Revisit Ultima Underworld Easter Eggs

In light of yesterday's news regarding the Ultima Underworld removal from GOG, here's a couple of nifty Easter eggs you can find in the games. If they inspire you to play the games, you can still grab them this weekend! The pair are $1.49 now and will be removed from the service on Monday.

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss features a set of runes on a wall, and upon closer inspection, they read out, "Thou canst not defeat the Drakhri!" The Stygian Abyss was developed at the same time as WC2, so this is a cross between the Drakhai's famous saying as well as the KF-507 Drakhri medium fighter. The two games were also bundled together and released on CD.

Blackie: ...(Player Name)? I... see... in your mind that you can be trusted. That you are not from this world. That you are an... Avatar.

Avatar: Yes, that is correct.

Blackie: We have need of a... helper. But I see thou dost know nothing of our situation. The humans named us "Trilkhai." They do not know that we able to communicate in this way.

Avatar: Why don't you tell them?

Blackie: They might become afraid of us, and destroy us. It is safer that they think of us as animals.

Avatar: Then why entrust thy secret to me?

Blackie: I see that thou hast virtues that will prevent thee from betraying us. We must risk this, as many of us have need of a human agent in the keep.

Avatar: I will help thee where I can.

Blackie: Human, I am the oldest, and I have heard many stories of our race's past, wild tales of Trilkhai who flew among the stars, and hurled fire at the humans. I would learn if thou hast met any being who has knowledge of this.

Avatar: I have heard of none, but I shall look.

Blackie: If thou couldst learn the truth, it would be of great service to our race!