Hurren is known as the City of the Elders because it is the seat of the Council of Five, a gathering of five potent magi who come to meet here once a year (although two of the five maintain their primary residences here, the other three rarely are seen within the city walls, appearing only for their annual meeting.) All five are older than any human has the right or the natural ability to be, as the council was founded over a hundred and fifty years ago.
The city itself has grown slowly over the past few hundred years, never really breaking out beyond the old city walls. It sees modest trade with the nearby city-states and pays lip service to the city-state of Khalis.
This map was drawn in black gel pen in my moleskine notebook, scanned and contrast-enhanced.
Great map! Just looking at it makes you start to think where the market would be, etc.
Must no get distracted…
– Neil.
Excellent map! Almost every town needs a river. I like how you set up the bridges and walls.
What would be the scale?
Scale? I keep getting these scale questions.
Generally speaking any building in the city is d2 handwaves away from any other building.
Serious answer? The smallest building would be roughly 10×10 feet (maybe 7×7?).
Very cool to see a city mapped by you. Great layout, it really springs to life in my mind.
Thanks. There are a few more in the archives – some a bit more evocative than this one (that was mostly drawn while waiting for a doctor’s appointment).
Very, very nice. Always good to have some cities on hand.
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