The player must become an Avatar by reaching enlightment in each of the eight virtues. Not stealing, giving gold to beggars and blood (hp) to healers, meditating, answering NPC's questions properly, and not fleeing from combat and letting non-evil creatures flee increases the player's standing in the virtues. Once a player has reached the required ...Read Morelevel in a given virtues (the seer Hawkwind in Castle Brittannia keeps the play appraised of his or her virtue) he or she must meditate at the shrine corresponding to the virtue. When the player has completed all eight virtues he or she is ready to take on the Abyss to find the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom.

How long is Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar?
When focusing on the main objectives, Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar is about 21½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 52 Hours to obtain 100% completion.

Platforms:
Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit Family, Atari ST, Commodore 64, FM Towns, FM-7, Mac, Mobile, MSX, NEC PC-88, NEC PC-98, NES, PC, Sega Master System, Sharp X68000