Here's a quick snip of progress on the latest map I'm working on, detailing two regions:
The technocratic Republic of Saragos: a nation founded by technologists exiled from Venthir by its paranid sphinx-queen.
Naareth: a matriarchal society known for its eusociality and cities that become isolated for half the year during tidal flooding, stranding them from each other (think Mt. San Michel, but on a much bigger scale).
As always, here's the high-res version of my latest map, exclusively for patrons pledging $5 or more a month - thanks so much for your support :)
This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself.
More information on the region can be found here.
I've been looking forward to making and sharing this map for a while - it details some lore that is important to the region of Gnoth, which has a lot of links with mysticism, alchemy and philosophy, the three of which are largely indistinguishable there.
For more on the region of Gnoth you can check out this Fact Sheet and some flash fiction.
You can find an updated key to the map 2019-05-22 07:00:00 +0000 UTC
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I recorded a video of myself working on the topography of the Gnothi maps that I recently uploaded. I;m not an editor and it took me a while to figure out how the software works, so this is far from perfect - it has no audio, for instance - though hopefully it proves useful to those of you who are interested in the process through which I make the maps.
I'm making this available to only paying patrons for now as a thank you for your support, though this will eventually be made available to the public.
Please let me know ...
Here's the fact box for Almagest and some flash fiction to go with it.
Please let me know what you think by liking or commenting below, thanks :)
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The shaper stood in the crumbling window, looking at the city below.
It was drizzling, the sky grey, the rumble of thunder lost amid the vibrations of factories beneath him. A dull rhythm of lightning painted the horizon and the Strait of Almagest beyond ...
2019-05-08 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, here's the textless version of my latest map, exclusively for patrons pledging $5 or more a month - thanks so much for your support :)
This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself.
The fact box for Pelasgos, as well as a new piece of flash fiction to accompany the map, can be found 2019-05-07 05:52:54 +0000 UTC
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As always, here's the high-res version of my latest map, exclusively for patrons pledging $5 or more a month - thanks so much for your support :)
This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself.
The fact box for Pelasgos, as well as a new piece of flash fiction to accompany the map, can be found 2019-05-07 05:51:27 +0000 UTC
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Here's an updated map of Pelasgos, with 100% redone topography and added cities and features.
This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself.
The fact box for Pelasgos, as well as a new piece of flash fiction to accompany the map, can be found here
Here's the 15th Encyclopaedia update for your perusal, based on my recent maps of Gnoth. Please let me know what you think and let me know if there's any mistakes or typos as these entries are heading straight to the Encyclopaedia at the end of the month :)
You can keep up with these by looking for the 'Encyclopaedia Entries' tag.
If you have any queries about any of the following entries, please don't hesitate...
2019-05-01 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, here's the textless version of my latest map, exclusively for patrons pledging $5 or more a month - thanks so much for your support :)
This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself.
2019-04-24 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest map on the Atlas Elyden, the People's Republic of Gnoth
You can find an updated key to the map here.
This is the low-res version available to everyone. Become a Patron at the Acolyte tier for access to my back catalogue of High-res, PSD and textless maps.
This is available to use as per the 2019-04-24 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, here's the high-res version of my latest map, exclusively for patrons pledging $5 or more a month - thanks so much for your support :)
This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself.
2019-04-24 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's some background detailing the manumission of the Korachani empire's vat-born clones that were utilised in its armies.
The Seven (capital T capital S) are the rulers of the empire, with individuals drawn from various state and church organisations, and they take care of the day-to-day ruling of Korachan
I'm thinking of doing a monthly activity asking all my patrons (that's all 42 of you, as of writing this - hopefully it will be more as I get round to next month's update!) for any suggestions for stuff you might be interested in seeing, outside of my normal updates.
This might be a titbit from the world lore that I mentioned somewhere in passing but never elaborated on, an aspect of a region's culture, or more information on an organisation or religion. Is there something you want to know about the world that you feel I've never...
2019-04-18 06:58:33 +0000 UTC View Post
One of my patrons brought it to my attention that the Almagest high-res textless map was missing. Consider it fixed :)
This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself.
Here's some flash fiction and the fact-box about Pelasgos (I'll be posting an updated map of Pelasgos next week). I will continue to post a little something with each region as it helps convey a bit more of the character of a region.
