Yongi
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| Yongi | |||||
 Yongi, from Ultima VII | |||||
| Species: | human | ||||
| Profession: | bartender | ||||
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Yongi is the proprietor of the Gilded Lizard tavern in Vesper in Ultima VII.
Description[edit]
A jovial man, Yongi is one of the few townsfolk who seem to genuinely enjoy his lot in Vesper. Rumored to have used his business as a cover for his alcoholism, the doughy man keeps odd hours, not waking to open his establishment until after noon.[1][2]
Comparable to Blorn in his racist hatred of the local gargish townsfolk, the barkeep played into widespread fears that the gargoyles would attack the humans of the settlement without provocation, and backs his friend in his feud against Lap-Lem.[3]
Lore[edit]
| “ | If thou dost not believe me, just ask Yongi at the Gilded Lizard. Whether sober or not, he will be more than happy to enlighten thee on the evils of the Gargoyles. – from Key to the Black Gate (Ultima VII)
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Trivia[edit]
- Yongi is the author of a mixology book entitled That Beer Needs a Head on It!, in which he indexes a number of popular beverages.
- Like most bartenders in Ultima VII, Yongi greets Dupre if he is in the party.[4]
- Yongi’s dialogue in the Ultima VII usecode implies that Cador and Mara may be killed in a barroom brawl, similarly to Anmanivas and Foranamo – although this incident does not appear to be reproducible in gameplay.[5]
- In the Exult version, demise of both Cador and Mara becomes possible after the hero mentions being the Avatar.
- An earlier draft of Ultima VII indicates that Yongi comments on the fight between the Avatar, Cador, and Mara, blaming the gargoyles.[6]
- In the SNES-port of Ultima VII, Yongi recants his racial prejudice against the gargoyles after the truth regarding Blorn's assault on Lap-Lem comes to light.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ Liana. Underworld Dragon’s Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "Yongi".
- ↑ Yongi. Underworld Dragon’s Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "job, Vesper".
- ↑ Yongi. Underworld Dragon’s Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "Blorn, gargoyles".
- ↑ Yongi. That Beer Needs a Head on It (Ultima VII – in-game).
- ↑ Yongi. Underworld Dragon’s Ultima VII transcript. Ultima VII. "Cador, Mara".
- ↑ Morris, Andrew. Ultima: The Black Gate 2.5: City Plots Vesper, Moonglow, Empath Abbey/Yew. June 27, 1991.
- ↑ Yongi. Ultima VII SNES transcript. Ultima VII. "attack, gargoyles, Vesper".