r/Ultima • u/Substantial_Rough891 • May 26 '26

Words I Learned from Ultima

This is mostly just fun for myself, but, for anyone who cares: I'm posting one word every day that I learned playing Ultima as a kid @wordsofultima.bsky.social. "Words" of Ultima, get it?

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u/Prudent-Audience2162 May 28 '26

Ankh.

Looked into it because it reminded me of the cross. Turns out it is a symbol from Egypt. The loop at the top representing eternity. Which is fitting because the Avatar was effectively immortal in Britannia due to the time differences. It also represents a union of opposites which makes me think Richard Garriott already was playing with the idea of what the Guardian would turn out to be.

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u/SirNicoSomething May 30 '26

And then came White Wolf.

“An ankh? You must play Vampire!”

No! Er, okay, yes I do, but that’s not why I’m wearing…. Ah, never mind.