Iolo

[eternal light]

how old is Iolo anyway?

[Dominus]

old, use google, I'm sure someone has already answered it on the web.

[eternal light]

OLD. lol

[dag]

at least, iolo seems to be *a lot* elder than gwenno is...

[Michele]

Over 700 years if you ever looked at the articles about how earthmen age in Sosaria.
Iolo, Shamino, Dupre and the other heroes of Ultima 4 are all from this earth supposedly, and they age at a reduced rate in Brittainian time.
I remember seeing somewhere about there being like a 200 year lapse between each of Ultimas 4, 5, 6, and 7.

[marzo]

The 200-year lapse only happened between U6 and U7. The lapse between other Ultimas is far smaller; for example, from the U6 intro: "Upon your world, five seasons have passed since your triumphant homecoming from Britannia". Since 1 Earth year ~ 10 Britannian years, this gives about 12.5 years passing in Britannia between U5 and U6. I don't know about the lapse between U4 and U5, though.

[Timo Takalo]

Ultimas 5 and 6 give Britannian dates and years. The year is 139 at the beginning of U5 and 161 in U6. Where did you get that year rate?

[marzo]

Off the web (Google). It seems it was wrong by a factor of almost 2... but my point (the 200-year lapse being only between U6 and U7) remains true.

[Gradilla Dragon]

Actually, you don't know how long it took the Avatar to rescue Lord British. And the aging factor is explicitly stated in the Ultima V manual.

[Timo Takalo]

Claiming it took ten years in Britannia is clearly stretching it. A first timer can easily finish the game in two years game time.

[marzo]

And the aging factor is explicitly stated in the Ultima V manual.

It is? Boy, do I need to read these manuals again...