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Valley of the Elves — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Valley of the Elves is an extra large underground map for Shadow of Death, sized 144 by 144, with an Expert difficulty rating. Eight players start on it, seven of whom can be human, and the Red player is reserved for the computer. No teams are set, so every player fights for themselves. The factions in play are Inferno and Necropolis for Red, Tower, Stronghold, Rampart, Conflux, Dungeon, Castle and Fortress for the rest. Victory comes from building a Grail structure, and a player loses once all their towns and heroes are gone. The land is largely rock, with lava and water covering a sizable share. Wandering monsters include Azure Dragons, Psychic Elementals and Stone Golems, and the map holds 40 towns, 126 mines and a number of artifacts scattered about.

Author's description

You take the throne shortly after your mother's death. Without her influence the war already has started, every nation trying expand. You discovere soon that you are totally unprepared to rule your kingdom and keep the peace in the world. But you will find out that this is not the real threat.

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:7 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:14.46%
Victory condition:Build a Grail structure — at (3, 140, underground) (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water21.2%
Lava20.8%
Dirt12.2%
Grass12.1%
Sand11.7%
Snow8.8%
Subterranean6.7%
Swamp3.8%
Rough2.7%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
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SurfaceSurface minimap of Valley of the Elves
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Valley of the Elves

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Random(Blue) × 1
  • Random(Green) × 1
  • Random(Orange) × 1
  • Random(Pink) × 1
  • Random(Purple) × 1
  • Inferno(Red) × 1
  • Random(Tan) × 1
  • Random(Teal) × 1
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 8
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 7
  • Random(Neutral) × 17

Heroes

14 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 0510 monsters
  • Level 148 monsters
  • Level 238 monsters
  • Level 310 monsters
  • Level 413 monsters
  • Level 55 monsters
  • Level 613 monsters
  • Level 769 monsters

Creature Dwellings

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts78
  • Spell scrolls1

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource1186Treasure Chest633Resource567Mine126Campfire67Flotsam39Star Axis32School of Magic32Obelisk27Creature Bank25Windmill24Corpse23Garden of Revelation23Learning Stone23Favorable Winds22Rocklands20Evil Fog17Shipwreck Survivor17Seer Hut17Magic Well16Sea Chest16Two-way Monolith15Scholar14Witch Hut13Mystical Garden11Fiery Fields11Shipyard11Marletto Tower11Magic Clouds10Rally Flag10