Highwind Aerie — Cliffside Outpost (40x28 Battlemap)

**Heyya folks. I've got another map here for ya.**

This one takes your party high into the mountains — a carved‑stone aerie built right into the cliff’s edge, used as a lookout, griffon roost, or remote courier station. Highwind Aerie is built for investigations, tense approaches, and those “we weren’t expecting company up here” moments that happen when players climb somewhere they probably shouldn’t.

**Highwind Aerie**
A functional, wind‑shaped outpost perched above the clouds. The interior hall provides shelter, storage, and workspace for caretakers and scouts, while the broad exterior platform serves as a launch and landing zone for griffons. Three roosts sit along the back cliffside, one clearly favored.
The layout supports stealthy ascents, diplomatic approaches, sudden takeovers, or courier‑route mysteries. Its isolation makes it perfect for missing‑messenger hooks, sabotage, or a griffon‑related complication waiting to happen.

Feel free to drop the base map straight into your session — it works for scouting missions, courier routes, faction outposts, or any storyline that needs a high‑altitude location with a strong sense of place.

If you’d like the high‑resolution files, gridless versions, and the full set of variants (Cold, Sunset, Night Lit/Dark, Active, Abandoned, Brigand’s Hold, Knight’s Barracks, Monk’s Refuge, and Scholar’s Retreat — all in 8k and VTT‑ready formats), they’re available on my Patreon:

[https://patreon.com/dungeonmr](https://patreon.com/dungeonmr)

**Map Size:**
• Highwind Aerie — 40×28