Nate Mangion

Fact Box for Loegress

Here's the fact box for the Theocracy of Loegress, located in the far north east of Eastern Llachatul. It has a long history and its people cling to old chivalric myths and legends that are indistinguishable from its founding history. The three heraldic eagles in its flag represent the three states of Enaellon, Glynned and Mottania, which were united by the champion Torrvan in 2588 RM.

This state will be the focus of the next high-res and textless atlas map that will be published next ...

Atlas Elyden #145 - Tisara and Abattur

Here's the latest map of the Atlas Elyden, showing the neighbouring regions of Tisara and Abattur.

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...

Atlas Elyden #145 - Tisara and Abattur (High-res)

As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the neighbouring regions of Tisara and Abattur, located in the far north east of the continent of Llachatul.

I've also included the images as files so you can download them directly, including a plain version with no text for personal use.

You can find an updated key to the map 2025-01-22 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Fact Boxes for Tisra and Abattur

We're done with our foray to south western Sammaea and we're back to Llachatul - to get the last nations in the continent finished. These are the first two of 8(ish) maps left to finish off Llachatul, and once these are all done I'll set about updating the Atlas Elyden with all the maps I made since the last update, as well as a full index update, which is no easy task.

These two regions will be the focus of the next high-res and textless atlas map that will be published next week, excl...

Atlas Elyden #144 - the Technarchy of Phyrr

Here's the latest map of the Atlas Elyden, showing the region of Phyrr.

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 th...

W.I.P - Starting work on the next batch of Atlas maps...

I have a few maps in the pipeline that will finish off the states and nations of Llachatul and am about to start work on the geography of a new region, far away in south western Sammaea.

The focus of this series of maps is the Ishmmarran peninsula, which contains the states of Achrabal, Lhaccida, Vaun, Cegane...

Atlas Elyden #144 - the Technarchy of Phyrr (High-res)

As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the region of Phyrr, located along the southern tropic with a tumultuous history (more on this in my post detailing the lore of the Ammashi Peninsula).

I've also included the image as files so you can download...

Black Blood

the Clone Slaven finds himself in a bar looking for directions to something he's been looking for...

This is the second Slaven story (the first being the Stone, in which he plays a supporting role) and the first to introduce any degree of continuity or ongoing narrative. I flitted across timelines and different 'moods' for Slaven in these early stories, and this is probably the most lightheart...

the Prison Carceri

A scholar travels to the Prison Carceri to answer ancient questions, but he is not ready for the revelations he receives...

Not all my short stories are about Carceri, I promise! Carceri and Vorropohaiah were two of the first major aspects of the world that I created, and though the world went on to grow around them, leaving them less important to the overall scheme of things, they remain two 'unique' aspects of the world that I still love, so I wrote quite a bit about them in ...

Fact Box for Phyrr

Here's the fact box for the autocratic dystopia of Phyrr, located in the south west of Sammaea, close to the Ammashi peninsula.

This state will be the focus of the next high-res and textless atlas map that will be published next week, exclusively for Acolyte patrons and higher.

The Encyclopaedia Elyden is alre...

Atlas Elyden #143 - the Ammashi Peninsula

Here's the map of the Ammashi peninsula region, which collects the last 6 non-thematic maps that I made over this year. If you want to see the individual maps you can check them out here:

- the Coral Baronies and Fallarour
- Ammesh and the Ammashi Free-isles
- 2024-12-18 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Atlas Elyden #143 - the Ammashi Peninsula (high-res)

Here's the map of the Ammashi peninsula region, which collects the last 6 non-thematic maps that I made over this year. If you want to see the individual maps you can check them out here:

- the Coral Baronies and Fallarour
- Ammesh and the Ammashi Free-isles
- 2024-12-11 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Atlas Elyden #142 - Methumn

Here's the latest map of the Atlas Elyden, showing the region of Methumn.

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 ...

Atlas Elyden #142 - Methumn (high-res)

As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the region of Methumn, located along the southern tropic with a tumultuous history (more on this in my post detailing the lore of the Ammashi Peninsula)

I've also included the image as files so you can downlo...

The Stone

A Scholar hires the aid of two mercenaries to guard him as he travels to a mysterious land, but a chance revelation has dire consequences.

This is the first of many short stories I'll be uploading to Patreon, which will be listed under the 'fiction' collection for ease of access.

This is one of the first short stories I ever wrote for Elyden, many many years ago, and I actually had to go back to change some lore details before I could upload it. Minor stuff that ha...

