Swamp Ruins - Xak Tsaroth (Dragonlance) [120 x 80]
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This was a fun one!
I'm a huge Dragonlance fan, and someone made a comment recently about one of my maps reminding them of Xak Tsaroth, the ruins where Riverwind found the Blue Crystal Staff and where the party later encountered the black dragon, Khisanth.
Since I hadn't intended that map to represent that location, I decided I would make one! I've included a concept image from Midjourney to help set the mood/stage. The map was inspired by the overhead map on the Xak Tsaroth Dragonlance wiki.
The ruins sprawl across a boggy marsh, which has been presented in a Daylight version here, though an Evening variant was created, as I believe that will make the location much more immersive for transitioning parties from day/night and back.
I purposefully left the location fairly devoid of active life, allowing you to choose what lives here for your own narrative/campaign, however, there would be a huge variety of encounters you could plan for a location like this:
Black Dragon Lair, exiting/entering through the well in the upper right.
Cultists operating out of the ruined temple in the upper right.
Lizardfolk/Bullywogs living in huts spread about the ruins.
Raiders operating out of the ruins and striking neighboring villages/towns.
Ghosts/Undead haunting the ruins of an old city and perhaps guarding a powerful artifact.
Obviously, this location can be any location in your world, but for those playing through a Dragonlance adventure, I hope this will be a fun map for you and your party to explore!
I've also commissioned an illustration to go along with this location, which I will upload as soon as it's completed!
I hope you enjoy it!
