Ultima Underworld II Walkthrough

Ultima Underword II

Labyrinth of Worlds Walkthrough Version 1.00

Written by Gabe Nickelson

Information provided from the Official Origin Cluebook, Ultima Underword II Documentation, Ultima Dragon's One-line walkthrough, and personal experience of my battles with the Guardian. As of August 5, 1996, this walkthrough is 29 pages.

All Comments Welcome!

Writer's Note:

NOTE: Although this walkthrough is complete and tells you everything you need to do, it is much more helpful if you have the official ORIGIN Ultima Underworld II hintbook, Gems of Enlightenment. The walkthrough is keyed to the maps in this book.

General Notes (Important!)
Britannia (Starting Out)
Prison Tower (Free Bishop)
Britannia (The Strike)
Killorn Keep (Meet Altara)
Britannia Level 4 (Kill the Listener)
Killorn Keep (Talk to Altara again)
Ice Caves (Open the dam)
Talorus (Get the Amethyst Rod)
Killorn Keep (Make Altara Wand)
Talorus (Banish the Guardian)
Guard Tower (Banish the Guardian)
Scintillus Academy (Complete the Tests)
Pits of Carnage and Dream (Kill Dorstag, Talk to Zoranthus, and throw the gem out in the Dream)
Tomb of Praecor Loth (Meet Loth and Family, and the horn)
Ethereal Void (Get Scepter of Deadly Seeker)
Pit of Carnage Level 2 (Get the Djinn Bottle)
Bind the Air-Daemon
Endgame

The people in the castle are ready to go on strike because of the way Lord British is treating them. DO NOT make Nanna mad. There is a problem in the game which will cause the servants to stay on strike forever; then the game is unwinnable. I believe this was fixed with a patch. Anyway, talk to Lord British and tell him he is being unfair to the people. Then go visit Nystul and let him treat the gem you found. AGAIN: Be sure to talk to EVERYONE in the castle each time you visit. They will provide you with valuable information and important items needed in the game. Go back to the Portal Gem on Britannia level 5. Use the blackrock gem on the Portal Gem. Enter the Northeast facet.

GO TO KILLORN KEEP

Killorn Keep (First Visit)

Level Objectives:

First Visit:

1. Meet with Altara and agree to kill the listener.

Killorn Keep Level 1:
Cluebook: Page 15

Lots of people to visit here. Try to avoid Relk until you talk to everyone else. When you first arrive in the keep you will be in the common area where shopkeepers are selling their items. The first person to visit is Lord Thibris. He will tell you a little bit of history about the keep. Lobar will yield lots of useful information (you must talk to him before you speak to Mystall). Go talk to Mystall and tell her you will help her in her quest to spy on Altara. Go speak to Altara. Explain to her Mystall's intentions. You and her will now join forces against the Guardian (she does not join your party!). She will ask you to defeat the Guardian's 'Listener'. She will give you a dagger to do the job. Leave and go kill the Listener on Britannia level 4.

Couple of SUB-PLOT's.

You can take these plots, but you don't need to.

The Trilkhai. You can speak to Josie and give her the water. Speak with Blackie. Blackie will ask you to find out the history of their race. This is to be done by talking to the Wisps in the Ethereal Void later in the game.

The Banner of Killorn. Ogri will ask you to recover a banner to him in exchange for some secrets about the Keep. The banner is found in the Tomb of Praecor Loth. The information he will give is the direction to the Engine room.

GO TO BRITANNIA LEVEL 4

Britannia Level 4: Kill The Listener

Cluebook: Page 9

Leave Killorn Keep and go to the Listener. It is located in the lava area in the SE corner (21). Slay it with the dagger Altara gave you. Go back to the Keep in the Northeast facet of the Portal Gem.

GO TO KILLORN KEEP LEVEL 1

Killorn Keep (Second Visit)

Level Objectives:

Second Visit:

1. Meet with Altara again after you kill the listener and accept her next quest.
2. Grab the blackrock gem from the basement.