Fact Box for Methumn

Here's the fact box for the sixth (and final!) map of the Ammashi peninsula, which details the nation of Methumn, located in the south west of Sammaea.

This state will be the focus of the next high-res and textless atlas map that will be published next week, exclusively for Acolyte patrons and higher followed by the normal version the week after that. The next map after that will be a small scale map (meaning it...

the Elyden Directory

Now that Patreon is better at supporting files and collections I'm moving over some stuff from my old site over here so that everything is in the same place.

The Elyden Directory is an old document I had created that details the ancient deep mythologies of Elyden - the Cosmogony (the world's creation) and the exploits of its worker gods, the Demiurges in the earliest epochs in Elyden.

Atlas Elyden #141 - Habot

Here's the latest map of the Atlas Elyden, showing the region of Habot.

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 th...

Atlas Elyden #141 - Habot (High-res)

As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the region of Habot, located in a warm temperate region with a tumultuous history (more on this in my post detailing the lore of the Ammashi Peninsula)

I've also included the image as files so you can download...

Fact Box for Habot

Here's the fact box for the fifth (and penultimate) map of the Ammashi peninsula, which details the nation of Habot, located in the south west of Sammaea.

This state will be the focus of the next high-res and textless atlas map that will be published next week, exclusively for Acolyte patrons and higher followed by the normal version the week after that.

The 2024-10-30 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Atlas Elyden #140 - the Sundering of Korachan

Here's the latest map of the Atlas Elyden, showing the Sundering of Korachan - the consequence of the War of Sundering, that was the subject of my last map. This war saw the Korachani empire sundered in two - the High-empire of Korachan in the north and the 2024-10-23 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post

What Should I Explore Next in Elyden? Your Input Needed!

As Elyden continues to grow and evolve, I wanted to reach out and ask if there are any specific areas of this world you'd like to see explored or expanded upon. Whether it's a deeper dive into the lore and history of particular regions, new maps for cities or nations, or even more artwork and graphics for key characters, landscapes, or events—your feedback and ideas are incredibly valuable to me.

Maybe you're curious about the political intrigue of Korachan, the mysterious origins of...

Atlas Elyden #140 - the Sundering of the Empire (High-res)

As always, here is the high-res versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the Sundering of the Korachani empire, that took place 300-years ago and saw the Korachani empire sundered in two - the High-empire of Korachan in the north and the 2024-10-16 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Atlas Elyden #139 - the War of Sundering Text (Patron exclusive)

As promised in my last post, here is a play-by-play of the major events of the War of Sundering. the image is an abridged 2-page spread intended to follow the War of Sundering map in the Atlas Elyden, and the full text had to be condensed, omitting some detail.

Unfortunately, there was not enough room on the page to list the events in numerical (chronological) order, so the numbers corresponding with the numbers on the map are added to the text as superscripts.

Below is the compl...

Atlas Elyden #139 - the War of Sundering

Here's the latest map of the Atlas Elyden, showing the War of Sundering that saw the Korachani empire sundered in two - the High-empire of Korachan in the north and the Low-empire of Sarastro in the south. Next week I'll be sharing a BIG text post (and the accompanying abridged 2-page atlas spread) detailing all the numbers on...

Atlas Elyden #139 - the War of Sundering (High-res)

As always, here is the high-res versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the War of Sundering, that took place 300-years ago and saw the Korachani empire sundered in two - the High-empire of Korachan in the north and the Low-emp...

Atlas Elyden #138 - Taan An

Here's the latest map of the Atlas Elyden, showing the region of Taan An.

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 ...

Atlas Elyden #138 - Taan An (High-res)

As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the region of Taan An, located in a warm temperate region with a tumultuous history (more on this in my post detailing the lore of the Ammashi Peninsula)

I've also included the image as files so you can downlo...

Fact Box for Taan An

Here's the fact box for the fourth map of the Ammashi peninsula, which details the nation of Taan An, located in the south west of Sammaea.

This state will be the focus of the next high-res and textless atlas map that will be published next week, exclusively for Acolyte patrons and higher followed by the normal version the week after that.

The 2024-09-04 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post

the Sanctified Orders of the Inquisition

This is something I've been wanting to do for a long time but, as is usually the case with text content, I've been putting it off because it's not a pretty map!

The Sanctified Orders are, alongside the Minasteria of Shaping, and the Church of the Undying Machine (more on this in a future post), a major part of what makes the Koracha...