Map Changes

[Tim]

As I've alluded to in other posts, I've done some rework on the map. Before the connections between places were clumped, with small groups of towns connected to small groups of wilderness areas with a few paths connecting the clumps. Now everything is much more evenly spread. Some of the paths make a little less sense as a result (like Cairhien not connected to Kinslayer's Dagger or Bandar Eban not on the Almoth Plain), but I made a point to make as many of the 'important' connections as I could.

I also renamed/moved some places. Thakan'dar, Whitebridge, and the Aiel Waste (town) became Chachin, Lugard, and Rhuidean. The Mountains of Dhoom is out and the Aiel Waste (wilderness) is in. While I regret having to pull out the two 'evilest' places, I felt it simply makes the most sense in the long run. Hopefully you'll agree once V4 (and moreso V5) are out.

Below are two lists of all the paths: one sorted by towns and the other by wilderness areas. I have a makeshift map too, that I'll hopefully throw up later tonight. It ain't pretty, but it gets the job done.

1. Bandar Eban – Aryth Ocean, World’s End, Black Hills, Shadow Coast,
2. Falme- World’s End, Mountains of Mist, Almoth Plain, Aryth Ocean,
3. Tanchico – Almoth Plain, Garen’s Wall, Shadow Coast, Aryth Ocean,
4. Maradon – World’s End, Plain of Lances, Black Hills, Mountains of Mist,
5. Emond’s Field – Mountains of Mist, Plain of Lances, Caralain Grass, Almoth Plain,
6. Amador – Almoth Plain, Caralain Grass, Plains of Maredo, Shadow Coast,
7. Ebou Dar- Garen’s Wall, Hills of Kintara, Sea of Storms, Aryth Ocean,
8. Chachin – World’s End, Tarwin’s Gap, Kinslayer’s Dagger, Plain of Lances,
9. Tar Valon – Black Hills, Aiel Waste, Kinslayer’s Dagger, Braem Wood,
10. Caemlyn – Braem Wood, Kinslayer’s Dagger, Haddon Mirk, Caralain Grass,
11. Lugard – Mountains of Mist, Braem Wood, Hills of Kintara, Garen’s Wall,
12. Far Madding – Hills of Kintara, Caralain Grass, Spine of the World, Plains of Maredo,
13. Illian- Garen’s Wall, Plains of Maredo, Sea of Storms, Shadow Coast,
14. Tear – Hills of Kintara, Haddon Mirk, Sea of Storms, Plains of Maredo,
15. Fal Dara – Plain of Lances, Tarwin’s Gap, Spine of the World, Black Hills,
16. Cairhien – Tarwin’s Gap, Aiel Waste, Haddon Mirk, Braem Wood,
17. Rhuidean – Tarwin’s Gap, Aiel Waste, Spine of the World, Kinslayer’s Dagger,
Stedding Shangtai – Spine of the World, Aiel Waste, Sea of Storms, Haddon Mirk,

A. World’s End – Bandar Eban, Chachin, Maradon, Falme,
B. Mountains of Mist – Falme, Maradon, Lugard, Emond’s Field,
C. Almoth Plain – Falme, Emond’s Field, Amador, Tanchico,
D. Aryth Ocean – Bandar Eban, Falme, Tanchico, Ebou Dar,
E. Shadow Coast – Bandar Eban, Amador, Illian, Tanchico,
F. Plain of Lances – Maradon, Chachin, Fal Dara, Emond’s Field,
G. Black Hills – Maradon, Fal Dara, Tar Valon, Bandar Eban,
H. Caralain Grass – Emond’s Field, Caemlyn, Far Madding, Amador,
I. Garen’s Wall – Tanchico, Lugard, Illian, Ebou Dar,
J. Braem Wood – Tar Valon, Cairhien, Caemlyn, Lugard,
K. Hills of Kintara – Lugard, Far Madding, Tear, Ebou Dar,
L. Plains of Maredo – Amador, Far Madding, Tear, Illian,
M. Sea of Storms – Illian, Tear, Stedding Shangtai, Ebou Dar,
N. Tarwin’s Gap – Chachin, Fal Dara, Rhuidean, Cairhien,
O. Aiel Waste – Tar Valon, Rhuidean, Stedding Shangtai, Cairhien,
P. Kinslayer’s Dagger – Tar Valon, Chachin, Rhuidean, Caemlyn,
Q. Spine of the World – Fal Dara, Rhuidean, Stedding Shangtai, Far Madding,
R. Haddon Mirk – Caemlyn, Cairhien, Stedding Shangtai, Tear,

[Crom Cruach]

I agree over the city changes. Maybe Thakan'dar could be reintroduced in V5 as a quest destination. Actually it'd be a nice idea to develop this: having some wilderness areas that you can't normally go to, but you can disclose when starting a quest. That is, if quest are planned for V5.

[Hugh Longshanks]

I'll second Crom's idea. Other possible quest destinations could be Shadar Logoth, Dragonmount, etc. Places you wouldn't want to live, I think.