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Contains spoilers, useless info, plot, things past, present and future, unwritten quests and vague characters.
 
Contains spoilers, useless info, plot, things past, present and future, unwritten quests and vague characters.
  
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==How New Sosaria Came to Be==
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=How New Sosaria Came to Be=
 
Already explained in flowery english here: [[History of New Sosaria]].
 
Already explained in flowery english here: [[History of New Sosaria]].
  
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So with the destruction of the gem came the creation of New Sosaria's own timeline, landscape, populace and version of events. The more time passes, the more the emerging history of New Sosaria diverges from the story chronicled in Ultima I-V and beyond.
 
So with the destruction of the gem came the creation of New Sosaria's own timeline, landscape, populace and version of events. The more time passes, the more the emerging history of New Sosaria diverges from the story chronicled in Ultima I-V and beyond.
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==Landscape==
 
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[[Image:sosaria.gif|thumb|left|"Ye Olde Sossaria" - click to enlarge.]] First there was Sosaria, probably not unlike the Sosaria known in Ultima III. There was great upheaval etc, and the land was reformed into Sosaria - what we know as the western hemisphere of New Sosaria today. Tanelorne was yet to be discovered.
 
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==Timeline==
 
==Timeline==
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The 3 digit number number is a year. 000 represents the creation of New Sosaria. (each RL day is 1 month EUO. There are 30 euo years in 1 RL year. Some of these timeline dates correllate directly with events in the creation of EUO)
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The 3 digit number number is a year. 000 represents the creation of New Sosaria. (each RL day is 1 month EUO. There are 30 euo years in 1 RL year. Some of these timeline dates correlate directly with events in the creation of EUO)
  
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* with the destruction of the shard of immortality in the Canon-universe, the EUO-verse is created with it's own timeline
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* With the destruction of the shard of immortality in the Canon-universe, the EUO-verse is created with it's own timeline
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* Lord Eggleton arrives through a moongate, befriends Shamino, becomes king (this actually happened before the above, if you can believe that)
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* Lord Eggleton arrives through a moongate, befriends Oenishi, becomes benevolent ruler, proclaims himself lord
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* Lord Eggleton defeats Mondain, Minax and Exodus, possibly with help from a 'stranger'
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* Lord Eggleton defeats Mondain, possibly with help from a 'stranger'
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* Kurzmord'ar, the last refuge of the dwarves, is invaded by giants, orcs, and minotaurs, and the dwarves are made extinct
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* Kurzmord'ar, the last refuge of the dwarves, is invaded by giants, orcs, and minotaurs, and the dwarves are made nearly extinct
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* With the destruction of Exodus and the end of the dark age, the lands are reformed, the moon 'Trammel' is cast out of its orbit, and Sosaria becomes Ye Olde Sosaria
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* Tanelorne discovered to the east and New Sosaria as we know it is charted for the first time
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* Kaswel Keep and the New Sosaria Library are completed.  Nestor made head librarian.
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* Tanelorne discovered (much earlier than in-game time but who's going to know) - the world consisting of Ye Olde Sosaria (renamed to Sosaria West) and Tanelorne collectively known as New Sosaria
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* Lord Eggleton steps back through a portal to do the quest of the avatar then comes back (as chronicled in Ultima IV)
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* Lord Eggleton decrees that there isn't enough 'virtue' and the shrines are created
 
* Lord Eggleton decrees that there isn't enough 'virtue' and the shrines are created
 
* Patrick, Estorrath, Byron and Golwid part ways. Golwid assumes control of Kurzmord'ar (or some of it). Patrick moves to Bakyre (with his fortune). Byron and Estorrath move to Tanelorne.
 
* Patrick, Estorrath, Byron and Golwid part ways. Golwid assumes control of Kurzmord'ar (or some of it). Patrick moves to Bakyre (with his fortune). Byron and Estorrath move to Tanelorne.
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* The great council of wizards is formed, including Estorrath, Virgil, Henry and others.
 
 
* A shrine for the Codex is erected in the far Southeast of New Sosaria on an island, but Lord Eggleton does not yet raise the Codex.
 
* A shrine for the Codex is erected in the far Southeast of New Sosaria on an island, but Lord Eggleton does not yet raise the Codex.
 
* The [[Runic|Runic alphabet]] of Old Sosaria is dropped in favour of the English alphabet.
 
* The [[Runic|Runic alphabet]] of Old Sosaria is dropped in favour of the English alphabet.
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* Lord Eggleton is summoned away again and is yet to return.
 
* The lich Xile gets imprisioned in his own underground fortress.
 
* The lich Xile gets imprisioned in his own underground fortress.
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* Lord Eggleton is summoned away again to rescue Lord British (as chronicled in Ultima V) - he is yet to return.
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* Kaswel Keep and the New Sosaria Library are completed. Nestor made head librarian.
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* Council of wizards, as led by Estorrath, disbanded
 
* 004: Lord Broden's Keep is built.
 
* 004: Lord Broden's Keep is built.
 
* 009: Patrick elected Mayor of Bakyre.
 
* 009: Patrick elected Mayor of Bakyre.
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* 085?: Izumi Adventurers Guild hall becomes haunted.
 
* 085?: Izumi Adventurers Guild hall becomes haunted.
  
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=Characters=
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=People & places by geography=
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===Lord Eggleton===
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==New Sosaria & Tanelorne==
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===Broden's Keep===
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====Lord Broden====
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Broden is a NPC/player that is lord of Sosaria West. Complemented by Byron, lord of Tanelorne (the east of New Sosaria).
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===Cammerata Keep===
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====Lord Byron====
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Lord of Tanelorne. Wife has died recently and until he gets his bronze statue of her, he remains sad. Has 3 advisors working for him: Oenishi the rogue, Virgil the Mage and Greyson the fighter. Used to run with Patrick, Estorrath and Golwid the minotaur king under Kurzmord'ar.
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===Fort Grunthos===
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====Lord Eggleton====
 
Benevolant ruler or something; currently MIA in the canon-shard on a mission to rescue Lord British from the underworld. Rumour has it that he forgot the ''sandalwood box'', and won't be coming back to New Sosaria any time soon.
 
