Tom
| Tom | |||
 Tom, from Ultima Underworld | |||
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Tom was a fighter serving Sir Cabirus and was the lover of Judy. He does not appear alive in Ultima Underworld as he had died before the events of that game took place.
Description[edit]
Everything we know about Tom is told by Judy. As the Avatar walked along a river of lava in the south area of the fifth level of the abyss, a near-sighted elderly woman in mage's robes called out. At first mistaking the Avatar for Tom, she said that she was awaiting the return of Tom and that she had been waiting many years. Over the years she'd even forgotten what he looked like, and had nothing to remember him by.
- "Ah, Tom, he was me Tommy-boy. Gone he is and now only I am left. Nevermore shall I see his face this side of Paradise. Nor am I even able to remember it, not a'tall."
- "Yea, the years wi' out my Tommy have been long, and I canna remember his face, e'en though I ha' looked upon it many a time."
- "He and I were walking here, down by the lava. Tom was t' ask his master, Lord Cabirus, t'bless our marriage. He just gave me this ring, "A hole of gold," he says to me, "with a plug of fair flesh."
An' then one o' them headless creatures came runnin' in, and brave Tom WOULD fight wi' it. The both of them went into the lava! Ah, me Tom! And I have sat here these long years. Some o' the folk nearby take pity on me, bring me things to eat. But nary one will stay and watch wi' me for my Tom." - "Ah, that's me Tom. Always worrying me. Ah, Tom, come up, thou'rt worrying thy Judy! Ah, me, I canna e'en recall his face, he's so long lost t' me!"
- "I had me a picture once, but 'tis lost now. Ah, me Tom! Such a bonny lad I never knew."
When asked if she realized that he is dead, she says:
- "Nay! He but hides from me. 'Tis a game he plays. Tom! Tom, come up now, me lad, thou'rt bringing me a fright!"
It seems Tom was in the service of Sir Cabirus and had planned to marry Judy but before that happened he fought with a headless and fell into the lava.
Lore[edit]
| “ | Here, on a stony shelf overlooking the lava flow, you might encounter Judy, a living testament to my genius. Once a mage of the Abyss in the days before its collapse, she was the lover of a fighter, Tom. Theirs was a perfect love; how could I resist destroying it? As they took a lover's walk beside the lava, I sent a headless up to kill poor Tom, leaving Judy shattered, brokenhearted. After so many years, she cannot even remember the features of the man she mourns, which only adds to her delicious agony. |
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