Killorn Keep Level 1:
Cluebook: Page 15

Visit Altara and tell her you have slain the Listener. She will now trust you and offer you another quest. Accept the quest and she will give you a black pearl and some rune stones. You must now seek the items to make the scepter. You need 3 items: The black pearl (she just gave you), a spiders egg (from the spiders on Britannia level 4 [18]), and an amethyst rod (Talorus Level 1). Now may be a good time to check out what lies underneath the keep. Descend to the next level.

Killorn Keep: Level 2
Cluebook: Page 17

In this level you will get the blackrock gem. Very easy. Walk down the main passage until you come to the gate. On the North wall will be a secret door. Open this door and go down the ramp. At the end of the passage will be a alter with candles in it. If you walk on or attempt to jump over this, you will be teleported to the Killorn Deathtrap! Extinguish the flames on the candles by picking them up and throwing them away. Now you can jump across and slay the headlesses. Grab the gem and leave the level. Go back to the Portal Gem and enter in the East facet.

GO TO THE ICE CAVES LEVEL 1

Ice Caves

Level Objectives:

First Visit:

1. Get the blackrock gem.
2. Open the dam.
3. Go to the Lost city of Anodunos and talk to Beatrice the Ghost.
4. Banish the Guardian's presence.

Ice Caves Level 1:
Cluebook: Page 20

You will be moving from level to level a lot. The ground here will have ice on it. Walk slowly. You will slide if you are not careful. Just head South and take the stairs to level 2.

Cool items to find:

Scroll of Waterwalk found in area (1).
Scroll of Map Area found in area (1).
Potion of Thick Skin in the room West of area (2).

Ice Caves Level 2:
Cluebook: Page 21

Ice Caves Level 1:
Cluebook: Page 20

After you get up the stairs you will come to the an Ice Golem. Kill him and get the key. Unlock the door behind him. You will then need to head across the river again and follow the passage until you come to a cliff with an island (8); the dam controls. Jump across onto the control tower. Adjust them as follows:

Switch up, button off, chain up, and lever up.

Lever down, chain up, button on, and switch down.

Jump across through the teleporter bars again and find the locked door. Open this door with the key you found in the maze. Inside, pull the chain to open the dam. Leave the maze and return the way you came. Go down the stairs to level 2.

Ice Caves Level 2:
Cluebook: Page 21

Cast 'Walk on Water' and walk across over to the other side of the river. Walk up the ramp and you will come to Anodunos. Find Beatrice the Ghost and talk to her. Tell her you will help rid this place of the Guardian. Nothing much behind those doors in Anodunos. They don't have any keys to unlock the doors so you will need to pick the lock or cast 'Open' on them. Take the stairs up over to the Northeast corner of Anodunos. Cross the bridge and go down the stairs. Cast 'Open' on the locked door to the South of this room. Inside you will find a cursed Tower Shield and some rune stones. To open the secret door to the South, look on the East wall. Use the 'look' icon and start clicking on the wall until it reveals the switch. Use the switch and enter the secret room. Grab the wand, scepter, and runes. Leave the Ice Caves. And continue to Britannia. After you get your gems treated by Nystul, add them to the Portal Gem and enter the Southeast facet.

Cool items to find:

Scepter of Mana Restore in secret room South of area (12).

GO TO TALORUS LEVEL 1

Talorus (First Visit)

Level Objectives:

First Visit:

1. Get the blackrock gem.
2. Snag the Amethyst Rod.

Talorus Level 1:
Cluebook: Page 23

You can make your visit to Talorus very quick. Ignore the sub-plots. Do not talk to anything. Maneuvering in Talorus is difficut to master. When you enter, head in the direction of one of the yellow plates on the ground. This plate will boost your character up to the ledge. You may need to try several times to master this. Go to area (14) and grab the Amethyst Rod (purple rod). Take one of the vertical passages (17) down to level 2.

Talorus Level 2:
Cluebook: Page 25

When you arrive in the room, leave to the North exit. Run across the lava and grab the blackrock gem (12). Take the yellow pad back up to the first level and leave Talorus at area (0). Enter the Portal Gem on the Northeast facet to go to the keep.

