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It is actually possible to cause Killorn Keep, a floating fortress the Avatar visits in Ultima Underworld 2, to fall from the sky and crash into the desert below.

Quotes

“Seeing what cannot be seen, hearing what no man hears, communing with beings not present…what ancient spirit possesses the mage that his mind constantly dwells on things not perceived by the common man?” –...

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“The Oracle hath always been a fraud! Dost thou not comprehend?” – Great Captain Voldin, Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle

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There’s an extra sequence at the end of the NES port of Ultima 3, in which the player must escape Castle Death as it collapses.

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“Even older texts indicate that the Zealans initially believed in not three, but six such deities!” – The Mythology of the Zealan Deities, Ultima 8

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“Shamino the deceitful and his allies are waiting in the dark passages of this castle to ambush me.” – The Journal of the King of the White Dragon, Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle

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The beggar known as Ambule is female in Ultima 4 (the game) but male in the novelization.

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In Ultima 6, the Mass Dispel spell functions like a combination of Mass Cure and Mass Awaken, with some additional effects.

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It is possible to get musket ammunition (in Ultima 7) by double-clicking the giant bones found throughout Britannia.