| Color Name
| Terrain
| Category
| Description
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| Ground Terrains: | Terrains located on the surface of the planet.
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| none | Arctic | Ground | Cold terrains.
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| none | Tundra | Ground/Arctic/Taiga | A frozen plain.
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| OliveDrab | Taiga | Ground/Arctic | A marshy coniferous forest, usually located between tundra and plains.
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| none | Plains | Ground | Level lands, particularly those covering a broad stretch of land with few variations in altitude.
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| Khaki | Grasslands | Ground/Plains | Plains regions dominated by grasses. Primarily treeless.
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| "The flat plains are dotted with small patches of coarse grass that glows in clumps, leaving a large portion of the rocky soil exposed. A multitude of small flowers blooms across the tops of the longer strands of grass..."
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| none | Meadow | Ground/Plains/Grasslands | "Tame" grasslands, particularly when used for the growing of hay and other tall grasses.
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| none | Prairie | Grounds/Plains/Grasslands | Grasslands with more brush and small trees added.
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| none | Scrub | Ground/Plains | A tract covered with dwarf or stunted trees.
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| none | Plateau | Ground | An elevated tract of land, used as a modifier to other terrain types.
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| none | Hills | Ground | A rolling plain. Often these are foothills where plains meet mountain ranges.
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| DimGray | Mountains | Ground | Any part of a landscape which projects conspicuously over its surroundings. Generally it must be several thousand feet tall or more.
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| YellowGreen | Swamp | Ground | Regions of land generally saturated with water.
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| ForestGreen | Forest | Ground | A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract of land.
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| DarkGreen | Jungle | Ground | A virtually impenetrable thicket or mass of vegetation.
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| none | Sandy | Ground | Terrains whose dominant material underfoot is sand.
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| SandyBrown | Desert | Ground/Sandy | An arid region lacking moisture to support significant vegetation.
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| none | Beach | Ground/Sandy | A sandy region where an ocean or lake meets land.
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| "A sandy yellow beach extends along the shore. Gentle waves come crashing softly onto the coast here. The scent of brine fills the fresh air..."
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| Water Terrains: | Waterborne terrains. Unless the terrain 'surface' is present, contents are assumed to be wholly submerged.
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| DarkSeaGreen | Bottom | Water | The bottom of any body of water, that things can walk on.
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| none | Fresh | Water | Specifically non-salt water.
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| RoyalBlue | Lake | Water/Fresh | Large bodies of fresh water surrounded by land.
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| CornflowerBlue | River | Water/Fresh | Flowing water conduits.
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| none | Salt | Water | Briny water.
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| MediumSeaGreen | Ocean | Water/Salt | Great expanses of salt water.
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| SeaGreen | Deeps | Water | Serious depths, where pressure is much greater and little light reaches.
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| LightSeaGreen | Surface | Water | Interface between water and air, where swimming skill is important to avoid inhaling water.
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| Turquoise | Shallows (S) | Water/Surface | Shallow areas where no swimming skill tests are necessary to avoid inhaling water. Also includes the terrain type 'bottom', since in this case the surface essentially is the bottom.
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| "The water gently rolls up to the shore and then recedes back down, creating a relaxing, soothing rhythm. The sounds of gulls in the distance echo all around. The air is filled with the scent of brine..."
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| "The rocky shale coast is composed of dark stones and large sheets of rock that emerge abruptly from the ocean to form a barrier between the surging ocean and the hills further inland. The waves surge in from the ocean and slam against the shore, sometimes leaving bits of debris in its wake..."
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| Underground Terrains: | Subsurface terrains.
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| Peru | Cave | Underground | Large open spaces below the earth's surface.
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| Sienna | Tunnel | Underground | Underground passages and corridors.
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| SaddleBrown | Solid Earth | Underground | Areas underground that are completely filled with earth (filler space for maps).
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| Air Terrains: | Aerial terrain.
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| White | Cloud | Air | Upon or inside a cloud in the sky.
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| LightSkyBlue | Updraft | Air | Areas where the dominant air currents are rising.
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| SkyBlue | Air | Air | Empty air?
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| SteelBlue | Downdraft | Air | Areas where the dominant air currents are falling.
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| CadetBlue | Solid | Air | Aerial terrains where one does not need to be able to fly to maintain one's position -- skybridges, solid clouds, etc.
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| Dark Slate Gray | Stratosphere | Air/Unbreathable | Extremely high altitude; little air and low pressure. Also combined as a subset of the terrain type 'unbreathable'.
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| Unbreathable Terrains: | Environments hostile to any form of life.
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| Black | Space | Unbreathable | Supra-atmospheric vacuum.
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| Urban Terrains: | Terrains significantly modified by intelligent life. May potentially be combined with any other sort of terrain, though simply 'ground' is the most common.
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| none | Building | Urban | Some sort of sheltered construction.
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| none | Castle | Urban/Building | Self-sufficient fortified enclaves.
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| none | Keep | Urban/Building | Larger version of towers, often located within castles.
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| Purple | Palace | Urban/Building | Extremely large, impressive buildings generally housing cultural VIPs.
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| Gainsboro | Street | Urban/Building | The thoroughfares and byways of urban areas. Includes the terrain 'road'.
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| none | Temple | Urban/Building | Places of worship. Often combined with 'sacrosanct' and subsets thereof.
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| none | Tower | Urban/Building | Multilevel buildings often seen as distinct from the surrounding urban area.
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| none | Tavern | Urban/Building | A tavern, bar or any building where one is likely to find things like bar stools, bottles, etc.
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| Vehicle Terrains: | Artificial vehicles of one sort or another.
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| none | Ship | Vehicle | Waterfaring vehicles.
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| none | Wagon | Vehicle | Wagons, carts, and so forth.
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| Tricky Ones: (overlapping or otherwise weird)
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| Other Terrains:
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| none | Maze | Other | Convoluted areas difficult to navigate, whether urban, subterranean, or otherwise.
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| none | Dream | Other | Life is but a dream here.
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| Trail Terrains: | Has some feature making it more conducive to travel than ordinary terrain of its type.
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| none | Road | Trail | Contains a definitely artificial feature making it more conducive to travel.
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| Sacrosanct Terrains: | Areas that are sacred for one reason or another.
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| none | Holy | Sacrosanct | Areas sacred to good forces/deities.
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| none | Unholy | Sacrosanct | Areas sacred to evil forces/deities.
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| none | Chaos | Sacrosanct | Areas dedicated to the forces/deities of randomness.
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| none | Order | Sacrosanct | Areas dedicated to the forces/deities of law.
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| Enchanted Terrains: | Regions with magical effects of some kind laid upon them.
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| none | Blessed | Enchanted | Regions with positive enchantments upon them.
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| none | Cursed | Enchanted | Regions with negative enchantments upon them.
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