Difference between revisions of "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
	A	An	Negate
	B	Bet	Small
	C	Corp	Death
	D	Des	Down
	E	Ex	Freedom
	F	Flam	Flame
	G	Grav	Energy
	H	Hur	Wind
	I	In	Cause

Symbol	Letter	Word	Meaning
	J	Jux	Harm
	K	Kal	Summon
	L	Lor	Light
	M	Mani	Life
	N	Nox	Poison
	O	Ort	Magic
	P	Por	Movement
	Q	Quas	Illusion
	R	Rel	Change

Symbol	Letter	Word	Meaning
	S	Sanct	Protection
	T	Tym	Time
	U	Uus	Raise
	V	Vas	Great
	X	Xen	Creature
	W	Wis	Knowledge
	Y	Ylem	Matter
	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.

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

• Spells
• Magery
• Necromancy
• Rune (Stone)