1. Horn of the Abyss — HotA 1.3.0+

The map "1. Horn of the Abyss" is a small 36x36 scenario set on the surface, rated Hard, for one human player and two computer-controlled colors, with no teams. The three players are Fortress, Tower and Cove, and the goal is to capture a specific town, while losing a specific hero ends the game. The terrain is mostly water, snow and swamp, with water covering about 38 percent of the land. The author's description frames the mission as seizing a citadel in the swamplands. Four towns, five heroes, seven mines, three creature banks and a seer hut are placed across the map, along with two monoliths and portals, and a number of artifacts such as the Titan's Gladius and several pairs of boots. Wandering Master Gremlins are especially common, and dwellings house Gremlins, Stone Gargoyles and Stormbirds.