Ultima: Quest of the Avatar - Castles

Castles

Castle Britannia	The Lycaeum	Empath Abbey	Serpent's Hold
Castles are places of important that are located at different areas of Britainnia. Each one has a specific purpose that will help you throughout the game.

CASTLE BRITANNIA	Latitude/Longitude	Visual Location	Castle Map
CASTLE BRITANNIA	107, 87	Castle Britannia Overworld View	Castle Britannia
Castle Britannia (or just Castle Britain) is the castle that you will have to visit the most throughout the game and is located next to the town of Britain. Here you can talk to Lord British about the 3 Principles, 8 Virtues, heal your characters and raise your level when you've gained enough experience. Hawkwind is also located in Castle Britain. You can speak to him to find out what your progress towards AvatarHood is for each virtue. Castle Britain contains the Hostel. You can pick up/drop off your companions here, as well as Cure Poison, Heal & Resurrect your characters. The Dungeon Hythloth is located within Castle Britannia as well. (check the page marked as (Dungeons).
Castle Britannia's Hostel

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THE LYCAEUM	Principle	Latitude/Longitude	Visual Location	Castle Map
THE LYCAEUM	Truth	107, 219	The Lycaeum Overworld View	The Lycaeum
Lycaeum is known as the StrongHold of Truth & is home to Lady Beth (they don't say what the Lord's name is). You learn from Lady Beth that the virtues derived from Truth are: Honesty, Justice, Honor & Spirituality. Here you can pick up the Sword of Paradise, the strongest weapon in the game. It can only be obtained when AvatarHood is reached. Nigel the Wizard will give you the recipe for the Life spell (Garlic, Moss, Fungus & .... Marina of Empath Abbey will tell you the final ingredient (ManRoot)). A mage in the locked room will give you the recipe for Negate (Ash, Garlic, Pearl & ManRoot). Father Antos will tell you to look for the Book of Truth where others are found (in the locked room, search in the middle of the center bookshelf on the right side). Click here for visual. Here you will find a room containing a giant telescope, allowing you to view the world map & the locations of the 8 Shrines. (See Note 1) There is also a healer located here. You can cure poison, heal and resurrect your characters here.

Note 1 - The symbols used for the shrines on the map represent the level of Avatarhood that is reached for that given virtue.
Symbol Size	Level of Progress towards Avatarhood
Tiny	Very Poor
Small	Poor - to - Well
Medium	Very Well - Worthy of Avatarhood in this Virtue
Large	Attained partial Avatarhood in virtue
Healer

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EMPATH ABBEY	Principle	Latitude/Longitude	Visual Location	Castle Map
EMPATH ABBEY	Love	50, 29	Empath Abbey Overworld View	Empath Abbey
Empath Abbey is known as the Castle of Love & home to Lord Robert & Lady Marcy. Here you can pick up the Exotic Armor, the strongest armor in the game. It can only be obtained when AvatarHood is reached. Marina Mandracha (Mage) tells you the final ingredient to the Life spell. Technically, she doesn't actually tell you, but her last name suggests it (Mandracha = Mandrake = Mandrake Root = Man Root). Brother Antos tells you of the Candle of Love hidden in a village somewhere off an inland lake. The lake is the body of water that surrounds the Shrine of Compassion. Refer to Other Towns page or World Map for more info. There is a room here containing characters that will tell you about the virtues that are associated with Love (there is a Bard, Druid, Tinker & Ranger). There is also a healer located here. You can cure poison, heal and resurrect your characters here.
Healer

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SERPENT'S HOLD	Principle	Latitude/Longitude	Visual Location	Castle Map
SERPENT'S HOLD	Courage	241,146	Serpent's Hold Overworld View	Serpent's Hold
Serpent's Hold is known as the Castle of Courage & is home to Lord Sentri. A mage will tell you the recipe for Jinx (Pearl, Fungus, ManRoot). Sister Antos will tell you to look for the Bell of Courage beneath the shoal North of Serpent's Hold. Go North (actually, it's kinda North-East'ish) and search in the opening in the shoal. Click here for visual. You learn that you must use the Red, Orange, Purple & White Stones at the Altar of Courage. East of Serpent's Hold, amist 3 ocean volcanoes, you can find the Skull of Mondain. Click here for visual. There is also a healer located here. You can cure poison, heal and resurrect your characters here.
Healer

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