GO TO KILLORN KEEP.

Killorn Keep (Third Visit)

Third Visit:

1. After acquiring the scepter parts, return to Altara.
2. Banish the Guardian from this level with the Altara Wand.

Killorn Keep Level 1 (Third Visit):
Cluebook: Page 15

Return to Altara (16). Give her the items to make the Rod. You need to get the rod and take it to the Engine room (15) on level 2. To get to the Engine room (15), go to the Abandon Barracks on this level (12). Open the secret door (13). Go down the stairs to level 2.

Killorn Keep Level 2:
Cluebook: Page 17

Kill the guard at the door. Open the door to the Engine room. Use the Altara wand in the center of the room. The ground should shake and the Guardian's presence is gone. Leave Killorn Keep. Enter the Southeast facet.

GO TO TALORUS.

Talorus (Second Visit).

Level Objective:

Second Visit:

1. Banish the Guardian in the Bliy Skup Chamber.

Talorus Level 1:
Cluebook: Page 23

Return to this world and go to the Bliy Skup Chamber (5). Use the Altara wand and banish the Guardian. Leave Talorus for good. Enter the Portal Gem in the North facet.

GO TO GOBLIN GUARD TOWER.

Goblin Guard Tower (Second [and last] Visit)

Level Objective:

Second Visit:

1. Banish the Guardian from the level in Bishop's cell.

Goblin Guard Tower Level 8.
Cluebook: Page 13

Return to level 8 of the Guard tower. Go into the room where Bishop was. Use the Altara wand in the room. The ground should shake and the Guardian's presence will be gone. Leave the Tower. You may want to have Nystul treat your gem and fuse it to the Portal Gem. Enter the gem on the South facet.

GO TO SCINTILLUS ACADEMY

Scintillus Academy

Important note: You should have the Altara wand before entering this realm. You will have to banish the Guardian's presence near the end. If you do not have the Rod, you will have to go back through all the levels again. Also, your mana will not regenerate on levels 2-7.

Level Objectives:

1. Complete all levels of the test.
2. Grab the blackrock gem from the pentagram on level 8.
3. Use the Rod of Altara in the pentagram to banish the Guardian's presence.

Level One:

Cluebook: Page 27

Open the gate on the right side. Place the gold box (found in that room) on the center pressure plate. Go through the passage and teleport away.

Level Two:
Cluebook: Page 27

Cross the ice and the river. Head to area (5) and push the button. Go through the now unlocked gate at area (4). Continue to area (6) and cross the moving platforms. There is no trick to this, just wait for the next platform to come into view.

Level Three:
Cluebook: Page 27

Grab the Wand of Telekinesis at the beginning of this level, you will need it! Jump to the first pillar to the North. Jump North again. Stand on that pillar (it will be shorter than the last one) and turn Southwest. Use your telekinesis wand and start clicking (use) on the Southwest wall. You should push a button (you don't have to see it to use it!). This will lower the pillar to the North.

Note: You may want to try a different light source to see the switch. Your best bet is to use the light spheres from Talorus.

Jump over to the pillar. Turn Southeast and start clicking on above the center pillar against the wall. Again, you should trigger a button that will raise the pillar you are on. Jump to the exit.

Cool objects to find:

Wand of Telekinesis near entrance (this will disappear at the end of the level).
Wand of Name Enchantment found in area 7.

Level Four: Spatial Reasoning.
Cluebook: Page 29 and 69

If you can cast fly, by all means fly. If not, maneuver to the Northwest tower and grab the key. Go to the southeast tower. Grab the key and head North. Go through the passage and open the two doors with the keys you just picked up.

Cool objects to find:

Scroll of invisibility on the Northwest tower.
Wand of Mass Confusion located by the West wall.
Magical Handaxe by the ghost.

Level Five: Effects and Constraints
Cluebook: Page 29

When you enter here turn left and get the pole. Continue West to the wall. Trigger each switch once with the pole. Do not step on the pressure plates in front of the switches! Enter the now open door to the South. Ignore the switch on the wall and jump across the gap. Get the key. Jump back across.

