There's an area in Serpent's Spine where you can find a beautifully made memorial to Phyllis Jones (screenshot above). An explanation for this was given when Gallara Dragon originally posted about this on the UDIC Facebook Group:
Sergorn Drakael wrote: "It was made by U9 Lead Artist (and now SotA Artsit) Scott Jones for his mother Phyllis Jones who had just passed away. As I recall she was the reason he became an artist, so he wanted to pay tribute to her this way in the game."
Scott Jones himself confirmed this in the same thread:
Hello folks... Yes indeed, I created that art and that in-game area shortly after my mom passed away during the later years of U-9's production cycle... My mom practically raised me on fairytales and fantasy of all kinds, and was the source of my interest in art, an inspiration toward my creative side in general, and certainly the source of my particular sense of humor... I'm so glad you fine folks appreciate the little shrine I made for her... Seeing this thread, and reading your wonderful comments, brought a pleasing tear to my eye... Thanks!
In the same thread, Sergorn also wrote about a similar reference found in Britain:
Sergorn Drakael wrote: "There's also a different memorial near the Britain Cimetary devoted to Lord Brinne, fellow Ultima fan and a prominent member of Ultima IX Horizons who passed away a few month before the game came out. :("
In Yew, beside the circle of stones, there's a large rock shaped like a rabbit.
A list of Ultima 9 Easter Eggs can be found:
As with most Ultimas, you can kill Lord British. This is done by preparing poisoned bread back in Earth, carrying it with you to Britannia, and putting it on Lord British's plate instead of his regular bread.
Check out Whacked-out Ultima 9 at IT-HE Software for some fun in the typical style of DOUG the Eagle Dragon.
Wolf Dreamer's website (WebDB2 link) was dedicated to doing all sorts of strange stuff in Ultima 9. Most of the original content is being hosted here at Dino's Ultima Page.
There is an unused area near Moonglow containing bizarre things such as a miniature pirate, an aquarium with dancing pirates, and a pirate behaving like a chicken. Videos showing this area can be found:
The video showing the destruction of Britannia (an altered version of the original Armageddon video) is used at least five times:
© by Daniel D'Agostino 2002-2026James wrote: "When you free Shamino from the Well of Souls, and you summon Malchir to talk about how to summon Pyros. You might recall from your U9 playthrough that everything the Avatar says to Malchir just makes him mad.
"If you DON'T choose the text dialogue to taunt Malchir about his claim of having been tortured, eventually Shamino will suggest that he talk to Malchir instead. Insist that you talk to him, and try other dialogue options. Eventually Malchir says "too bad" (or something like that), making it clear he won't help you summon Pyros.
"That triggers the destruction of Britannia cutscene. When it ends, the Avatar is laying there, dead (but Shamino was somehow unaffected)."