Benevolant ruler or something; currently MIA in the canon-shard on a mission to rescue Lord British from the underworld. Rumour has it that he forgot the ''sandalwood box'', and won't be coming back to New Sosaria any time soon.
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''The two main leaders of the realm of New Sosaria, Lord Broden of the west and Lord Byron of the east, seem to have trouble remembering the specifics of Lord Eggleton as well. Contrary to the popular theory that Lords Broden and Byron receiving their royal appointments by Lord Eggleton as he stepped through some magical moongate never to be seen again, it appears to me much more likely that these Lords and their families have ruled the lands of New Sosaria in their castle and keep for generations.''
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From ''The Myth of Lord Eggleton'' by Soandso of Soandso
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===The Library===
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===University===
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==Maeondir==
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===Farimond Castle===
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====Lord & Lady Farimond====
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''Next through the portal came a stately man and woman. He had flowing blond hair and a strangely manicured moustache, while she carried a pink umbrella.''
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As Narrated by Estorrath of Longhaven from New Sosarian Cooking Adventures
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''“Those rotten Farimonds! They hunt my alligators and chop down the peaceful treants and disturb closed dungeons. They dare to collect taxes from my own citizens and routinely send raiding parties south to interrupt my finely balanced schedule. I hate them and I wish they would leave.”'' - Brownthorne
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===Castle Brownthorne===
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====Lord Brownthorne====
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Ruler of the south of Maeondir, in constant friction with the Farimonds up north. Has an undead army and is hostile to visitors. Married to an undead lord.
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==Apocalyptic New Sosaria==
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===Grunthos II===
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===Kurzmord'ar===
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=Races=
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==Allied==
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===Humans===
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===Dwarves===
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The dwarves are stout, drunken, hardy, good natured, crafty humanoids of around 4 feet in stature. Driven from their home of Kurzmord'ar the dwarves of New Sosaria are scattered to the winds. Rumour has it that in the parallel plane of Apocalyptic New Sosaria, dwarves continue to thrive in that particular instance of Kurzmord'ar.
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The book Chronicles of Kurzmord'ar details an episode of the invasion of the old dwarven capital.
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===Gnomes===
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===Half-orcs===
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The result of the unhappy marriage between orcs and humans. A half-orc child is often viewed with shame from the human side of its family. Shunned and often ridiculed, half-orc children usually grow up on the fringes of human society, or cast out altogether to be raised by feral orcs and wild cyclopses. However, it is not uncommon that some lucky half-orc will benefit from guidance from a monk, a mentor or a priest and go on to live a somewhere decent life.
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===Half-trolls===
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===Shadowfolk===
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Not actually a part of the shadow line of monsters, Shadowfolk are the distant descendants of an ancient line of drow elves who were forced from their homelands and made their way to New Sosaria. The details of their emigration are sketchy but it is rumoured that at one point they made use of a double phase anomaly to help facilitate their escape. They never became fully established however, at least on the surface, as evidenced by their lack of villages or even encampments. Today, they exist as a largely nomadic and seemingly ephemeral people, who boast no towns or cities; they mysteriously emerge and disappear from the darkness.
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===Bloodkin===
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Once upon a time in Apocalyptic New Sosaria, which of course wasn't always apocalyptic, a bunch of Eldar (an extinct race of elves) druids summoned a meteor that crashed into the bloodmoss infested swamp known as the Bloody Plains. What life on that continent (ie future Apoc New Sosaria) that didn’t get obliterated became tainted forever by the lingering, irradiated red mist that was dispersed widely. The impact was so terrible the land became barren, apocalyptic even, and the Eldar became crimson skinned, indeed the colour of bloodmoss, and so became known as the bloodkin of Apocalyptic New Sosaria. Many other creatures became crimson skinned and extremely aggressive and dangerous, such as once harmless Apocapheorean drake.
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In the meantime Cruor, the God of Blood created the blood lords (along with their mages & warriors) who managed to wrangle all of the now bloodmoss-tainted ie bloodscourged dragons, drakes & hydras into their sphere of control, except of course the so called bloodkin, for being descendant from Eldar they were too clever by half and pure of heart to be corrupted further by any stupid crimson god of blood, or whatever.
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===Draconian===
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It's said that the Draconians are the descendants of humans and dragons polymorphed as men.
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Main hangouts: Matriarch's Domain, Town of Lost Souls
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===Skeletun===
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Steadfast, thrill seeking adventurers in life, Skeletuns long to continue where they left off after death found them and ripped the flesh from their bodies.
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Skeletuns defy the laws of the afterlife, tearing themselves from death's grip in order to return to the world of New Sosaria where they can begin their adventure anew. They'll die when the adventure dies, which is never.
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==Others==
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===Orcs & Goblins===
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===Ettins, ogres and cyclopses===
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===Minotaurs===
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===Hellspawn===
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===Dragons===
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===Vampires===
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===Werewolves===
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===Undead===
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===Shadow===
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====Shadowlords====
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Although the Sliver of Hatred has been sealed away, the shadowlords are slowly trying to regain the victory they almost won. Although not really manifest yet (in that they can be defeated and temporarily banished by mortals) they are slowly regaining strength.
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None are really named - tho the strongest is known as 'Dark Lord' found in Deja vu.
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Others can be found in Lunacy, City of Shadows, Dead Forest, deep under Tangled Forest, Saggitarius.
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===Blood===
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=Factions=
  
 
==Great Council of Wizards==
 
==Great Council of Wizards==
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===Estorrath===
 
===Estorrath===
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Is a retired member of the great council of wizards. Has a rivalry with Nestor of the library.  
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Once the leader of the great council of wizards. Has a rivalry with Nestor of the library. Parts of his later life are well documented in his autobiography ''New Sosarian Cooking Adventures''. His favourite ex girlfriend is the lich Drumheller.
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Is it merely a coincidence that his name bears an uncanny resembelance to that of the Shadowlord of Hatred, ''Astaroth'' ?
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===Henolazir ake Old Henry===
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===Henolazir aka Old Henry===
 
Estorrath's older brother, likes fishing and isn't as silly as he seems. Another great wizard that was, he knows the cure for lycanthropy.
 
