ZeekLTK wrote:On the map it says "Hold the sanctuary and thou will rule the land" - so is the objective of this level simply to take the sanctuary rather than conquer everyone like a normal game? I just want to make sure so I can plan accordingly since I just joined a game on this map.

This map has an optional Sanctuary that if you capture and hold for 1 round, you will win the game. However, you may still just kill you opponent just as any other map. The choice is yours.
From my experience you will almost always kill your opponent because the sanctuary has a 75 neutral stack on it! In Trench Games it seems like more people go for the Sanctuary.
Hope this helps