Tower of Knowledge

Tower of Knowledge
Located in:	Lands of Lord British
Type:	sign post
The Tower of Knowledge

The Tower of Knowledge is a monument in the days of old Sosaria, located within the Lands of Lord British during the era of Ultima I.

Description

This tower was one of eight major sites in the realm that adventurers once quested to find, in search of power or at the behest of the numerous kings of the land. In particular, the Stranger would be sent to this location at the command of the King of the White Dragon of the Lands of Danger and Despair.

The sign marking the tower's location bore the strange inscription, reading "Turis - Scientia - Magnopere". Visitors to this site were subject to strange forces, capable of increasing their intellectual capacity for the traditional magics of wizardry.

After the death of Mondain, and the sundering of Sosaria, this tower, like many prominent landmarks, vanished with the passing of time. It is not known what became of it.

Trivia

• "Turis scientia magnopere" is Latin for "Knowledge of incense very much", translated literally. More likely, it is a mispelling of "Turris scientiae magnae operae", Latin for "The great works of the tower of knowledge".

References

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Sosaria

Lands of Lord British (or "Sosaria" in Ultima III)
Cities	Britain ☥ Dawn ☥ Death Gulch ☥ Devil Guard ☥ Grey ☥ Montor Moon ☥ Fawn ☥ Paws ☥ Tune ☥ Yew
Castles	Castle of Lord British ☥ Castle of the Lost King
Landmarks	The Pillars of Protection ☥ The Tower of Knowledge
Dungeons (Ultima I)	Death's Awakening ☥ The Dungeon of Doubt ☥ The Dungeon of Montor ☥ The Dungeon of Perinia The Lost Caverns ☥ The Mines of Mt. Drash ☥ The Mines of Mt. Drash II ☥ Mondain's Gate to Hell ☥ The Unholy Hole
Dungeons (Ultima III)	Dardin's Pit ☥ Dungeon of Doom ☥ Dungeon of Fire ☥ Dungeon of the Snake ☥ Dungeon of Time ☥ Mines of Morinia Perinian Depths
Islands and Other Sites	Ambrosia ☥ Ambrosian Shrines ☥ Isle of Fire ☥ Mt. Drash

Lands of Danger and Despair
Cities	The Brother ☥ Bulldozer ☥ Dextron ☥ Gorlab ☥ Lost Friends ☥ Magic ☥ Turtle ☥ Wheeler
Castles	Castle of the White Dragon ☥ Shamino's Castle
Landmarks	Grave of the Lost Soul ☥ The Eastern Sign Post
Dungeons	The Dead Cat's Life ☥ The Dead Cat's Life II ☥ Dead Man's Walk ☥ The Dungeon of Doom ☥ Free Death Hole The Hole to Hades ☥ The Morbid Adventure ☥ The Skull Smasher ☥ The Spine Breaker

Lands of the Feudal Lords
Cities	Arnold ☥ Gerry ☥ Helen ☥ John ☥ Linda ☥ Owen ☥ The Snake ☥ Wolf
Castles	Castle Rondorin ☥ Castle Barataria
Landmarks	The Pillars of the Argonauts ☥ The Pillar of Ozymandias
Dungeons	Advari's Hole ☥ The Dead Warrior's Fight ☥ The Gorgon's Hole ☥ The Horror of the Harpies The Horror of the Harpies II ☥ The Labyrinth ☥ The Savage Place ☥ Scorpion Hole ☥ Where Hercules Died

Lands of the Dark Unknown
Cities	Clear Lagoon ☥ Gauntlet☥ Imagination ☥ Nassau ☥ Ponder ☥ Poor ☥ Stout ☥ Wealth
Castles	Black Dragon's Castle ☥ Castle of Olympus
Landmarks	The Sign Post ☥ The Southern Sign Post
Dungeons	The End ☥ The Guild of Death ☥ The Long Death ☥ The Metal Twister ☥ The Slow Death ☥ The Tramp of Doom The Troll's Hole ☥ The Viper's Pit ☥ The Viper's Pit II