Minimap of Arctic Territories
| “ | In pursuit of the Northwest Passage, players find themselves lost in the Arctic archipelago, confined to a windy and desolate island. The sheer ice cliffs make it completely inaccessible by ship - docks cannot be constructed. Resources are limited, especially coin, though a trading route can be found to the southeast. | ” |
| —In-game information | ||
Arctic Territories is a map in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition. It is based on the various islands in the Northwest Passage of Canada.
Overview[]
| “ | Arctic Territories: a desolate land in the Arctic archipelago - wind, snow and ice aplenty. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
It consists of a single tundra-covered island, with players starting on either northern edge of it. Treasure Guardians are found in between the players, and above the players is a lake with a northern island connected by two thin ice marsh walkways. Three Trading Post sites along a trade route are found to the southern edge of the map. No minor civilizations are found on this map.
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Click for a list of treasures and their guardians related to the Arctic Territories
| Treasure | Reward | Guardians |
|---|---|---|
| A covey of ptarmigan worth | 120 food | 2x  Polar Bear
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| A stand of saskatoon trees bearing fruit worth | 100 food | 2x  Bandit Rifleman
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| A drift of terrapin worth | 90 food | 3x  Wolf
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| A ruin of the First Lost City of Cibola. It contains preserved food worth | 455 food | 3x Bandit Rifleman 3x  Bandit Rider
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| A stand of quaking aspen worth | 50 wood | 1x Polar Bear
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| A stand of cottonwood trees worth | 75 wood | 3x Wolf
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| A store of lodgepole pine worth | 100 wood | 2x Polar Bear
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| A stand of spruce trees worth | 100 wood | 2x Polar Bear
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| A stand of tamarack trees worth | 75 wood | 3x Wolf
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| A storage pit of the Second Lost City of Cibola. It contains usable lumber worth | 250 wood | 4x  Bandit Gunslinger
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| Beaver whose pelts are worth | 30 coin | None |
| Beaver whose pelts are worth | 35 coin | None |
| A den of muskrats worth | 30 coin | None |
| A pool of quicksilver worth | 80 coin | 2x Wolf
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| A cache of tin worth | 150 coin | 4x Wolf
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| A cache of tin worth | 250 coin | 3x Polar Bear
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| An altar of the Third Lost City of Cibola. It contains gold artifacts worth | 330 coin | 3x Bandit Rifleman 2x Bandit Rider
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| Marigolds worth | 80 XP | 2x Wolf
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| Porcupines whose valuable quills are worth | 135 XP | 2x Polar Bear
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| A den of skunks whose pelts are worth | 40 XP | 1x Wolf
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| The journal of El Pollo Guapo worth | 130 XP | 2x Polar Bear
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| The lost blanket of Empress Zoe worth | 420 XP | 2x Bandit Gunslinger 2x Bandit Rifleman2x Bandit Rider
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| A trapped Coureur des Bois. He may join the cause of whoever rescues him. | 1x  Coureur des Bois
| 6x Wolf
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| A trapped Coureur des Bois. He may join the cause of whoever rescues him. | 1x Coureur des Bois
| 3x Polar Bear
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| Two trapped Coureurs des Bois. They may join the cause of whoever rescues them. | 2x Coureur des Bois
| 5x  Outlaw Musketeers
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| A trapped Native warrior. He may join the cause of whoever rescues him. | 1x  Cherokee Rifleman
| 1x Bandit Rifleman 1x Bandit Gunslinger
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| A trapped Native Scout, who may join the cause of a rescuer. | 1x  Native Scout
| 2x Wolf
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| A nearly-mature bear cub that you can tame. | 1x Polar Bear
| 2x Polar Bear
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| A nearly-mature wolf pup that you can tame. | 1x Wolf
| 2x Wolf
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| The cuirass of El Pollo Guapo, which increases Explorer or Hero hitpoints by | 100% | 5x Bandit Rifleman
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| The morion of El Pollo Guapo, which increases Explorer or Hero hitpoints by | 20% | 2x Polar Bear
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| The King's Flute of the legendary Seventh Lost City of Cibola, which increases Explorer or Hero hitpoints by | 100% | 4x Bandit Rider
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Trivia[]
- Several groups of purely decorative Inuksuk can be found scattered on the map. These are structures built by Inuit and other Arctic and sub-Arctic peoples.
Gallery[]
Arctic Territories loading screen
Some Inuksuk
