The Rivercrossing at Weides

[LonewandererD]

Hey guys

After completing my map on the Rainlands I decided to do a smaller map depicting one of the towns of the region during a key event in this nation's history, the Battle of Weides during the Rain Wars.

“The Rain War started in the Winter of 3567 AF, during the late Second Age, with the invasion of the Ododal into the lands of the Maer and Oruhl clans. The superior Odadal forces were able to penetrate far to the north of the Oda River, besieging the port of Laer Oruhl, rampaging across the Southern Rains and ranging into and beyond the Red Wind Hills. Their northward advance was eventually stopped by the arrival of Evedal forces and so began a game of cat and mouse amongst the flood plains and marshes of the Southern Rains. The leader of the Odadal, Jha’Nis Fionamu al’Odalas was a young queen yet learned in the ways of war and politics. She knew that the embattle Evedal forces wouldn’t be able to defend their southern clans for long and would have to call for aid from their allies of the Sotadal in the Eastern Islands. Jha’Nis Fionamu would have to gain a strong foothold and capture a major settlement if she was to be able to challenge the leaders of both nations.

The storm season was just around the corner and the siege of Laer Oruhl was taking longer than anticipated, so couldn't depend on using that as a base camp. Knowing that once storms hit the Southern Rains would become one giant marsh that would extremely difficult for an army to traverse, Fionamu looked west to the forests and grasses of the Maer, setting her sights on the town of Keivas. Although she already had forces moving through the Red Wind Hills Fionamu couldn’t use this a path into Keivas as the hills were perfect for ambush and prone to flash floods during the storm seasons. Her only viable choice would be to capture the small trading post at Weides, back then only a small village and keep. Capturing the bridge there would allow the rapid redeployment of her forces in the Southern Rains into the Maer-Dal lands. Unfortunately for her, Jha’Nas Kadis al’Evedaori was an experienced general and had already anticipated Fionamu’s move had already seized the river crossing at Weides.”

Enough of that talk. This map depicts Weides about 2 weeks (18 days in this world) before the Odadal forces arrived. Jha’Nas Kadis had already been fortifying the settlement for three months, turning the once small trade post into a bustling war camp.

I've been using Ascension's town tut (great tut Ascension ) for this map and this is what i have so far. As you can see I've got a long way to go, next up I'll be putting in the tents in the main camp. What do you think, how am i doing so far?

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