Estorrath's older brother, likes fishing and isn't as silly as he seems. Another great wizard that was, he knows the cure for lycanthropy.
  
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===Nestor the Librarian===
 
===Nestor the Librarian===
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Nestor is in charge of the recovery of lost books, but he is probably also chief librarian. Among other things, he orders the 'recovery' of Estorrath's Journal (for reasons unknown), which contains nothing but recipes for 'dropped pie'. Other books he needs recovery of:
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Nestor is in charge of the recovery of lost books, but he is probably also chief librarian. Among other things, he orders the 'recovery' of Estorrath's Journal (for reasons unknown), which contains nothing but recipes for 'dropped pie'.  
  
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*Chronicles of Kurzmord'ar
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==Vampires==
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*Beyond good and Evil
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*Necromancer
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*Blood of the Fallen
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*Estorrath's Journal
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===Foveaux===
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===Lord Byron===
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''... I arrived at Foveaux’s room, which was rather well appointed when compared to the rest of the dungeon in which his chambers were situated. His room had a couple of large mahogany desks, with various articles laid out carefully, some book shelves with interesting reading materials, luxurious carpets at the entry to his abode and an urn on a small table. As opposed to the rest of the dungeon, which was mouldy and dank, his room was dry and well ventilated, and it even had an air of sophistication. Upon entering, the vampire was sitting at his desk writing. He called out for me to enter and looked up from his work. He was rather dashing and very polite. He sat me down and as we chatted I wondered as to how this creature was so bad after all and why indeed it was that he had pl aced upon him the sentence of death. ''
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Lord of Tanelorne. Wife has died recently and until he gets his bronze statue of her, he remains sad. Has 3 advisors working for him: Shamino the rogue, Virgil the Mage and Greyson the fighter. Used to run with Patrick, Estorrath and Golwid the minotaur king under Kurzmord'ar.
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===Greyson===
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as narrated by Bethany, from ''New Sosarian Cooking Adventures''.
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Byron's advisor, fighter.
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===Shamino===
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===Nardurlos===
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Byron's advisor, rogue. This is the same Shamino that Lord Eggleton first met when he stepped through the moongate and into Sosaria for the first time.
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Bloodkin leader of the Preserver Clan, a somewhat neutral coven of vampires.
  
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===Lord Broden===
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===Lilith===
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Brother of Lord Byron (hence the same avatar). A player, missing in action. His legacy: an empty keep south of Mirkwood.
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Bloodkin leader of the Dark Blood, the evil coven of vampires. They are only interested in conquering and feeding.
  
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This castle needs to be taken over: maybe appropriated by some new overlord upstart of Sosaria west, or by hostiles (to become a hunting ground), or maybe by some friendly political faction.
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===Conrad===
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===Kumar, Lizard King===
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Nestor's younger brother and head librarian of the Bakyre Library. While he runs a smaller library than his brother, he has the same fascination with books and is wiser than he lets on. He is looking to recover the following books:
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*The Emerging Underworld
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=Religion & Spirituality=
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[[File:euodeitychart4.png]]
  
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===Saldath, Zazaram & Titania===
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==Shrines to virtue==
  
