Thane & Sindarin
Thane, I have been pondering the old sigils carved into the stone of forgotten fortresses, and I suspect they held tactical secrets. Have you ever encountered such markings in your surveys?
I’ve come across a few, mostly in abandoned outposts where the walls were patched with crude symbols. Nothing in my briefings suggested they held hidden plans, but a lot of those carvings were more about morale or territorial claims than actual tactics. I’d scan them for patterns, but I never found a consistent code that gave an edge.
Interesting, Thane. Those crude symbols can whisper more than they seem. Look for repeated motifs or how the marks align with the outpost’s layout. Often the pattern is not a strict code but a subtle hint of intent, a way the old ones asserted their presence. If you keep a notebook of each variation, you might spot a thread you missed before.