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The Way
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After years of meditation and thought; after hundreds of quests along the mental, physical and spiritual path to peace and fulfillment, a person might reach near perfection in the eight virtues of Avatarhood. Only while an individual continues to strive against the external and internal forces of evil, can he or she be said to be on the path of the Avatar.
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The ankh is the symbol of peace and benevolence toward all creatures, worn as a sign by those on the lifelong Quest of the Avatar. Ankhs are believed also to enhance courage and loyalty to goodness and to help ward off harm for knights striving to achieve the eight virtues.
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The Principles
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The Path of the Avatar is forever intertwined with the Eight Virtues. These virtues, in turn, are derived and interwoven into the three great principles: Truth, Love, and Courage.
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The Virtues
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Honesty
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Honesty is the scrupulous respect for truth--the willingness never to deceive oneself or another.
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Compassion
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Compassion is nonjudgmental empathy for one's fellow creatures.
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Valor
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Valor is the courage to take actions in support of one's convictions.
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Justice
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Justice is the devotion to truth, tempered by love.
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Sacrifice
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Sacrifice is the courage to give of oneself in the name of love.
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Honour
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Honour is the courage to stand for truth, against any odds.
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Spirituality
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Spirituality is the concern with one's inner being and how one deals with truth, love and courage.
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Humility
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Humility is perceiving one's place in the world, not according to one's own accomplishments, but according to the intrinsic value of all individuals.
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Descriptions of the Virtues are from the Book of Lore included with Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny.
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