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 ## Marker criteria
 Criteria and types of randomly added markers are below:
 
-- Battlefields - cell belongs to a state, cell pop > 2, cell height > 25 and cell height < 50
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-- Bridges - burg in cell, burg pop > 20, river in cell, not adjacent to ocean, cell water flow greater than average for map
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-- Brigands - cell has culture, cell road has road score > 4
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-- Canoes - cell has river
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-- Circuses - cell has culture, cell height >= 20, cell has road
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-- Dances - cell has burg, burg pop > 15
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-- Dungeons - cell pop > 0 and cell pop < 3
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-- Hill monsters - cell height >= 50 and cell pop > 0
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-- Hot springs - cell height > 50
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-- Inns - land cell, cell has road score > 4, cell pop > 10
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-- Jousts - cell has burg, burg pop > 20
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-- Lake monsters - freshwater lake
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-- Lighthouses - cell harbor score > 6 (more than 6 water cells are adjacent), has sea route nearby
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-- Migrations - cell height >= 20, cell pop <= 2
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-- Mines - cell height > 47 and burg present in cell
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-- Mirage - cell has hot desert
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-- Pirates - cell is water cell with sea route
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-- Portals - first 10% of burgs in the list
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-- Rifts - cell pop <= 3, cell biome habitability > 0%
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-- Ruins - cell has culture, cell height >= 20 and cell height < 60
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-- Sacred forests - cell has culture, cell has temperate deciduous forest or temperate rainforest
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-- Sacred mountains - cell height >= 70, neighbour cell has culture and cell height < 60
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-- Sacred palm groves - cell has culture, cell has hot desert, cell pop > 1, cell has road
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-- Sacred pineries - cell has culture, cell has taiga (boreal forest)
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-- Sea monsters - ocean cell with sea route
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-- Statues - cell height >= 20 and cell height < 40
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-- Volcanoes - cell height >= 70
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-- Waterfalls - river in cell, cell height >= 50, some neighbouring river cell height < 40
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+* Battlefields: These are areas within a state that have a noticeable population, found in mid-elevation regions.
+* Bridges: These are found in cities located near rivers, especially where the river is not close to the ocean and the water flow is significant.
+* Brigands: Roads with high activity, usually where there’s a strong cultural presence, may attract outlaws.
+* Canoes: These appear in regions with rivers, representing local watercraft.
+* Circuses: Found in cultural areas with developed roads, particularly near or around sea level.
+* Dances: These events take place in towns with a moderately sized population.
+* Dungeons: Isolated and sparsely populated regions often feature these hidden or abandoned places.
+* Hill Monsters: These creatures are found in highland areas where there is some population present.
+* Hot Springs: Located in elevated regions, these natural thermal baths are found in hilly or mountainous areas.
+* Inns: These rest stops appear along busy roads in well-populated areas.
+* Jousts: Held in larger towns, especially in places with a robust population.
+* Lake Monsters: Found in freshwater lakes, representing mythical creatures.
+* Lighthouses: These are positioned along coastlines with good access to the sea and a large number of water routes.
+* Migrations: These occur in sparsely populated midland regions where people or animals move.
+* Mines: Found in towns located in higher elevations where valuable minerals may be extracted.
+* Mirage: Seen in hot desert regions, these are illusions caused by extreme heat and light conditions.
+* Pirates: Found on the open sea along major shipping routes, representing maritime outlaws.
+* Portals: These mystical gateways appear in the oldest towns.
+* Rifts: Occur in sparsely populated biomes that are still somewhat habitable, representing splits in the earth.
+* Ruins: Found in mid-elevation cultural areas, these represent remnants of past civilizations.
+* Sacred Forests: These appear in cultural regions with temperate forests, believed to be places of natural reverence.
+* Sacred Mountains: Found in high mountain regions, close to cultural areas, these are considered spiritually important.
+* Sacred Palm Groves: Found in desert regions with cultural significance and some population, connected by roads.
+* Sacred Pineries: These are located in cultural areas within boreal forests.
+* Sea Monsters: Mythical creatures found in the ocean along busy sea routes.
+* Statues: These monuments appear in low to mid-elevation regions.
+* Volcanoes: Found in very high mountain regions, representing active or dormant volcanic activity.
+* Waterfalls: Located in hilly or mountainous areas with rivers, especially where there’s a sharp drop in terrain nearby.