Dino's Guide to
Ultima VIII - Pagan

Writings - Gold: Valuable Commodity or Worthless Trash?

Details

• Type: book
• Location:
  • Tenebrae Library
• Description: This book sounds like it was written about a different world, due to its mention of the sun and the use of gold as a currency. This is explained by the reference to Amoras, one of the Zealan gods. The book must have been written by a Zealan in ancient times before the conflict that resulted in the occultation of the sun. Its mention of conductivity is also interesting, perhaps indicating that Zealans may have known a thing or two about electricity.

Written Content

Gold: Valuable Commodity or Worthless Trash? By Okapi the Elder It is oft said that there is no other material as precious as gold. Perhaps one reason that we feel this way is that it gleams and shines like the sun that rises to greet us every morn. However, this is not the only reason we value gold so

much. Indeed, there are several reasons other than its beauty that makes it so worthy of praise. Its malleability, conductivity and resistance to corrosion are among the chief reasons we adore this metal. One very reliable method of extracting this ore from the land is mining. This requires the digging