Words of Power

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Certain Words of Power have long been used in various Ultima games to represent the spells they conjure. Each is also linked to an english letter and a Runic Symbol, though in Ultima Online they are primarily used for spellcasting and are rarely seen elsewhere.

The symbols used to represent Ultima's runes are taken from the ancient Norse alphabet, which also gave them separate magical meanings (though this author is uncertain as to how closely the two versions match).

Definitions

Symbol Letter Word Meaning
image:Rune_A.png A An Negate
image:Rune_B.png B Bet Small
image:Rune_C.png C Corp Death
image:Rune_D.png D Des Down
image:Rune_E.png E Ex Freedom
image:Rune_F.png F Flam Flame
image:Rune_G.png G Grav Energy
image:Rune_H.png H Hur Wind
image:Rune_I.png I In Cause
Symbol Letter Word Meaning
image:Rune_J.png J Jux Harm
image:Rune_K.png K Kal Summon
image:Rune_L.png L Lor Light
image:Rune_M.png M Mani Life
image:Rune_N.png N Nox Poison
image:Rune_O.png O Ort Magic
image:Rune_P.png P Por Movement
image:Rune_Q.png Q Quas Illusion
image:Rune_R.png R Rel Change
Symbol Letter Word Meaning
image:Rune_S.png S Sanct Protection
image:Rune_T.png T Tym Time
image:Rune_U.png U Uus Raise
image:Rune_V.png V Vas Great
image:Rune_X.png X Xen Creature
image:Rune_W.png W Wis Knowledge
image:Rune_Y.png Y Ylem Matter
image:Rune_Z.png Z Zu Sleep


Examples Of Use

The traditional words of power are usually seen in Magery and Necromancy, though there is one other special spell that makes use of them: Armageddon.


image:Rune_V.pngimage:Rune_K.pngimage:Rune_A.pngimage:Rune_M.pngimage:Rune_I.pngimage:Rune_C.pngimage:Rune_H.pngimage:Rune_T.png
Vas Kal An Mani In Corp Hur Tym
Great Summon Negate Life Cause Death Wind Time


Also, on the back of the The Second Age handbook this phrase is written in runic symbols:

The Incan monkey god peered through the leaves of the great book and saw the dawning of a new age - An age whose like has seldom been beheld by man.

Bet & Bal

The term "Bet", though frequently appearing in other Ultima games, is not actually used in Ultima Online. It is seemingly replaced by "Bal", which is used by some Necromancy spells. This new word is not defined and no runic symbol is known to go with it, but it could be interpreted as "Evil" or "Demon".

See Also

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