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An imaged captured from one of her appearances

Minax is an important NPC villain in the history of Ultima. Also called the Dark Mistress, Minax first appeared in the single player game, Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress, which was released in several formats from 1982 through 1985. She was also featured in the manga, or Asian comic book, Ultima: The Terror of Exodus. For information on Minax from the single player game, see Minax (Ultima).

"The climax was the devastation of 2111, Minax's greatest triumph, when ancient civilizations born of love and beauty, wisdom and reason, turned on one another in hatred and destroyed most of the very earth that had nurtured them. If it were not for the time doors, we would not be here now. Only the ability to move in time enabled any living thing to survive..."

-- from the writings of Lord British

Minax was the young female apprentice and lover of Mondain, also a great villain of Britannia. As revenge for her mentor’s death, Minax has sought to destroy the world.

She has been seen in-game on several occasions, such as when she led an undead invasion of the City of Trinsic and during the Age of Shadows expansion when she led a series of attacks on Britannia. During that event cycle, she was seen in the bottom level of the dungeon Destard, wielding a powerful artifact called the Doom Kiss.

Mondain's Legacy

While she made periodic appearances during in-game events, Minax's connection to Britannia was mostly limited through communication notes from the Travesty, the Peerless of The Citadel located in the Tokuno Islands.

Minax Faction

Her followers were once part of the now defunct Factions system that was eliminated with Publish 86.

For more information see the article: Minax (Faction)

Time of Legends

The mysterious whereabouts of the Enchantress Minax and her minions has been revealed with the opening of the moongate to the Valley of Eodon. She resides in a clifftop fortress known as the Shadowguard.

Minax watches from the roof

She has no actual involvement other than ordering her four lieutenants to battle while she taunts nearby players from her perch on the roof.

References

Tanaka, Seiji. "Urutima: Ekusodasu no Kyoufu" ("The Ultima: The Terror of Exodus") Tokyo: JICC Shuppan Kyoku. 1988. ISBN # 4-88063-434-4.