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In the spirit of the age, a mighty adventuring band set out to explore the newly created / accessible Underworld, to spread the Virtues across the whole of Sosaria. Amidst their number were the mage Zazaram, the warrior Saldath and his bride, the tinker Titania. They had been at the forefront of clearing the Dungeons of dangerous creatures and pacifying the land. Their leader Saldath had created an order of Paladins and created many Keeps dedicated to the Virtues (eg Thantos Keep). Unfortunately, they discovered a sliver of the Shard of Hatred, guarded by many Balrons, in a fortress deep under the Underworld itself. Saldath, sensing great power in it, kept it, and his lover Titania forged it into an amulet that gave him power over Hellspawn and martial prowess. Determined to use this force for good he and his companions sought to cleanse the Underworld. However, since the sliver is a conduit for the Shadowlords, his nature became slowly more and more extreme and fervent, his rage (which he still thought of as fervour for the Virtues) leading to a genocidal pogrom against all non-humans. His lover, Titania, slowly became infected with blood lust as well, until she was transformed into a Vampire ... As their pogrom continued, they began to view the unvirtuous (in their now twisted eyes) as beneath human as well, and eventually sought to purge the whole of New Sosaria of those deemed 'unworthy'. Thus began a brief but bloody reign of terror, with many of the old towns levelled. 
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===Shrines in New Sosaria===
  
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Although Saldath was finally defeated by Lord Eggleton McEye, his two adventuring comrades escaped, and still lurk amongst New Sosaria, hatching foul plots of revenge!
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===Shrines in Maeondir===
  
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===Lord Percy, Sir Markham, Sir Larant===
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===Shrines in Apocalyptic New Sosaria===
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Members of the order of Paladins founded by Saldath, Thantos Keep is their base in the [[Mountain Pass]]. Whilst once a shining beacon of Valor in that part of New Sosaria, rumour has it that it has come under an evil influence - certainly none of the previous messengers or pilgrims seeking it out have returned. Adventurers have been asked to investigate this further, and see what has happen and if possible solve the mystery of what has happened to the keep.
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'''More on Lord Percy:'''
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==Athran Monastery==
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Or more formally, Lord Percy Hestle-Weith, he was a member of the famous 'Adventuring Seven' who were explorers based at the University many years ago. Each member would set off each year with a team of graduates to find new wonders. Nothing is known of his current status, other than that he disappeared exploring the deserts of Tanelorne. The University is known to be seeking information about his whereabouts.
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===Patrick===
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===St Athra===
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The mayor of Bakyre and an ex-adventurer and ex-rogue.  Patrick is always willing to listen to the tales of other adventurers and will share a pint with almost anyone.  However, don't be surprised if he tries to swindle you out of some gold in some manner of speaking.
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===King Golwid===
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===Archmage Braniis===
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A local Minotaur lord who's taken up residence in the old throne room of the once dwarven capital Kurzmord'ar. He's unseemingly amicable considering his hordes of minions will kill and eat any would be adventurer on sight. Old buds with Patrick, estranged from Byron and Estorrath.
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''Archbishop Braniis tilted his head a little to the side and smiled so piously and smugly that I could have punched him on the nose. Now I am not a man prone to violence, but there is nothing in this world more offensive to me than a snooty priest.''
  
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===Shadowlords===
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As Narrated by Estorrath of Longhaven from ''New Sosarian Cooking Adventures''
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Astaroth, Falleni and
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Although the Sliver of Hatred has been sealed away, the shadowlords are slowly trying to regain the victory they almost won. Although not really manifest yet (in that they can be defeated and temporarily banished by mortals) they are slowly regaining strength.
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===Brother Vivin===
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''He was pasty and gullible and carried his holy libram close to his chest like a safety blanket.''
  