Note: You may want to jump down in the gap and get some cool items.

Go back and open the door to the South. DO NOT pull the chain on the wall. This will only create skeletons (good experience point builder-upper). Pick up the moonstone and use the key on the portcullis. Leave to level 6.

Cool objects to find:

Moonstone found by the lever that creates the skeletons.
Wand of Fireball found by the lever that creates the skeletons.
Potion of Night Vision down in the gap by the key.
Scroll of WaterWalk found by the gap by the key.

Level Six: Risk Avoidance.
Cluebook: Page 29 and 69

Upon entering here you will find in the center of the room four Yellow Floor Tiles. Walk on all of these. They will each produce a friendly headless. Now grab the goodies in the center of the pillars. Use the key you collected on the locked door (14). You will come to an area that will have a brick floor. There are several teleporters here that will move you to different areas. The Blue squares will teleport you to different areas of this level. The Yellow squares will teleport you to the beginning of the realm! When you enter the brick area, turn right and then take the first left. Turn right again and head into the Blue square. This should teleport you to the Gray floor area. Follow the path and take the third right. When you get to the 'T' intersection, turn right and continue to the Blue square and enter this.

Note: There is a secret room in here. Just before you come to the 'T' intersection, take the first right. Bash the secret door and you will see a Potion of Time Freeze against the wall. You can cast telekinesis to get it, or run, jump, and grab. Go over to the switch and pull it. You will be boosted back up to the level. On your way up, you must be quick and trigger the other lever on the wall. This will allow you to continue on your way.

Now you should be in a wood floor area. Take the first left and left again. Enter the Blue square. Now you are in the Black floor area. Go right at the intersection. Now take the third right and enter the Blue square. In the Green floor area, turn left, ignore the passage to the west. At the intersection, turn left and continue East to the Blue square and enter it. Your now in the Brown Stone floor area. Turn left and walk East into the wall.

Cool objects to find:

Wand of Detect Trap in headless area (15).
Potion of Time Freeze found in secret room (see above 'Note').

Level Seven: Nonreversible Processes
Cluebook: Page 31 and 70

Simple level! If your jumping skill is good that is! First thing is to jump down in the water and swim to the key located in a path in the North wall. Return back to the East and climb back on the ledge. Go back to the beginning of the level. You need to jump on the first pillar to the right. Jump to the next one (East), then turn North and jump there. Jump North again, and then turn to the West. Jump once. Turn North and Jump two pillars. You should now be against a wall. Turn to the East and jump three times. Turn South and jump twice. Turn East and open the locked door with the key you found. Exit this level.

Cool objects to find:

Potion of Healing.

Level Eight:
Cluebook: Page 31

Grab the runestone and walk into the sparkles. Walk into the South Central sparkles. Now walk to the South wall and walk into the sparkles in the West area. In the next area, walk into the sparkles on the North wall; far West side.

Note: It will help if you have your map out while walking through this level.

You should now be past the maze and in a living area. This is where the instructors of the Academy reside. This is where you need to get the blackrock gem and banish the Guardian. First grab the key behind the bed (34). Go to the Pentagram located at area 33. Grab the gem and use the Rod of Altara on the pentagram. You will then see the area shake. Time to head over to the vault (19). Use the key to unlock the door and continue into the moongate.

Cool objects to find:

Wand of Frost at area (17) level (3).
Rune stone at area (17) level (1).
Rune stone at Room 1.
Wand of Deadly Seeker in Room 1.
Scroll of Dispel Hunger in Room 2.
Scroll of Sheet Lighting in Room 2.
Yellow potion of lesser healing in Room 2.
Green potion in Room 2.
Fraznium Circlet in Room 5.
Blackrock gem in the Pentagram Room (33).
Runestones in Pentagram Room (33).

