The Watcher's Gate - Free Version

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This map set is part of the Bharzul series.

Background

Bharzul is uniquely located within the Dawn Lands of Cartosia. Behind the city’s northern wall is the great Moribund Sea, filled with all manner of pirates, dangerous beasts and unknown leviathans. To the East and West are the Epicouatl mountains, impassable save for a few known routes many hundreds of miles away. Directly to the South is an almost sheer drop for thousands of feet.

A narrow, carved stone stair, known as the Steps of Agony, winds its way up the southern cliffside, but it is constantly soaked in spray from the Moribund Falls, making it treacherous at best. Any approach to the city is deadly, making it one of the best protected places on the continent.

Despite this, the dwarves have spent centuries perfecting their own methods of defence, should the natural barriers ever prove ineffective. While visitors are permitted if they can make the journey, particularly for trade, the native dwarves and their kin almost never leave. They have watched civilisation completely crumble around them twice in their history and know that their impenetrable citadel is all that saved them from the same fate.

The Watchers Gate greets any who make the climb up the Steps of Agony. The last few hundred feet widen out into a grand staircase flanked by bronze statues of soldiers. The gate is part of the gold tipped wall that surrounds the city, a hundred feet tall and over fifty feet thick. Two enormous statues of ancient dwarven warriors wielding the legendary armaments of Bharzul gaze down on anyone approaching. It is believed that if the city were ever under attack, the bronze warriors and their army of soldiers would awaken and fight to defend it.

Additional Information

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GRID SIZE – 44x34 (140DPI)
PIXEL SIZE – 6160x4760