Editing Tidewater

{{Locations|Erathia}}
An [[Erathian]] port city near the southern edge of [[Tatalia]]. Featured in {{mm7}}. '''Tidewater''' is nestled between high mountains to the north and swamps to the south. This area, ruled by the Duke of the Western Lowlands, is called "Tatalia" like the adjacent kingdom. Tidewater is populated by humans and elves. [[Troll|Trolls]] inhabit the mountains and swamps around the city.

== Locations ==
* Circle of Stone: A sacred [[druid|druidic]] structure on the seashore at the foot of the mountains north of Tidewater. One of three such Circles left in [[Antagarich]]. An eagle statuette was stolen from the altar long ago during the wars between the Churches of the [[Temple of the Sun|Sun]] and the [[Temple of the Moon|Moon]]. The statuette was returned to its proper place by the lords of [[Harmondale]].
* Mercenary Guild: Located in a small village high in the northeastern mountains. The Mercenary Guild offers services to various kingdoms and groups, making investments into the future in order to profit from the events on the continent. Among other things, the guild worked for the elves of [[AvLee]], building a prison in the [[Tularean Caves]], but the mercenaries also stole the Heart of the Wood. The lords of Harmondale later raided the guild's compound and recovered the gemstone.
* Lord Markham's Manor: Residence of the Duke of the Western Lowlands. Its enormous size and lavish decoration provide a striking contrast to the humble [[peasant]] homes and huts nearby. The lords of Harmondale, whom Markham swindled into ruling that troubled area in his stead, later stole a vase from his manor. This mission was a test by Bill Lasker for those among them who wanted to become [[Rogue|Rogues]]. The vase was a gift to Lord Markham from Queen Catherine for his service in the [[Restoration Wars]].
* Tidewater Caverns: Located on an island west of the city. These caves have been home to pirates and criminals for centuries. In the mid- to late 1140s [[AS]], around the time when the border skirmishes between Erathia and Tatalia ended, a group of pirates, separate from the [[Regna|Regnans]] or [[Bill Lasker]]'s men, began to operate out of the Tidewater Caverns. The Erathian navy has been unable to root them out for the next twenty years. During the chaos of the Restoration Wars, the pirates stole a map that showed how to safely reach [[Evenmorn Island]]. The map was retrieved by the lords of Harmondale.
* Wine Cellar: A cellar beneath a house in Tidewater that served as hideout to the Elder Vampire who has been terrorizing the region in the late 1160s. The [[vampire]] was slain by the lords of Harmondale on a mission from Crag Hack, advisor to [[Gavin Magnus]] and one the [[Adventurers of Terra]].
* Wromthrax's Cave: Home of Wromthrax the Heartless, a blue [[dragon]]. Located in the mountains north of Tidewater and west of the Mercenary Guild's compound. Wromthrax was initially content with eating goats, farm animals and stray dogs, but recently, having developed a taste for elvish blood, began hunting the locals. He was slain by the lords of Harmondale with guidance from [[Charles Quixote]].

== Trivia ==
* Based on how Tidewater is depicted in {{mm7}}, and the {{homm3}} campaign map for [[Borderlands]], it appears to be an Erathian enclave within Tatalia, with Erathia being the de-facto rulers of the surrounding area of Tatalia up to the borders of [[Marshland]].
* {{Cn|Troll}} unit later added in {{ab}} was directly based on the trolls of this Tatalia region. The expansion also added [[Azure dragon|a type]] of blue dragon.
* The player character in [[Spoils of War]] is likely a member of the Mercenary Guild, although he may be unrelated.
* The area from [[A Tough Start]] may be located south of Tidewater. Two islands off the Tatalian coast are shown on the map, but only the northern one, with the Tidewater Caverns, is depicted in-game. The southern island bears a resemblance to the island from this scenario.

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Tidewater.jpg| Tidewater as depicted on the MM7 map
Erathian Tatalia.jpg| The Tatalia region around Tidewater in MM7
File:BorderlandsRoE.png| Map of [[Marshland]]<br>([[Borderlands]] campaign scenario)
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