Nate Mangion

Atlas Elyden #66 - Bant & Kuligala (Low-res)

Here's the latest map of the Atlas Elyden, and here I'm continuing to go around the Sea of Lethea. there's still a few nations and unpopulated regions to go, but its over half complete now.

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...

Encyclopaedia Elyden Entries #35 - Bant and Kuligala

Here's the 35th Encyclopaedia update for your perusal, based on the latest Atlas map, depicting the two regions of Bant and Kuligala. I've added each as a PDF.    

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 :)        

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City W.I.P.

So, I hate sketchup - it's extremely finicky with its tolerences, leading to a LOT of wasted time, but its relatively easy to use, and I'm using it to model a city. Work is slow, but oddly enough time passes really fast when I'm working with it.

The first iteration was scrapped after I put a lot of work into it, but it was a learning experience if sorts as it's been a while since I've used SketchUp, so I started from scratch.

I've got a a plan drawn out and am working on it blo...

Atlas Elyden #66 - Bant and Kuligala (Textless)

As always, here's the textless version of my latest map, exclusively for Acolyte patrons and above - thanks so much for your support     :)      

This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself.  

Atlas Elyden #66 - Bant and Kuligala (High-res)

As always, here's the high-res version of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing regions of Bant and Kuligala. I'm slowly going around the coastline of the Sea of Lethe, showing all the unfortunate nations with coastlines looking onto it.

Thank you so much for your support  :)      

This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image...

Fact Boxes for Bant and Kuligala

Here are the fact boxes for the regions of Bant and Kuligala, which will be featured in the next Atlas map, to be published over the next weeks. 

The High-res and textless versions will be available to shaper patrons next  week, and the low-res version will be available to everyone the week  after.   

The Korachan Gazetteer #2 - the Hole in the Wall pub

another excerpt from the WIP Gazetteer, this time describing a rather unique pub in the capital city of the Korachani empire.

You'll notice it mentions common, uncommon and rare knowledge. This is to incorporate the knowledge into a campaign or adventure without using rules. every system has ways of determining how much a character knows (knowledge checks, intellect rolls etc.) and ...

The Korachan Gazetteer #1 - the Maccabean Calendar

Here is the first (of hopefully many) excerpts from the Gazetteer project, detailing the calendar employed by the Korachani nation and all dependencies within its larger empire.

Hope you enjoy!   

Encyclopaedia Elyden Entries #34 - Okkham

Here's the 34th Encyclopaedia update for your perusal, based on the latest Atlas map, depicting the region of Okkham. I've added the update as a PDF too.    

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 :)        

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Atlas Elyden #65 - the Okkhami Federation (Low-res)

Here's map #63 for the Atlas Elyden, depicting the Okkhami federation

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 ...

Atlas Elyden #65 - the Okkhami Federation (Textless)

As always, here's the textless version of my latest map, exclusively for Acolyte patrons and above - thanks so much for your support     :)      

This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself.  

Atlas Elyden #65 - the Ohhkami Federation (High-res)

As always, here's the high-res version of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing region of Okkham.

Thank you so much for your support  :)    

This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself. 

Fact Box for Okkham

Here is the fact box for the region comprised of the Okkhami Federation. This area will be the focus of the High-res and Textless next Atlas maps to be published for next week, exclusively for Acolytes. 

The Low-res version and encyclopaedia entries will be available to everyone the week after that.  Thanks all for your support. 

the Korachan Gazetteer

I've been slowly working on a setting guide specific to the nation and empire of Korachan and have been playing with chapters for the book. After some suggestions I've come up with the below chapters, though am still open to suggestion. 

I've been working with fleshing out the social classes over the past few days and am quite pleased with the result so-far. It's strange that I've been working on this world for some 15-years now and have failed to come up with simple cultural aspec...

Make the Nation part 11.5 - voting on the flag.

Taking on the suggestions made in the last post in the Make a Nation activity, I’m posting a couple of ideas for flags, which I’m leaving up to you to decide. Both have slightly different backgrounds and histories. 

1. This flag actually changes whenever a 2020-12-02 09:17:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Atlas Elyden #64 - a History of the Nations of the Porphyri Peninsula (Low-res)

Here's another different map from usual - When writing the needlessly long history of the Porphyri Peninsula that I published a few weeks ago I came up with a lot of different nations and peoples that paved the way for the current nations in the normal Atlas Map, so I decided to do something with what I wrote and came up with this map.    