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As Narrated by Estorrath of Longhaven from ''New Sosarian Cooking Adventures''
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===Disappearance of the Dwarves===
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The dwarves last refuge, Kurzmord'ar, the Dwarven Capital, was overrun by nasties and the dwarves became extinct. The only remnants of the dwarves left in New Sosaria are their nasty green cousins, the gnomes, who are often mistaken for gremlins.
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There is a book, Chronicles of Kurzmord'ar, referenced in one of the book quests, that details an episode of the invasion of this dwarven city.
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==Ironfist Clan==
  
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Ultima canon, in U3, also had elves, bobbits and fuzzies :X
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==Necromancy==
  
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==Cults & Sects==
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==Temples==
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===Temple of the Seers===
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Apparently, according to Jocasta, a small party consisting of Jaana, Sentri and the Avatar gated in. Everyone caught some sort of weird-earth plague and died after the party visited the local brothel. Jaana cursed the mayor so that in death he would live on as a demi liche. Even the cows live on as zombies.
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there are tons of mini shrines in maps: altar shrines, anvil shrines, piles of rocks ...

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This page should be called 'the Incomplete History of New Sosaria'.

Contains spoilers, useless info, plot, things past, present and future, unwritten quests and vague characters.

How New Sosaria Came to Be

Already explained in flowery english here: History of New Sosaria.

In the canon (ie OSI) version of events, Mondain's gem was shattered and destroyed. Each shard of the gem created an alternate picture of Sosaria with its own history and future. New Sosaria that we know in EUO is one of these shards. Its timeline co-exists with the canon history - it could be considered an alternate history or even a parallel universe.

So with the destruction of the gem came the creation of New Sosaria's own timeline, landscape, populace and version of events. The more time passes, the more the emerging history of New Sosaria diverges from the story chronicled in Ultima I-V and beyond.

Timeline

The 3 digit number number is a year. 000 represents the creation of New Sosaria. (each RL day is 1 month EUO. There are 30 euo years in 1 RL year. Some of these timeline dates correlate directly with events in the creation of EUO)

  • With the destruction of the shard of immortality in the Canon-universe, the EUO-verse is created with it's own timeline
  • Lord Eggleton arrives through a moongate, befriends Oenishi, becomes benevolent ruler, proclaims himself lord
  • Lord Eggleton defeats Mondain, possibly with help from a 'stranger'
  • Kurzmord'ar, the last refuge of the dwarves, is invaded by giants, orcs, and minotaurs, and the dwarves are made nearly extinct
  • Tanelorne discovered to the east and New Sosaria as we know it is charted for the first time
  • Lord Eggleton decrees that there isn't enough 'virtue' and the shrines are created
  • Patrick, Estorrath, Byron and Golwid part ways. Golwid assumes control of Kurzmord'ar (or some of it). Patrick moves to Bakyre (with his fortune). Byron and Estorrath move to Tanelorne.
  • A shrine for the Codex is erected in the far Southeast of New Sosaria on an island, but Lord Eggleton does not yet raise the Codex.
  • The Runic alphabet of Old Sosaria is dropped in favour of the English alphabet.
  • Lord Eggleton is summoned away again and is yet to return.
  • The lich Xile gets imprisioned in his own underground fortress.
  • Kaswel Keep and the New Sosaria Library are completed. Nestor made head librarian.
  • Council of wizards, as led by Estorrath, disbanded
  • 004: Lord Broden's Keep is built.
  • 009: Patrick elected Mayor of Bakyre.
  • 030: Byron assumes control of Tanelorne, making himself a lord.
  • 071: The 8 shrines to virtue are finally completed.
  • 085?: Nordhaven Lighthouse completed and is quickly over run.
  • 085?: Izumi Adventurers Guild hall becomes haunted.

People & places by geography

New Sosaria & Tanelorne

Broden's Keep

Lord Broden

Broden is a NPC/player that is lord of Sosaria West. Complemented by Byron, lord of Tanelorne (the east of New Sosaria).

Cammerata Keep

Lord Byron

Lord of Tanelorne. Wife has died recently and until he gets his bronze statue of her, he remains sad. Has 3 advisors working for him: Oenishi the rogue, Virgil the Mage and Greyson the fighter. Used to run with Patrick, Estorrath and Golwid the minotaur king under Kurzmord'ar.

Fort Grunthos

Lord Eggleton

Benevolant ruler or something; currently MIA in the canon-shard on a mission to rescue Lord British from the underworld. Rumour has it that he forgot the sandalwood box, and won't be coming back to New Sosaria any time soon.

