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'''Ultima Prime''' is a term used by some players for the Ultima single-player games upon which UO is based, and the fiction that underlies them.
 
'''Ultima Prime''' is a term used by some players for the Ultima single-player games upon which UO is based, and the fiction that underlies them.
  
The term derives its name from the way the world of Ultima splintered into [[Shard]]s following the death of [[Mondain]].  The "Prime" world continued on its pre-ordained course (the single-player games), whereas life on the Shards continued along.
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In [[Ultima I]], the gem of immortality - which contained a complete copy of [[Sosaria]] - was splintered into [[Shard]]s in order to defeat [[Mondain]].  The original "Prime" world continued on its pre-ordained course (the single-player games), whereas life on the Shards continued along without the [[The Avatar|Stranger]] (who destroyed the gem).
  
However, as various events including the [[Magincia Invasion]] have shown, we cannot escape our fate forever.
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However, as various events (such as the [[Magincia Invasion]]) have shown, we cannot escape our fate forever...

Revision as of 01:40, 23 April 2008

Ultima Prime is a term used by some players for the Ultima single-player games upon which UO is based, and the fiction that underlies them.

In Ultima I, the gem of immortality - which contained a complete copy of Sosaria - was splintered into Shards in order to defeat Mondain. The original "Prime" world continued on its pre-ordained course (the single-player games), whereas life on the Shards continued along without the Stranger (who destroyed the gem).

However, as various events (such as the Magincia Invasion) have shown, we cannot escape our fate forever...