Ultima Online: Publish 84 Hits Izumo and Origin, New Fiction

As was noted a couple days ago on the Ultima Online website, Publish 84 is moving off of TC1:

During maintenance tomorrow morning October 17, 2013 Origin will get Publish 84, tomorrow afternoon during Izumo‘s normal maintenance cycle they will also get Publish 84.

As well, there is a new piece of fiction from the UO team on the game’s website, entitled A Risky Proposition. Here’s a taste:

It took him a minute to spot her in the crowded tavern, but as soon as he did it brought a smile to his face, and he joined her at the table. “Hey…looks like you got here a bit faster. I could only get anything useful out of a few…and even that wasn’t too much since most weren’t interested in talking at all. It seems that no boats departed from Papua at all, and nobody should’ve been able to utilize the Serpent’s Pillar at the time we came across the wreck. I’ve also heard word that it’s not the first unexplained wreck…there’s apparently droves of them in places where a ship was never even sighted. Unfortunately, we can’t find any information on the inhabitants…and the one I saved still isn’t awake.” Running his fingers through his hair, Isaiah exhaled exasperatedly. “How did your search turn out?”

Click on through to read the whole thing.