The two main leaders of the realm of New Sosaria, Lord Broden of the west and Lord Byron of the east, seem to have trouble remembering the specifics of Lord Eggleton as well. Contrary to the popular theory that Lords Broden and Byron receiving their royal appointments by Lord Eggleton as he stepped through some magical moongate never to be seen again, it appears to me much more likely that these Lords and their families have ruled the lands of New Sosaria in their castle and keep for generations.

From The Myth of Lord Eggleton by Soandso of Soandso

The Library

University

Maeondir

Farimond Castle

Lord & Lady Farimond

Next through the portal came a stately man and woman. He had flowing blond hair and a strangely manicured moustache, while she carried a pink umbrella.

As Narrated by Estorrath of Longhaven from New Sosarian Cooking Adventures

“Those rotten Farimonds! They hunt my alligators and chop down the peaceful treants and disturb closed dungeons. They dare to collect taxes from my own citizens and routinely send raiding parties south to interrupt my finely balanced schedule. I hate them and I wish they would leave.” - Brownthorne

Castle Brownthorne

Lord Brownthorne

Ruler of the south of Maeondir, in constant friction with the Farimonds up north. Has an undead army and is hostile to visitors. Married to an undead lord.

Apocalyptic New Sosaria

Grunthos II

Kurzmord'ar

Races

Allied

Humans

Dwarves

The dwarves are stout, drunken, hardy, good natured, crafty humanoids of around 4 feet in stature. Driven from their home of Kurzmord'ar the dwarves of New Sosaria are scattered to the winds. Rumour has it that in the parallel plane of Apocalyptic New Sosaria, dwarves continue to thrive in that particular instance of Kurzmord'ar.

The book Chronicles of Kurzmord'ar details an episode of the invasion of the old dwarven capital.

Gnomes

Half-orcs

The result of the unhappy marriage between orcs and humans. A half-orc child is often viewed with shame from the human side of its family. Shunned and often ridiculed, half-orc children usually grow up on the fringes of human society, or cast out altogether to be raised by feral orcs and wild cyclopses. However, it is not uncommon that some lucky half-orc will benefit from guidance from a monk, a mentor or a priest and go on to live a somewhere decent life.

Half-trolls

Shadowfolk

Not actually a part of the shadow line of monsters, Shadowfolk are the distant descendants of an ancient line of drow elves who were forced from their homelands and made their way to New Sosaria. The details of their emigration are sketchy but it is rumoured that at one point they made use of a double phase anomaly to help facilitate their escape. They never became fully established however, at least on the surface, as evidenced by their lack of villages or even encampments. Today, they exist as a largely nomadic and seemingly ephemeral people, who boast no towns or cities; they mysteriously emerge and disappear from the darkness.

Bloodkin

Once upon a time in Apocalyptic New Sosaria, which of course wasn't always apocalyptic, a bunch of Eldar (an extinct race of elves) druids summoned a meteor that crashed into the bloodmoss infested swamp known as the Bloody Plains. What life on that continent (ie future Apoc New Sosaria) that didn’t get obliterated became tainted forever by the lingering, irradiated red mist that was dispersed widely. The impact was so terrible the land became barren, apocalyptic even, and the Eldar became crimson skinned, indeed the colour of bloodmoss, and so became known as the bloodkin of Apocalyptic New Sosaria. Many other creatures became crimson skinned and extremely aggressive and dangerous, such as once harmless Apocapheorean drake.

In the meantime Cruor, the God of Blood created the blood lords (along with their mages & warriors) who managed to wrangle all of the now bloodmoss-tainted ie bloodscourged dragons, drakes & hydras into their sphere of control, except of course the so called bloodkin, for being descendant from Eldar they were too clever by half and pure of heart to be corrupted further by any stupid crimson god of blood, or whatever.

Draconian

It's said that the Draconians are the descendants of humans and dragons polymorphed as men.

Main hangouts: Matriarch's Domain, Town of Lost Souls

Skeletun

Steadfast, thrill seeking adventurers in life, Skeletuns long to continue where they left off after death found them and ripped the flesh from their bodies.

Skeletuns defy the laws of the afterlife, tearing themselves from death's grip in order to return to the world of New Sosaria where they can begin their adventure anew. They'll die when the adventure dies, which is never.

Others

Orcs & Goblins

Ettins, ogres and cyclopses

Minotaurs

Hellspawn

Dragons

Vampires

Werewolves

Undead

Shadow

Shadowlords

Although the Sliver of Hatred has been sealed away, the shadowlords are slowly trying to regain the victory they almost won. Although not really manifest yet (in that they can be defeated and temporarily banished by mortals) they are slowly regaining strength.

None are really named - tho the strongest is known as 'Dark Lord' found in Deja vu.

Others can be found in Lunacy, City of Shadows, Dead Forest, deep under Tangled Forest, Saggitarius.

Blood

Factions

Great Council of Wizards

While the council no longer exists there were 8 members, 7 of which can be found around New Sosaria and beyond.

Estorrath

Once the leader of the great council of wizards. Has a rivalry with Nestor of the library. Parts of his later life are well documented in his autobiography New Sosarian Cooking Adventures. His favourite ex girlfriend is the lich Drumheller.

Henolazir aka Old Henry

Estorrath's older brother, likes fishing and isn't as silly as he seems. Another great wizard that was, he knows the cure for lycanthropy.

Mariah

Resides now in Maeondir

Virgil

Byron's advisor, mage, once on the council of wizards.

Melnick

Found in Buccaneer's Den, insane

Drumheller

Made herself a lich, works at the Library, ex-girlfriend of Estorrath.

Lexor

Whereabouts unknown.

Nestor the Librarian

Nestor is in charge of the recovery of lost books, but he is probably also chief librarian. Among other things, he orders the 'recovery' of Estorrath's Journal (for reasons unknown), which contains nothing but recipes for 'dropped pie'.

Vampires

Foveaux

... I arrived at Foveaux’s room, which was rather well appointed when compared to the rest of the dungeon in which his chambers were situated. His room had a couple of large mahogany desks, with various articles laid out carefully, some book shelves with interesting reading materials, luxurious carpets at the entry to his abode and an urn on a small table. As opposed to the rest of the dungeon, which was mouldy and dank, his room was dry and well ventilated, and it even had an air of sophistication. Upon entering, the vampire was sitting at his desk writing. He called out for me to enter and looked up from his work. He was rather dashing and very polite. He sat me down and as we chatted I wondered as to how this creature was so bad after all and why indeed it was that he had pl aced upon him the sentence of death.

as narrated by Bethany, from New Sosarian Cooking Adventures.

Nardurlos

Bloodkin leader of the Preserver Clan, a somewhat neutral coven of vampires.

Lilith

Bloodkin leader of the Dark Blood, the evil coven of vampires. They are only interested in conquering and feeding.

Druids

Kumar, Lizard King

Religion & Spirituality

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Shrines to virtue

Shrines in New Sosaria

Shrines in Maeondir

Shrines in Apocalyptic New Sosaria

Athran Monastery

St Athra

Archmage Braniis

Archbishop Braniis tilted his head a little to the side and smiled so piously and smugly that I could have punched him on the nose. Now I am not a man prone to violence, but there is nothing in this world more offensive to me than a snooty priest.

As Narrated by Estorrath of Longhaven from New Sosarian Cooking Adventures

Brother Vivin

He was pasty and gullible and carried his holy libram close to his chest like a safety blanket.

As Narrated by Estorrath of Longhaven from New Sosarian Cooking Adventures

Ironfist Clan

Necromancy

Cults & Sects

Temples

Temple of the Seers

Temple to the Sky Gods

Other shrines & altars

there are tons of mini shrines in maps: altar shrines, anvil shrines, piles of rocks ...

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