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Heroes 4: Winds of War

Crusaders carrying a relic sword to the Holy Land are taken to a different world, abounding in fantastic creatures and opposing magics. Will they save Jerusalem before it falls to the Turks? Or will history know them as the Lost Crusade?

This map centers on Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of history's most influential women. At the age of 19, as our story begins, she has already married King Louis VII of France, fought in the Second Crusade, divorced Louis, and become an acolyte in the Cistercian Order of St. Bernard. This extraordinary woman went on to become Queen of England, wife of Henry II and mother to the noble Richard Lionhart and the notorious John Lackland.

Added: 30-09-2023

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Lost Crusade walkthrough

Map Notes:

There are extensive notes for players on the signs in front of the starting town and places on the map to get help. As a last resort, there is also a place where you can get walkthoughs, should you get totally stuck.


Author's Comments:

This map is my first shot at an 'alternate history' theme, which places the player in a semi-historical setting but adds a twist to allow the player to take events down a different path. The setting for this map is the Crusades and I hope to lead players to some insights on this turning point of Western civilization. I've tried not to be too heavy handed in the religious overtones and certainly hope not to have offended either Catholics or Muslims.

The lead characters are based on real historical personalities, although I have fictionalized them somewhat for the game and anglized their names. Eleanor, Raymond, Godfrey, and Hugh were some of the most significant figures of the time. Omar is essentially my own creation, based on Caliph Omar ibn Al-Khattab, and he serves to personalize the Arabic culture. Hassan i Sabbah may just be a legend, but the Assassins were real and active in the Holy Land at the time of the Crusades.

Raymond's bard songs are genuine medieval songs and poems. The insults in Foss are from Shakespeare. The historical accounts come from Wikipedia, though I have edited them down a bit.