“The Sosarian Paradox” is a re-imagining of an old and very rare Sierra On-Line game from 1983 known as "Ultima: Escape from Mt. Drash''. My hope is to incorporate a consistent history of the Ultima Saga, explaining when the events of this game took place during the Ages of Darkness and how the evil, wretched "Garrintrots" are involved in an alliance with Minax the Enchantress. Eventually, as this becomes more functional, players will be able to experience the original “Ultima” game from a new perspective, including multi-player capabilities! What follows is the first entry in what I’d like to pop up as some kind of running journal. // With the Stranger's triumphant return to Sosaria, heralding the death of Mondain the Wizard, the Lands of Lord British can finally enjoy some well-deserved peace and security. // However, the prophets of old remain steadfast in their claims that this temporal conflict has yet to run its course. Whispers from the Void warn of a greater evil that stirs within the folds of time. // Many stalwart adventurers, including the Knights who bear the exalted heraldry of Akalabeth, have answered the call to root out this coming darkness … before it spreads to the rest of Sosaria! I’m known in the Ultima community, aka UDIC (Ultima Dragons Internet Chapter), as Melavir Sauin Dragon. My recent claim to fame, if it can be called such, is my reworking the Neverwinter Nights module known as "Ultima IV Rebirth". Since its completion, I’ve been looking for an opportunity to recreate another Ultima, such as The Black Gate. However,Escape from Mt. Drash seemed like a far better project to get my feet wet using a new game engine. After a month of working on this project, the majority of the world design and the dungeons levels for Mount Drash have been laid out as imagined. I'm currently working on implementing a combat system and several appropriate monsters for the game. This is a "WORK IN PROGRESS". For now, you can visit and explore the various locales from within the Nexus by utilizing any one of the Silver Gates.
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