Secure Vault:

Cluebook: Page 33
When you first enter this area you will see a floating TYM Rune in the center of the path. Use an item to throw at this. You are now safe to pass. You will then come to a locked door. There should be a button to the East. Use telekinesis to trigger this, then pass the door (remember: mana does regenerate on this level). Next is the water area. You may want to cast Walk on Water. Go over to area 22 and use the switch. This will unlock the door at area 23. You will then come to another locked door. Just run to the North. There will be illusionary black walls. Find the switch and use it. The door should now be unlocked. Jump down and walk through the moongate. If you have a resist fire potion, use it. Run to the West and open the door and kill the Imp. Use the lever in the room and go to the East. Now kill the Hordling and get the key. Now use the key to open the door at area 29. Now travel through the moongate. Head North and you will come to a passage that will turn to the West. Continue West through the illusionary wall. Open the chest and grab the loot. There is also a secret wall to the West in here. Look and use the floor and it will open to reveal more goodies. Head back the way you came and jump into the other moongate. This will bring you back to the pentagram room. You can then teleport back to the beginning of the Academy by going to area (18). Leave the Academy. Take the gem to Nystul and he will treat it. Fuse it with the Portal Gem. Enter the gem on the Southwest facet.

Cool objects to find:

All found in Vault area 31 and 32.
Jeweled Axe.
Scroll of Smite Foe.
2 Basilisk oils.
LOTS of Runes.

GO TO THE PITS OF CARNAGE.

Pits of Carnage

Level Objectives:

First Visit:

1. Kill Dorstag and get the gem on level 1.
2. Go to level 2 and find Zoranthus the Mage. Offer to find his scepter of Deadly Seeker.
3. Banish the Guardian from this level.

Level One:
Cluebook: Page 35

When you enter the Pits of Carnage you will meet a man named Krilner the Coward. Talk with him and take the left passage. You will meet a warrior lady who will ask you to fight in the arena. Accept her challenge. Fighting warriors in the arenas are a good way to build respect in the Pits. A good way to make money it to visit Jospur (8). You can wager gold and fight up to five enemies at a time. Return and collect payment. Fighting in the Arena of Earth is the easiest. You need to visit with Dorstag (5). He has the gem. If your character is buff enough just slay him and take the gem. Beware! His guards will attack! Another option is to accept a challange in the pits and it's one on one. Don't forget to check the secret room behind his chamber (6). If you can't pick the lock or cast 'open', you can bash it down. When you get into this room, the crowd in the previous room will attack you if you have not already killed them. Go down to level 2.

Cool objects to find:

Scroll of Fireball in area (6) and area (7).
Wand of Magic Arrow in area (7).
Various Runes in area (7).
'Colorless Potion' in area (7) (actually this is basilisk oil).

Level Two:
Cluebook: Page 37

Your main objective here is to find Zoranthus the Mage. The 'open' spell will be handy for the locked portculli (23), or you can just push the second button you find and squeeze your way through. Outside of the door to Zoranthus's room will be a spell rune that will paralyze you. Throw an item at it. Just talk to Zoranthus and he will tell you about the Djinn-bottle. You need this. Find the Scepter of Deadly Seeker located in the Dream Realm.

Cool objects to find:

Jeweled Shield located in area (20).
Jeweled Axe located in area (17).
Runes in areas (20) and (27).

Level Three:
Cluebook: Page 39

You don't have to come down here, but you will find some cool items and meet a nice person. Talk to Blog the Troll (30). If you have a gray rock, play the game with him. In the Northwest area of the level you will come to a wood-Paneled room (31). There will be an arrow on the ground which you cannot pass. The way to reach the items on the other side is to use a pole on the switches beyond the portcullis. Another option is to cast telekinesis and then trigger the switch to open the portcullis. You will find a battle axe and scepter along with some gold. In the east area there will be a secret door to the Liche (29). The Liche will yield large amounts of magical items.

Cool objects to find:

Rune from Liche in area (29).
Scroll of healing in area (28).
Wand of magic arrow in area (28).
Potion of Iron Flesh in area (28).
Wand of Bleeding from Liche in area (29).
Scroll of Reveal from Liche in area (29).

