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Note that some content may still need to be updated.

Tile Colors

The colors of a map tile may give information about that region's predominant biome: its temperature, alignment, and other handy things. Cyan or blue means the area is "good" aligned. Purple and grey/red areas have "evil" alignment. Light grey, brown, and yellow areas usually are dry and have sparse vegetation. Green tiles have vegetation and are usually moist. White tiles indicate snow.

Legend

Tiles are listed in by alignment, with regular tiles first, then good aligned tiles, and then evil tiles.

Name Regular Good Evil
Forests
Broadleaf Forest

Broadleaf forests change tiles with the seasons.

Tropical Broadleaf Rainforest
Γ
Γ
Γ
Γ
Γ
Γ
Γ
Γ
Coniferous Forest
Mountains
Hills
n
n
n
n
n
n
Low Mountain
Mountain
High Mountain
Peak
^ ^
^
^ ^
Volcano
^
Plains
Grassland
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Savanna
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
Shrubland
" τ
τ "
" τ
τ "
" τ
τ "
" τ
τ "
" τ
τ "
Deserts
Sand Desert
~
~
~
~
~
~
Rocky Wasteland
, ´
´ ,
, ´
´ ,
, ´
´ ,
Badlands
V
V
n
n
V
V
V
V
Wetlands
Swamp
"
"
"
"
"
"
Marsh
"
"
"
"
"
"
Ice Biomes
Tundra
·
·
·
·
·
·
Glacier
Water
River
─┐

┌┘

─┐

┌┘

─┐

┌┘

Ocean
Lake
~ ~
~ ~
Delta
≈─
Constructions
Roads
─┐

┌┘


Sites

Elven retreats
î
Human cities and towns
+ * #
Dwarven mountainhomes and fortresses

Lighter colored fortresses and towns are more populous.

Ω Ω Ω
Goblin fortresses

Pink ones are more heavily populated than the gray ones.

Π Π
Caves
Ruins
μ
Necromancer towers
I

Other

Migrants
-
Worlds
General
Map
Biomes
Chasm · Desert · Forest · Glacier · Grassland · Lake · Mountain · Murky pool · Ocean · River · Savanna · Shrubland · Tundra · Wetland
Features
Aquifer · Brook · Deep pit · Island · Magma pool · Passage · Road · Tunnel · Volcano · Waterfall
Underground
Civilization
Sites
Camp · Castle · Cave · Dark fortress · Dark pits · Forest retreat · Fort · Fortress · Hamlet · Hillocks · Labyrinth · Lair · Monastery · Mountain halls · Ruins · Shrine · Tomb · Tower · Town · Vault
Structures
Other