Once the beta gets rolling, we ll update it with actual data taken from the game. In the latter case, we had these Guilds provide us information on their name, crest, population and motto. We thought this would give the Map a more realistic look and feel, and better illustrate what we re building. I noticed that different colors are used to outline different crests on the City information screen. Players cannot engage in combat while in a Safehold and surrounding areas, and these towns cannot participate in Guild Wars.
Safeholds tend to be located near low level adventuring areas.
The other colors relate to player-run towns. The metallic color of copper, silver, or gold depicts the political significance of the City. These player-run Cities owe allegiance to no one. A province is a City-State that has pledged fealty to another, and now existing as part of a larger Kingdom. There is an object in the game known as a Tree of Life an enormous tree of white stone covered with archaic runes.