Part 51: CHAPTER SIX: Social commentary

: Hello Avatar, how fare things?
: I need to get to Yew, but I don't know how.

You've saved Britannia how many times?


: Of course, the Shrine of Justice is located there. Listen carefully, and I shall tell you how to get to Yew. Take the road that leads west out of town.
: At the first fork in the road, take the path that is not marked. This path will take you to the north and through a valley.
: At the far end of the valley, there is a cave that will take you through the mountains. Now, be careful when you go into this cave, for it is filled with goblins.
: In fact, I have created a magical barrier to keep the goblins in. I shall remove the barrier so that you may enter the cave.
: Go through the end of this cave and head west until you reach the road. Follow the road north, and you will find the town of Yew.

We could also use two potion bottles and get to Yew via the castle maze.


: Have you any news that may be of use?
: As a matter of fact, I do. Do you remember some time ago, that I told you that there was something wrong with the moons?
: Well, my astronomers now believe that the columns are greatly affecting the moons.
: How so?
: It seems that the columns are pulling the moons out of their orbits. Literally dragging them down towards Britannia if you will.
: Good heavens!
: Yes, quite. If things are not changed, the moons will collide into Britannia, and I don't need to tell you what will happen then.
: All life in Britannia destroyed.
: Yes. I therefore needn't impress the need for expedience in your quest.
: Goodbye my lord.
: Farewell, Avatar.

If the Guardian's plan feels at all tacked on, that's because it was. Originally the Guardian was going to use the columns to sap the planet's life energy and transfer it to himself.

Oh well. A bad Ultima 9 is better than no Ultima 9.

I guess.


















We're making progress!




The road to Yew takes us to this beautifully-rendered forest area that looks nearly as good as Trespasser and EverQuest.


There are few things of note. In a cave we find a scroll of Meteorite.




At one point we are able to climb a trail into the mountains.




At the end of the trail is a cave guarded by a Stone Golem.




Hitting it with our sword causes it to bleed for some reason.




Inside the cave is our fourth and, if memory serves, final Glass Sword.




Hidden in this area are some other easter eggs. They were probably hidden here because the developers didn't think anybody would ever get this far.

One of the more major easter eggs is this graveyard containing headstones for all of the people whose brains hemorrhaged while playing the beta. At the end of the graveyard is this rather prominent headstone. I don't know who Phyllis Jones is, but I don't think one of her life goals was to have her name immortalized in Ultima 9.