Stone Map

The Stone Map emerges in Red Rising as a vital strategic instrument for House Mars during the Institute's valley trials, functioning as an interactive relief that blends ancient stone craftsmanship with advanced holographic technology. It activates to display rippling banners over castles while employing fog of war to conceal unexplored terrain, granting House Mars superior tactical awareness through its heightened detail near their own stronghold. Across the series, this map symbolizes the fusion of classical warfare aesthetics with futuristic warfare tools, influencing early house dynamics and battlefield decisions in ways that ripple through subsequent Institute conflicts.