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With the unification of Sosaria under the rule of Lord British -- a visitor from "our" world, the place was renamed "Britannia". After the fairly cataclysmic events which ended Ultima III, the whole world was largely rebuilt, and its geography and culture would remain more or less unchanged for the rest of the series history. (As a result, the cloth maps given out as [[Feelies]] for some releases of the games can be used for any game in the series.)
''[[Ultima IV|Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar]]'' sets the player out on a quest, essentially, to bring virtue and general goodness to the land -- the main objective of the game is, quite simply, to live a virtuous life<ref>Origin later released Ultima IV as a freely-distributable download on the internet. A free version updated for modern systems [http://xu4.sourceforge.net/ exists].</ref>. In ''[[Ultima V|Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny]]'', the Avatar must once again journey to Britannia, to reclaim Lord British's throne from a usurper<ref>There's a widely praised [[Fan Remake]] of [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513111629/http://lazarus.planetdungeonsiege.gamespy.com/ Ultima V], done with the [[Dungeon Siege]] engine. Featuring lots of added content like extended side-quests, an optional, alternate main quest for evil-inclined players, and an improved class and skill system.</ref>. The last game of this era, ''[[Ultima VI|Ultima VI: The False Prophet]]'', deals with some of the long-term consequences of the events of Ultima IV, as the Avatar must save his own life from the gargoyle race, whose ancient and infallible prophecies tell them that he will one day destroy their race (also, they're pissed off that <s>he</s> the Council [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|stole the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom two games ago]]).
The third age of Ultima, "The Age of Armageddon," is a mixed bag, despite considerable technological improvement. In all three, the Avatar battles an other-worldly being called "The Guardian." ''[[Ultima VII|Ultima VII: The Black Gate]]'' pitted the Avatar against a cult seeking to allow the megalomaniacal "Guardian" into Britannia, and is often considered the best game of the entire series. ''[[Ultima VII Part Two|Ultima VII Part 2: Serpent Isle]]'' featured the Avatar returning to one of the lands from ''Ultima I'' that is now a [[Lost World|separate world]]. Each of these games had an expansion pack that added new sub-quests and locations to the game<ref>There's Exult, a reverse-engineered reimplementation of the Ultima VII engine that can either use the data from the original games (Ultima VII and U7-2: Serpent Isle) or can be used with Exult Studio to create new games. It was originally written to allow Ultima VII to be played under Unix, but it's now cross-platform and adds some new features, both cosmetic and gameplay-affecting.</ref>.
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