Avatar

The Avatar in Shroud of the Avatar references the character you play in the game.

Overview
"Avatar" Is a title given to those from another world by the native inhabitants of New Britannia. It is a title bearing as much mystery as it does dread, as the native Britannians have ancient legends that state the Avatars battled Gods and that their return would signal the end of the world.

Ultima Reference
In the Richard Garriott's Ultima Series, the Avatar is a title that refers to one who has become and continually strives to be a paragon of Virtue. While anyone could theoretically become an Avatar, only one (the player character) managed to do so during the main series games.

Etymology
The word Avatar is derived from the Sanskrit word avatāra/अवतार (descent). In Hinduism it refers to a deliberate descent of a deity to Earth, or a descent of the Supreme Being, and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation", but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation".