26 April 2018

Old Averoigne, 8 miles per hex

Averoigne is a province in a parellel world similar to medieval France. In this particular parallel world, magic is considered to be an evil pagan practice. Clerics do not cast spells, and spell casters in general are viewed with suspicion. While the ecclesiastical laws are not rigidly enforced, spell casters are subject to arrest and trial by the Inquisition.

The capital and major city of Averoigne is Vyones. Vyones is a walled city that houses a cathedral and the Archbishop of Vyones. Outside Vyones’ walls is a large cemetery. The fertile plains around Vyones host numerous towns, hamlets, and taverns. The second largest city of Averoigne is Ximes. Ximes has smaller walls than Vyones, and the Bishop of Ximes lives here. The only other city in Averoigne is Périgon. Périgon is unwalled and houses an abbey.

Averoigne is noted mainly for Averoigne Forest which fills three quarters of the province. The river Isoile runs from Ylourgne to the swamps around Les Hiboux. There are three main areas of cleared farmland in Averoigne around the three cities. The well-watered area around Vyones is the most fertile and houses the largest population. A road runs from Vyoyes to Ximes; a dirt track leads from Ximes to Périgon and from Périgon to Vyones.

from X2 Castle Amber (Château d’Amberville) by Tom Moldvay

Map (April 2018)

*Updated map of Old Averoigne, 8 miles per hex*

Sources

X2 Castle Amber (Château d’Amberville) (1981) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Old Averoigne, 12 miles per hex

Comments

I recently rediscovered this old project from 2006: an 8 mile per hex conversion of X2’s Old Averoigne map, adding a little more detail to the terrain while changing it to the more familiar standard scale. It was surprisingly close to completion, but for reasons I don’t recall I abandoned it and never released it at the time. So it appears here now for the first time.

A lot more could be done to detail this map, especially if Clark Ashton Smith’s Averoigne stories were referenced. A smaller scale map of Laterre showing Averoigne’s placement in the world would also be very nice to have.