Haaksen - Sandbox Town

The town of Haaksen (pop. 4,800), which features prominently in the middle of the Sildur Reaches, as an independent town sitting astride the Na Kram - Botts road, is presented here in the expanded view map that I am planning to use for details of the Sildur Reaches sandbox. On the Sildur Reaches map, Haaksen is in hex 2110.

This mapping technique, while old in gaming (I first used it back with Judges Guild products in the early 80s, but also with Harn products in the mid to late 80s), has been presented very nicely, along with useful map templates to accommodate the different views, at The Welsh Piper blog (part one and part two).

Here is the exploded view:

Each little hex is 5 miles across, the five of them combining to make the 25 mile across hex from the large scale map.

This region (around Haaksen) has a number of sizable villages, a lot of farmland (which is dotted with farms, thorpes, and inns), and a number of other interesting features.  The main feature is the large number of lairs (black triangle), but also the ruins (three dots), installations (pillar), and magical sites (henge).  A key will be coming in the next few days.