Hi guys,

I'm new on this forum and I am hoping for some advice! I have seen a LOT of really pretty maps around here and I am hoping you guys can help me make my map better as well. The city is called Korokno and I am running a D&D campaign in this city.

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The river is a flooding river (similar to the Nile). During the dry season only the river consists solely of the dark part of the water. During the wet season the river floods resulting in more or less the river as you see it on the map. The population should be around 20.000.

I do have 2 questions:
1) Did people built houses into walls? In Korokno they do and I am not sure if it is accurate. There is little chance I will change it but I would like to know either way.
2) The outer wall is not too big/high but would any city have open areas within the city walls? The open area here is the slope of the hill on which the fort/castle is built.

I hope you guys can help me. Any and all advice is appreciated!

Cheers,
ArmoredSandwich

Known TODOS:
  • Detail surrounding farm land
  • Detail known/major structures
  • Edit roads in the city
  • Rework fort/castle
  • Add compass/rose and city name
  • Label all buildings (blacksmiths, bakeries, tanneries etc)



A little bit of background. During a terrible drought about 150 years ago the whole region/known world perished. A deity swept down from the sky and created an island with a large patch of fertile ground around it. The whole region, dying of hunger, came to the area and founded the city. In no time the three hamlets already there grew to a massive city. The folks who lived there attempted to put things into order but only succeeded in the parts that are now the two city centres. This explains the random placement of houses in the more northern part of the city.

The island itself is only an island during the dry season, in the wet season everything (and especially the temple) floods. The buildings there are built on poles.

The black scorch marks are warehouses that were recently burned down.