Leave the area.

Now you need to visit the Ethereal Void with the dream plant. Eat the dream plant you picked up from the Pits of Carnage and go to sleep. Hopefully, you will start dreaming in the Shrine of Spirituality. If not, restore your game or eat another dream plant and try again. The Shrine of Spirituality will be a enclosed area with glowing orange bars and a pedestal in the center. Look down into the pedestal and grab the blackrock gem. You cannot put this in your inventory yet. Throw it through the bars. You will exit the dream after a few moments.

Return to Britannia.

When you return, you will be greeted by Miranda and she will tell you to speak with Nelson. Go talk to him. Nelson and Patterson will be waiting. Speak to Nelson. He will try to explain something he found about the blackrock. Patterson will keep interrupting. Then Patterson will kill Nelson before he finishes what he was saying. You must then slay Patterson. After he dies, talk to the guard that comes in and tell him what happened.

GO TO THE TOMB OF PRAECOR LOTH.

Tomb of Praecor Loth

Level Objectives:

1. Grab the blackrock gem on Level 1.
2. Use the Altara wand and banish the Guardian.
3. Talk to Helena and help her.
4. Talk to Silenus on Level 3.
5. Kill Morphius, Umbria, and Lethe.
6. Talk to Praecor Loth and get the Horn.

Level 1:
Cluebook: Page 41

When you get to this level head south. There will be skeletons along the East and West wall (area 4). You will have to kill them to get the map. On the far South wall a piece of map is in a map case. Grab it and slay the skeletons. Use the map piece and scribe it to your automap.

Head north and take the West passage to area (5); the switch puzzle. Use the switches in this order:

	1-2-3-4-5	(4th switch from far left switch)
	1-2-3-4-5	(3rd switch from far left switch)
	1-2-3-4-5	(2nd switch from far left switch)
	1-2-3-4-5	(5th switch from far left switch)
	1-2-3-4-5	(1st switch from far left switch)

Now all the switches should be down and you can open the door to the south by pushing the button on the wall next to the door. Grab the map piece and scribe it to you automap. Ignore the pull-chain in the room, it will only shut the door you entered.

Head out the way you came and take the left passage then turn North. Take the first left into area (6). Three Golems guard the map piece you need. Slay the Metal Golem and grab the map. Scribe the map to your automap.

Go back the way you came and head North again. Take the first passage to the left. In here are large boulders. Take your rock pick and turn them into pebbles. Grab the blackrock gem at the end of the tunnel. Now use the Altara wand. The ground should shake, and the Guardian will be banished from this level.

Head to area (1), or East from the passage you are in. There is a locked door here. There is nothing you need from behind the door. Turn to your right and locate the secret door that leads to area (1). Grab the map piece and scribe it to your map.

Now go South and then East to area (2). Kill the fire elemental. Grab the map piece and scribe it. You may want to grab the magical Breastplate here. Now is a good time to cast Walk on Water. Do so and take the water passage South. You will come to a room with three platforms. The southern-most platform contains a pressure plate that will open the portcullis on the ledge to the East. If you have problems opening this portcullis, jump up and cast 'Open' on it. Grab the map and scribe it. There is also a Longsword of Stone Strike here. Get out of this area and head North to area (8).

You will come to a room of friendly Dread Spiders. Ignore them and continue. Turn to the right passage and push the button (9) on the wall. Look behind you to find another map piece. Exit to level 2.

Cool items to find:

Jeweled Axe of Great Damage in area (7).
Longsword of Great Accuracy in area (0).
Longsword of Stone Strike

Level 2:
Cluebook: Page 42

Not much on this level. To access area (11), cast portal against one of the adjacent walls. You will need to speak to Helena's ghost at area 10. Tell her you will help her out. Continue to level 3.

Cool items to find:

Jeweled Mace in Northern most area.
Magical Chain Gauntlets in Northern most area.
Leather vest of Unsurpassed Toughness in area (11).
Wand of Flame Wind in area (11).
Magical Tower Shield near stairs to level (3).