Iron To Bend — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Iron To Bend is an extra-large underground map for Shadow of Death, rated hard and spanning 144 by 144 tiles. Roughly 45 percent of its surface is water and 44 percent is rock. Five players take part, but only one can be human, with Blue and Orange as Fortress teams and the remaining colors run by the computer. The victory condition is to acquire a specific artifact, and a player loses by losing a specific town. The map is built around a stranded heroine who must complete a ritual at a final camp, and the surrounding land holds many wandering monsters, dwellings, mines, and timed events. Among the placed items are Angel Wings, a Grail, and a number of random artifacts. Hero levels are capped at 20.

Author's description

Xadrel is stranded. She was foolish to lead the Lizardkin to this forsaken land. The enemy found her and is relentlessly attacking! Her only hope is to perform a ritual at the last left camp - Eldeman'xyl, sacrificing an Angel wings in the name of the water-spirits, opening for her an escape portal.

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:1 human / 5 total
Alliances:Yes (2 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:45.37%
Victory condition:Acquire a specific artifact — artifact #72 (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose a specific town — at (72, 69, surface)
Level cap:Level 20

Terrain (both levels)

Water80.7%
Lava4.1%
Grass3.8%
Subterranean3.3%
Swamp2.8%
Sand2.0%
Snow1.7%
Rough1.2%
Dirt0.4%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Iron To Bend
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Iron To Bend

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Fortress(Blue) × 1
  • Fortress(Orange) × 1
  • Random(Pink) × 1
  • Random(Purple) × 1
  • Random(Teal) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 2
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

8 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts17
  • Spell scrolls1

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource84Resource58Treasure Chest46Sign21Flotsam18Mine16Sea Chest15Shipyard8Rocklands8Seer Hut7Shipwreck7Two-way Monolith6Pandoras Box5Keymaster's Tent5Arena5Shipwreck Survivor5Campfire4Shrine of Magic Thought4Obelisk4Magic Well4Learning Stone4Garden of Revelation4Star Axis4Buoy4Cursed Ground3Black Market3Border Gate3Corpse3Shrine of Magic Incantation3Redwood Observatory3