External Links

Codex of Ultima Wisdom article on Minax

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-[[Image:Minax_Ultima_II.jpg|thumb|Ultima II era Minax]]
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-[[Image:Minax_manga.jpg|thumb|Manga Minax from Ultima: The Terror of Exodus]]
+'''Minax''' is an important [[NPC]] villain in the history of Ultima. Also called the Dark Mistress, Minax first appeared in the single player game, [[Ultima Prime|Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress]], which was released in several formats from 1982 through 1985. She was also featured in the manga, or Asian comic book, ''Ultima: The Terror of Exodus''. For information on Minax from the single player game, see [[Minax (Ultima)]].
-'''Minax''' is an important [[NPC]] villain in the history of Ultima. Also called the Dark Mistress, Minax first appeared in the PC game, ''Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress'', which was released in several formats from 1982 through 1985. She was also featured in the manga, or Asian comic book, ''Ultima: The Terror of Exodus''.
+: ''"The climax was the devastation of 2111, Minax's greatest triumph, when ancient civilizations born of love and beauty, wisdom and reason, turned on one another in hatred and destroyed most of the very earth that had nurtured them. If it were not for the time doors, we would not be here now. Only the ability to move in time enabled any living thing to survive..."''
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+: -- ''from the writings of [[Lord British]]''
-<i>"The climax was the devastation of 2111, Minax's greatest triumph, when ancient civilizations born of love and beauty, wisdom and reason, turned on one another in hatred and destroyed most of the very earth that had nurtured them. If it were not for the time doors, we would not be here now. Only the ability to move in time enabled any living thing to survive..."
--- from the writings of [[Lord British]]</i>
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 Minax was the young female apprentice and lover of [[Mondain]], also a great villain of Britannia. As revenge for her mentor’s death, Minax has sought to destroy the world.
-She has been seen in-game on several occasions, such as when she led an undead invasion of the [[Trinsic|City of Trinsic]] and during the [[Age of Shadows]] expansion when she led a series of attacks on Britannia.  During that event cycle, she was seen in the bottom level of the [[dungeon]] [[Destard]], wielding a powerful artifact called the [[Night's Kiss]].
+She has been seen in-game on several occasions, such as when she led an undead invasion of the [[Trinsic|City of Trinsic]] and during the [[Age of Shadows]] expansion when she led a series of attacks on Britannia.  During that event cycle, she was seen in the bottom level of the [[dungeon]] [[Destard]], wielding a powerful artifact called the [[Doom Kiss]].
-Her followers are also one of the four [[Factions]] that constantly vie for control of [[Felucca]].
+==Mondain's Legacy==
+[[Image:Orders from Minax.jpg|frame]]While she made periodic appearances during in-game events, Minax's connection to [[Britannia]] was mostly limited through communication notes from the [[Travesty]], the [[Peerless]] of [[The Citadel]] located in the [[Tokuno Islands]].
-Minax is currently alive. She has some kind of connection to and is in communication with [[Travesty]], the [[Peerless]] of the [[Dungeon]] that is located in the [[Tokuno Islands]], known as the [[The Citadel]].
-== UOStuff History ==
-(It should be noted that this material, imported from UOStuff.com, appears to represent Minax's history in the single-player Ultima games.  It does not represent UO history.  It is plain that in UO, Minax is still alive, though inactive at the moment.)
-Minax was apprenticed to the dark [[wizard]] [[Mondain]] at a young age. In time, she grew to become his lover as well as his pupil. She survived her paramour's death and went into hiding.
+==Minax Faction==
+Her followers were once part of the now defunct [[Factions]] system that was eliminated with [[Publish 86]].
-Underestimated because of her youth, Minax was furious of the death of her tutor (and lover). Revenge set itself within her dark heart. As her talent for magic and capacity of malevolence far exceeded Mondain's, Minax decided to take control of the evils of the world without the gem.
+For more information see the article: [[Minax (Faction)]]''
-Twenty years after the death of Mondain, Minax invaded [[Sosaria]] with her legions of Darkness. In order to assure that the [[Avatar (Ultima)|Stranger]] would not interfere with her plans for vengeance, Minax invaded his homeworld of [[Earth]]. Once there, she used her dark powers to disturb the fabric of time, and destroyed the planet.
+==Time of Legends==
+The mysterious whereabouts of the Enchantress Minax and her minions has been revealed with the opening of the moongate to the [[Valley of Eodon]].  She resides in a clifftop fortress known as the [[Shadowguard]].
+[[File:SGroof.png|200px|thumb|right|Minax watches from the roof]]
+She has no actual involvement other than ordering her four lieutenants to battle while she taunts nearby players from her perch on the roof.
-[[Lord British]] called for a hero to crush Minax's evil plans. The Stranger had narrowly escaped the destruction of the Earth, and answered British's call. Minax's castle, named Shadowguard, could only be reached through timegates (similar to moongates in the later games), and even then an enchanted ring was required to pass through the force fields inside.
+== See Also ==
+* [[Blackthorn]]
-The war against Minax's vile legions was long and hard, but eventually the hero hunted down the wizard, pursued her as she teleported throughout the castle, and destroyed her life with the quicksword [[Enilno]].
+* [[Cult of the Fallen]]
+* [[Exodus]]
-With the dark energies released with the death of Minax in her castle of Shadowguard, the lands of Sosaria changed once again, reforming into two continents: Sosaria proper, and Ambrosia.
+* [[Lord British]]
+* [[Mondain]]
-Unbeknownst to all, Mondain and Minax had produced a progeny, [[Exodus (Ultima)|Exodus]], an entity neither man nor machine.
+* [[Minax (Ultima)]]
 ==References==
 * Tanaka, Seiji. "Urutima: Ekusodasu no Kyoufu" ("The Ultima: The Terror of Exodus") Tokyo: JICC Shuppan Kyoku. 1988. ISBN # 4-88063-434-4.
+==External Links==
+*[http://codex.ultimaaiera.com/wiki/Minax Codex of Ultima Wisdom article on Minax]
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