The Companions of the Avatar
The Companions of the Avatar are various fictional characters found in the Ultima series of computer role-playing games. The Companions are the characters the Avatar has adventured with over the course of time. In general terms of the role-playing games, this definition includes all of the NPCs that the player is able to recruit to their party.
The Companions are traditionally divided to two groups: The traditional eight Companions, which (apart of one, depending on the character class the player ended up picking) joined the Stranger in his quest to attain the Avatarhood in Ultima IV, and other Companions, who joined Avatar in the subsequent parts of the series. Sometimes the latter joined for a very short period of time, sometimes they played a major role in the game and journeyed with the Avatar all through the game.
The Eight Companions
Dupre
Iolo
Geoffrey
Jaana
Julia
Katrina
Mariah
Shamino
Other Companions
Gorn
Gwenno
A woman of very diverse talent - an entertainer, scholar and an explorer - who appears frequently with her husband Iolo. She also joins Avatar in Ultima VI and plays a very major role as a side character in Ultima VII Part Two.
Maxwell
Seggallion
Sentri
Toshi
Saduj
Appears in Ultima V as one of the possible companions for the Avatar. If taken Saduj will betray the Avatar when he gets the chance. Interestingly, and possibly a clue to his betrayal, is that his name is a reverse spelling of 'Judas'.
Johne
Beh Lem
Beh Lem is a gargoyle. In gargish, his name means "Just One".
Blaine
A gypsy who assisted the Avatar in Ultima VI.
Leonna
Leodyn
Sherry
A talking mouse who appears in Ultima VI and Ultima VII. She also joins as a party member in Ultima VI.
In Ultima VI, she is recruited by the Avatar by giving her a wheel of cheese, and then is only used as an item to scout out small and out of reach places, which is very useful in gathering items that the player can not reach, such as the Rune of Valor. In Ultima VII she is seen as a helper in Lord British's Nursery, commonly found telling children nursery rhymes, such as Lord British's favorite "Hubert the Cowardly Lion".
Spark
Tseramed
Boydon
Boydon was a man who served Erstam, the mad mage on Serpent Isle, as an NPC in the computer role-playing game Ultima VII: Serpent Isle. Boydon was available as a potential party member for the protagonist of the series, the Avatar, after the player restores his body parts which are lying around in pieces in Erstam's lab on Mad Mage Isle.
Raven
A pirate from Buccaneer's Den whom the Avatar meets early on. While she doesn't adventure with the Avatar per se, she knows a lot about what is happening around the realms, and is able to transport the Avatar around in her ship.