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Ultima is a series of fantasy computer role-playing games from Origin Systems, Inc.. Ultima was created by Richard Garriott, a.k.a. Lord British. Several games of the series are considered seminal games of their genre. Today, Electronic Arts holds the brand. It is considered the longest running RPG game franchise, as well as being one of the longest running, if not the longest, video game series.

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Ultima tells the story of a hero who would be summoned by the ruler of a different world known first as Sosaria, later as Britannia whenever troubles would arise. The ruler of that world is called Lord British, and his pleas would be answered by a stranger coming from another world known only as Earth through a magical portal. As time passed, that hero would overcome several obstacles and fight several entities (both in Britannia and in other planes), and gain the title of Avatar, becoming the embodiment of the Virtues.

The Ultima series can be divided in three parts. The first three games (Ultima I-III), the "Age of Darkness" trilogy, are the typical "kill the evil overlord" fantasy games. The antagonists of the first three games reside in their castles, but have summoned forth legions of monsters that make prey of the land; the protagonist must defeat them, but does have the option of stealing and murdering. The next three games (Ultima IV-VI), the "Age of Enlightenment" trilogy, add a revolutionary moral element into the fantasy game genre. The character had to attain the eight virtues of honesty, compassion, valor, justice, sacrifice, honor, spirituality and humility. The eight virtues are loosely based on the Hindu concept of Avatarhood, which involves sixteen paths of purification, with the final (sixteenth) path being to become one with God (according to 'the Official Book of Ultima' by Shay Addams.) The character of the Avatar is basically a Christ figure without any religious overtones. The three principles of Truth, Love, and Courage echo the quests of the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion from The Wizard of Oz; though Garriott denies that they were the original source. The third and final trilogy (Ultima VII-IX), the "Age of Armageddon" (also known as The Guardian Saga), pits the Avatar against an anti-virtue deity known as the Guardian.

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Galera.... hj foi nossa ultima reuniao do ano! :-(... mas dia 10/01/10 renovação e inscrição!faltando somente 1 mês para o campori!!!
reinomarinho (Reino Marinho) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:38:34 -0000
Galera.... hj foi nossa ultima reuniao do ano! :-(... mas dia 10/01/10 renovação e inscrição!faltando somente 1 mês para o campori!!!
Alguien sabe a que hora cerro la ultima mesa?
sugarneko (Valeria Campos) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:38:29 -0000
Alguien sabe a que hora cerro la ultima mesa?
A ULTIMA a saber.
sam_barros (sam) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:38:23 -0000
A ULTIMA a saber.
@Lucianosjrp Fala lu blz? bom vamos ter muita sorte essa semana, pois é a ultima da facu abraço.
Edersouzarib (Ederfeto) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:38:17 -0000
@Lucianosjrp Fala lu blz? bom vamos ter muita sorte essa semana, pois é a ultima da facu abraço.
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aantoneella (Antonella Di Maio) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:37:44 -0000
http://twitpic.com/tfuuc - Horrible foto, sacada hace 2,4 segundos. La ultima con quince años. Espero que no se asusten :)
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rafaelsantiago (Rafael Santiago) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:37:17 -0000
Domingo agitado! Shop com o Brother, Cinema (furou), presentes comprados parcialmente... rss É natal!!!! Vamo com tudo pra última semana!

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