cell containing a felon and to search well inside.
Trivia[edit]
- In the document discovered by historians Robert De Main and Carlotta Stein that purports to be the Avatar's personal diary, Talfourd is described as a regal and stoic man, whose countenance gave no clues as to his emotions.[3]
- Talford quotes British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, stating that "Justice is truth in action!"
- In the Nintendo remake of Ultima IV, Talfourd does not give the Stranger any clues to the location of the rune of Justice and upon extracting a confession of crimes, only asks that the hero look to the darkness within and ask if the truth is spoken. The clue as to the runes' location, instead, lies with Ramus.[4]
- In Yoko Tanaka's manga, Ultima: The Quest of the Avatar, Talfourd is the foster father of the protagonist, Deane, whom he raises with his own son, Shiva, after finding him as an infant. A just man in a troubled age, Talfourd's eventual death at the hands of men he had previously condemned serves as the catalyst which compels Deane to embark on the quest of the Avatar, following in the steps of the man he has come to know as his older brother.[5]
Gallery[edit]
Talfourd on his deathbed from Yoko Tanaka's Quest of the Avatar manga
See Also[edit]
Rune of Justice thread: Druid → Talfourd → Jail Guard & poor beggars → Vorpal
References[edit]
- ↑ Druid (NPC). Underworld Dragon’s Ultima IV transcript. Ultima IV. "rune".
- ↑ Talfourd. Underworld Dragon’s Ultima IV transcript. Ultima IV. "job, justice, rune".
- ↑ DeMaria, Rusel et al. "Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar". Ultima: The Avatar Adventures (Ultima IV). Origin Systems, Inc.: 1992. Page 45.
- ↑ Ultima IV transcript by subject § Shrines of Virtue
- ↑ Tanaka, Yuko. Quest of the Avatar (Ultima IV). JICC: August 29, 1989. Pages 10–13, 31–36.