Classic Games Revisited
Ultima VIII: Pagan Walkthrough
7.23. Ethereal Travel
If you are playing the patched version of the game, you can now recall to Central Tenebrae to dump your excess gear, and then to the Plateau. The unpatched version prevents teleporting out of Daemon’s Crag or the Lava Tunnel entirely, so you need to walk northeast from the Great Pentacle to reach the waypoint, walk east to reach the Lava Tunnel, cross it over to reach its north end (using Flash for the long jump), and teleport after you reach Upper Catacombs 2.
If you are really rich, you can buy Mythran’s last offensive spell, Destruction for 1,000 obsidians.
Show Mythran the tongue of flame. He will make a book appear on the upper floor under the Zealan Shield to the west. Read the book, talk to Mythran again about recreating the obelisk, and buy Ethereal Travel from him (250 coins). Now we need to gather and charge the reagents required for this spell.
If you don’t have money for Ethereal Travel, don’t worry. We’ll find a big pile of money very soon.
7.23.1. Tear of the Seas
Teleport to Central Tenebrae and drop the spellbook as well as any money you are carrying. There is no further use for money in this game.
Walk to the southeast tower, take the staircase down to the kitchen, north past the door, and west to the Royal Hall. Devon should be in the bedroom to the north (or in the dining hall to the south). Tell him you want the Blackrock Fragment and after some more conversation he will give you a key. Go south to exit the Royal Hall, go south to the entrance of the castle, and then west into a small room with a chest. Unlock the chest and take the Tear of the Seas.
If you were unable to buy Ethereal Travel earlier, take the money from the chest and go buy it.
7.23.2. Heart of Earth
You will require the last Create Golem and Open Ground here. Make sure you have them before proceeding.
Teleport to the Hall of the Mountain King. Jump down east, go north and west to the Earth symbol (F), again jump down east, and go south to Stone Cove. We already opened the door to the east with our golem earlier. If you didn’t, use the Key of the Scion to unlock it. Go through to the Pit of Death.
Take a couple of steps west, and follow the corridor south and west (jump down a cliff wall) and you'll come to a locked building with a gold plaque that reads Conventicle of the Dead. Position yourself right up against the doors so you can see a tiny bit of the mud patch on the other side to the north. Cast Create Golem on it, and have the Golem open the door. Run past the skeletons on either side of the door and climb up on to the mud patch where they can’t reach you. Deal with the ghoul that rises, and cast Open Ground to reveal the Heart of Earth.
The actual key to open the doors to the conventicle is in the far northwest of the Pit of Death. In that same region is an exit to the Lower Catacombs. If we didn’t use Create Golem, we’d have to traverse the whole map, or enter via the Lower Catacombs to at least avoid the round trip.
7.23.3. Breath of Wind
Teleport to Argentrock Isle. Go northwest to within the settlement walls, west to the monastery, south and west around the garden patch until you reach Windy Point. Climb up the cliff and stand between the pillars to the west. You are no longer taking the Leap of Faith test so you are unable to jump very far. Cast Air Walk and jump west to reach the floating platform. Wait a couple of seconds until the spell wears off, then jump (use Flash if you wish, especially on the unpatched version) northwest, north, north, and then in an anticlockwise direction around the outer ring of platforms to reach Stratos.
You don’t really need to speak to Stratos so just say bye when she initiates conversation. Cast Reveal (or a restore to sight scroll) to see the Breath of Wind on a pedestal to the north. Target Aerial Servant first on the orb, then on the platform next to you and take it. Stratos will complain.
The unpatched game calls this object the Breath of Air.
In the patched game, you can still cast Air spells. In the unpatched game, you need to cast the Breath of Air upon yourself to be able to cast an Air spell.
7.23.4. To the Ethereal Plane
Teleport back to Central Tenebrae. Make sure you have all 5 blackrock fragments (obelisk tip, tongue of flame, tear of the seas, heart of earth, breath of wind) as well as the Ethereal Travel spellbook on your person.
Also, discard everything you won’t require but take everything you want. After traveling the planes you will no longer have access to the items you leave behind. Maybe take a weapon or two that you like, useful potions, scrolls, etc. I even drop the necromancy keys. The only items specifically required on the ethereal plane are the blackrock fragments and at least 1 charge of Endure Heat. In the unpatched version, it will be convenient if you have a few charges of Flash.
You can take everything you can carry and drop them on the plane, too.
Double-click the spellbook once to charge it. Double-clicking it a second time will transport you away.