Please let me know by liking or commenting below, thanks :)
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A dim sun dipped slowly over the western sky, bleeding red light onto the undulating land beneath it. Rocky hills, r...
2019-04-17 12:20:45 +0000 UTC View Post
The attached image is from the taxonomical section of the Encyclopaedia Elyden and is a continuation of the recent series I started. This one features the unimaginatively-titled apexaur, which is an apex synapsid predator that's sure to be a challenge to any traveller that's unfortunate-enough to come across one.
Please let me know what you think!
Thanks :)
2019-04-10 16:39:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm going back over some of my older maps, updating to topography to better fit in with my style as its evolved over the last few years.
I started with Pelasgos, and the results are here, in a handy GIF.
I'll be updating the labels, and adding a lot more, including some details that I hadn't yet come up with back then, including elevation markers, tainted regions, and certain labelling conventions.
When the map is done I'll post the finished thing here, but thought I'd give a heads up that it will NOT be the new map for ...
Here's the 14th Encyclopaedia update for your perusal, based on my recent encyclopaedia updates. Please let me know what you think and let me know if there's any mistakes or typos as these entries are heading straight to the Encyclopaedia at the end of the month :)
You can keep up with these by looking for the 'Encyclopaedia Entries' tag.
If you have any queries about any of the following entries, please ...
2019-04-03 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, here's the textless version of my latest map, exclusively for patrons pledging $5 or more a month - thanks so much for your support :)
This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself.
2019-03-27 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest map on the Atlas Elyden, the Realm of Aquariia
You can find an updated key to the map here.
This is the low-res version available to everyone. Become a Patron at the Acolyte tier for access to my back catalogue of High-res, PSD and textless maps.
This is available to use as per the 2019-03-27 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, here's the high-res version of my latest map, exclusively for patrons pledging $5 or more a month - thanks so much for your support :)
This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself.
2019-03-27 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the 13th Encyclopaedia update for your perusal, based on my recent map of Aquariia. Please let me know what you think and let me know if there's any mistakes or typos as these entries are heading straight to the Encyclopaedia at the end of the month :)
You can keep up with these by looking for the 'Encyclopaedia Entries' tag.
If you have any queries about any of the following entries, please don't hesit...
Here's some flash fiction and the fact-box about the next Atlas Elyden Map, which I'll be posting next week. I will continue to post a little something with each region as it helps convey a bit more of the character of a region.
I do plan on updating some of the older maps, and will be adding these to the maps.
Please let me know by liking or commenting below, thanks :)
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Sared sat down on the sandstone steps, his eyes...
2019-03-13 12:22:15 +0000 UTC View Post
The attached image is from the taxonomical section of the Encyclopaedia Elyden and is a continuation of a new series. This one features the chitera, which is a creature that I've had in my head for a good 10-years now - it feels good to finally get this one onto 'paper'.
Please let me know if you like these as I put more up if they prove to be more popular.
Thanks :)
2019-03-06 20:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This is one of the new things I've been looking forward to showing off - commissioned art! Thanks to all my patrons I can now start to commission art depicting key locations, moments and personalities in Elyden. I have many more such pieces planned so keep an eye out!
This piece is by the talented artist Bruce Brenneise, who some of you may recognise as one of the artists responsible for the epic artwork of the Numenera campaign world, by Monte Cook. You can f...
Here's the 12th Encyclopaedia update for your perusal, based on my recent map of Aquariia. Please let me know what you think and let me know if there's any mistakes or typos as these entries are heading straight to the Encyclopaedia at the end of the month :)
You can keep up with these by looking for the 'Encyclopaedia Entries' tag. If you have any queries about any of the following entries, please d...
2019-02-20 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, here's the high-res version of my latest map, exclusively for patrons pledging $5 or more a month - thanks so much for your support :)
This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself.
As always, here's the textless version of my latest map, exclusively for patrons pledging $5 or more a month - thanks so much for your support :)
This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself.
Here's the latest map on the Atlas Elyden, the Realm of Aquariia
You can find an updated key to the map here.
This is the low-res version available to everyone. Become a Patron at the Acolyte tier for access to my back catalogue of High-res, PSD and textless maps.
This is available to use as per the 2019-02-13 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