You can find an updated key to the map here.

This is t...

Atlas Elyden #64 - a History of the Nations of the Porphyri Peninsula (High-res)

Here's another different map to usual - When writing the needlessly long history of the Porphyri Peninsula that I published a few weeks ago I came up with a lot of different nations and peoples that paved the way for the current nations in the normal Atlas Map, so I decided to do something with what I wrote and came up with this map.

 

This is the High-res version, made available to Acolyte patrons and above.

Thank you so much for your support  :) &...

WHAT MAP TO MAKE NEXT?!

I'm looking for a new map to make and thought I might give all my patrons a chance at picking what it will be. I've included a map showing the areas in the poll below - just vote and let me know which you'd like to see, as well as flags and lore. 

These are all brand new regions I came up with in a recent brainstorming session and have very little designed for them. If the names and short blurbs give you any ideas, let me know in the comments! The Fractured kingdom does not have a ...

Teleanyara Apexeide

This is the full art of Teleanyara Apexeide, by Marko Horvatin.

Teleanyara Apexeide, Praedicate of Nyarloth

Here's some art abd background for the ruler of Porphyr, commission by Marko Horvatin. 

Encyclopaedia Elyden Entries #33 - Porphyr and Ananthul. Sabaisa

Here's the 33rd Encyclopaedia update for your perusal, based on the latest Atlas map, depicting the three regions of Porphyr. Ananthul, and Sabaisa. I've added each as a PDF.  

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 :)      
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Atlas Elyden #63 - the Porphyri Peninsula (Low-res)

Here's map #63 for the Atlas Elyden, depicting the nations of Porphyr, Ananthul and Sabaisa. Here's the regional history (needless to say, it's long). 

I've added an attachment with the regional history, to anyone interested. It's long...

You can find an updated key to the map here.

This is the low-res version available to everyone.  2020-11-18 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Flags of Elyden (so-far)

I collected most of the flags that I've done for Elyden so far into a single image. This excludes flags for the Korachani colonies and the states of the Saviud.

There's still a lot to go, though I'm making them one-at-a-time, to go with the Fact boxes for new maps I'm making, as well as retroactively making them ...

Atlas Elyden #63 - Porphyri Peninsula (Textless)

As always, here's the textless version of my latest map, exclusively for Acolyte patrons and above - thanks so much for your support     :)    

This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself.  

Atlas Elyden #63 - the Porphyri Peninsula (High-res)

As always, here's the high-res version of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing three closely-linked nations of the Porphyri Peninsula: Porphyr, Ananthul, and Sabaisa.

Thank you so much for your support  :)  

This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself. 

Exploring Mosta

I was walking around the countryside with my girlfriend and our mutts earlier on today and came across this little ruin in the middle of a valley, which got my imagination running!   

     I could imagine a bandit outpost here, or an itinerant wandered taking shelter from bad weather, or maybe a wretched troll guarding a bridge that no-one uses any-more!   

     If you want to actually see what the real purpose ...

the Wane of Shaping in Elyden

The following is an except from something I've been writing - basically trying to explain the way 'magic' (shaping) is the way it is in Elyden. Flashy magic like fireballs and raise dead and polymorphs are not a thing in Elyden - but why is that the case? It's not necessarily that those things are not possible, but rather, events and have made them unlikely.

Please let me know what you think :) 

Shapers have the potential to be very dangerous indi...

Fact Boxes and regional history for the Porphyri Peninsula

Here are the fact boxes for the nations that make up the Porphyri peninsula - Porphyr itself, Ananthul, and Sabaisa. These will be the focus of the High-res and Textless next Atlas maps to be published for next week, exclusively for Acolytes. 

The Low-res version and encyclopaedia entries will be available to everyone the week after that.

Thanks all for your support.

Also, I've added the regional h...

Pergost WIP

Here's a sneak peek at the region I;m working on at the moment - a polar area with lots of Fjord. I'm still working on the coastline, which is taking ages, but I'm pretty happy with the result s far! 

The map is going to be a big one, rivalling the Umbra Sokhar map in size, though given its polar location, settlements will be somewhat sparse or small, compared with other maps in temperate regions, for in...

Rhea Art Page

Here's some art and background for the region of Rhea, made from some art I licenced  specifically for the region.