Cleanup Britannia
Cleanup Britannia
Cleanup Britannia is UO's long-running trash-for-points reward system — a player-side recycling program where unwanted items (event-era artifacts, old artifacts, stat-scroll dupes, junk loot, retired event drops) are exchanged with NPC turn-in collectors for Cleanup Britannia Points, which are then redeemed for desirable rewards: Soulstone Fragments, Goza Mats, Ethereal Mounts, decorative items, rare titles, and event-era memorabilia. Originally introduced in Publish 64 (April 2010) as a way to reduce server-side item bloat from a decade of event drops, the system has been expanded across many publishes and now includes hundreds of accepted item types.
For long-running characters with a vault of accumulated event detritus, Cleanup Britannia is one of the highest-value uses of "junk" items in UO. A vault of ~50 old event artifacts can yield hundreds of millions of points — enough for a full set of Ethereal Mounts and an inventory of Soulstone Fragments.
How the system works
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1 | Acquire an accepted item (event artifact, old loot, retired drop). |
| 2 | Visit a Cleanup Britannia NPC in any major city — Britain, Trinsic, Yew, Vesper, Skara Brae, etc. |
| 3 | Open the trade window. Drop the item onto the NPC. |
| 4 | The NPC awards Cleanup Britannia Points to your account. The item is destroyed. |
| 5 | Visit a Reward Stone (in any major city) and spend points on rewards. |
Points are account-bound, persist across characters and across logins, and never expire. They accumulate over the entire lifetime of an account.
Cleanup Britannia NPCs
Located in major cities, identifiable by their "Cleanup Officer" title. Common locations:
- Britain — multiple officers near the bank and Lord British's Castle
- Trinsic — Bank of Britannia neighborhood
- Yew — Empath Abbey area
- Vesper — Vesper Mint area
- Skara Brae — bank/stable area
- Magincia — bazaar (post-2011 Magincia)
- New Magincia — added with the bazaar reconstruction
- New Haven — for new players
Each NPC accepts the same items and pays the same point values; choose by convenience.
Reward Stones
The Reward Stone (sometimes "Cleanup Britannia Reward Stone" or "Britannia Reward Stone") sits in major cities, displaying available rewards organized by category. Categories include:
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Storage | Soulstone Fragment, Soulstone (full), Talismans of Storage |
| Mounts | Ethereal Horse, Ethereal Llama, Ethereal Ostard, Ethereal Ridgeback, Ethereal Beetle, Ethereal Hiryu, Ethereal Cu Sidhe, Ethereal Boura |
| Decorative | Goza Mats, Banners, Statues, Carpets, Wall hangings, Decorative armor |
| Functional | Talismans (various skill bonuses), Cloth/Cloth Dyes, Armor and weapon decoration kits |
| Tokens | Account-wide unlocks (titles, character traits) |
| Special | Limited-time rewards tied to publishes |
Each item has a fixed point cost. Most run from a few thousand points (a basic decorative item) to several million (Ethereal mounts).
Accepted items — the broad shape
The list of accepted items is extensive (hundreds of types) and grows with each publish. Categories that always count:
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Event Artifacts | Treasures of Tokuno (all versions), Halloween event drops, Christmas event drops, Bone Crusher, Cloak of Corruption, etc. |
| Old Artifacts | Pre-AoS artifacts, Doom artifacts (with caveats), Champion Spawn replicas |
| Replica items | Most ML-era and SA-era replicas |
| Power Scrolls | Yes — but at low rates; rarely worth it for tier-3+ scrolls |
| Stat Scrolls | Yes — duplicates after you've used the +25 are good Cleanup fodder |
| Mastery Primers | Some accepted; check NPC menu |
| Old quest-completion items | Many accepted |
The NPC's "Show items" option opens a complete list of currently-accepted items with their point values.
Point values — the broad scaling
Item point values vary widely. Approximate scaling:
| Item type | Typical points |
|---|---|
| Common event drop (Halloween mask, Christmas pet leash) | 100–1,000 |
| Mid-tier event artifact | 1,000–5,000 |
| Treasures of Tokuno minor artifact | 5,000–15,000 |
| Treasures of Tokuno major artifact | 30,000–100,000 |
| Pre-AoS Vanquishing-class weapon | 1,000–10,000 |
| Stat Scroll +5 (Wondrous) | 50,000 |
| Stat Scroll +25 (Ultimate, duplicate) | 500,000+ |
The exact values change with publish balance updates; check the NPC menu for current values.
Strategic uses
For old accounts
A 6+ month account with a decade of event drops in storage chests is sitting on millions of unredeemed Cleanup Britannia points. Recommended sequence:
- Sort storage — group all event-era items by type.
- Visit a Cleanup NPC with manageable batches (the trade window has space limits).
- Trade — point totals accumulate across sessions.
- Redeem at a Reward Stone — start with Ethereal Mounts (high value-per-effort) and Soulstone Fragments (5-charge skill-storage bricks).
For active event participants
Some events are run with the explicit understanding that the drops are Cleanup Britannia fodder — a deliberate "extra reward" mechanic. The 2010s Halloween and Christmas events fit this pattern. New event drops that hit the Cleanup list immediately establish a market value: collectors hold for rarity, others trade for points.
For fresh characters
Cleanup is not a starter income source — points require acquiring event items first, and most fresh accounts don't have a backlog. But points are valuable late-game; building a habit of holding old items and turning them in periodically yields steady reward flow.
Gold equivalence
Cleanup points can be roughly converted to gold via the rewards:
| Reward | Points cost | Gold equivalent (rough) |
|---|---|---|
| Soulstone Fragment | 50,000 | 1m–3m gp on the player market |
| Ethereal Horse | 250,000 | 10m–25m gp |
| Goza Mat (decorative) | 10,000 | 0.5m–1m gp |
| Talisman of Storage | 30,000 | 1m–2m gp |
These are approximate and vary by shard. The "official" exchange is points-for-rewards; gold-for-points is implicit through the player market for the rewards.
See also
- Soulstone · Soulstone Fragment — top reward category
- Ethereal_Mount — high-value Cleanup reward
- Goza_Mat — decorative reward category
- Talisman — functional reward category
- Treasures_of_Tokuno — major source of Cleanup-eligible items
- Stat_Scrolls — duplicates excellent for Cleanup
- Power_Scrolls — duplicates also Cleanup-eligible