Skill Shrine

Skill Shrine

The Skill Shrine is a proving ground, presumably where the Avatar can advance their skills.

Lore

Several shrines could be found throughout the Stygian Abyss during the Avatar's visit to Sir Cabrius' fallen colony. Using a mantra at a shrine would provide a method of increasing their skills, if enough experience had been obtained.

Unused Ultima Underworld Cluebook Art

Likewise, the Avatar must learn several mantras during the course of the game; below is a list of all the game's mantras (though the Avatar does not have to try to learn them all).

Skill(s) Affected Mantra Acrobat.............................. FAL Appraise............................ HUNN Attack................................ RA Attack skills........................ SUMM RA Axe.................................... GAR Casting.............................. SOL Charm................................ UN Cup of Wonders................. INSAHN Defense............................. ANRA Key of Truth....................... FANLO Lore................................... LAHN Mace.................................. KOH

Skill(s) Affected Mantra Magic skills........................ MU AHM Mana.................................. IMU Other skills......................... OM CAH Missile................................ FAHM Picklock.............................. AAM Repair................................ LON Search................................ LU Sneak................................. MUL Swimming........................... ONO Sword................................. AMO Track.................................. SAHF Traps.................................. ROMM Unarmed............................ ORA

- from Mysteries of the Abyss (Ultima Underworld)

Of note, the mantra for Unarmed can be found on a plaque on Level Three, listed as the "mantra of the desperate".

Previous Appearances

• Shrines were used in the Avatar's first foray into the Abyss to train skills as a form of character advancement.