I've been away for a while - christmas and new year is always difficult to keep the creative juices flowing, with ffamily obligations, though this is the first new post of many over the coming year that will see the Inner Sea region fully-mapped!
Here's the high-res map of Parthis and surrounding areas
2017-02-19 18:05:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I added a pdf attachment to make this easier t
2016-12-19 20:56:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe children of the Demiurge Shibboleth and the only known aquatic (or semi-aquatic) race amongst the Two-and-Twenty mortal tribes, the merills story is a tragic one, of a fall from grace entirely without their control.
History: like most mortal races, the merills origins date back to the Age of Myth and the Forth Great Act of Shaping. Two-and-Twenty pods were created – one for each of the Demiurges, in honour of their work crafting the Material Realm. Shibboleth ...
2016-12-03 13:00:40 +0000 UTC View Post
I've attached a pdf detailing the magic system that appears in the world of Elyden - how the Materia Omna was created and how it came to be employed by the mortal races in Atramentism and Firmamentism.
2016-11-26 16:44:27 +0000 UTC View Posthere's a PDF detailing the magical properties of the world of Elyden, going into detail on the so-called Materia Omna, how it was created and how it came to be manipulated by mortals. The document also details other forms of mysticism that are practicced in Elyden
EDIT: I just thought I'd repost this as its such a cool thing that some patrons may not be familiar with
This is something exciting and completely unexpected! Below is a short 7-minute recording of one off the Elyden flavour texts originally posted here, that I found on Reddit a few days ago.
The soundloud account belongs to 2016-10-25 17:44:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's an excerpt of the document I'm working on for the world. It's an attempt at making Elyden a bit more presentable to outsiders as I understand my approach can be a bit alienating to most people!
This is the first part of the PDF and includes a bit more concise depiction of the world's creation and the Demiurges' tragic backstory.
I'll add things including basic geographical backgrounds (continents, oceans, major mountains & forests), regional histories, Demiurge profi...
2016-10-22 09:16:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm tentatively working on a PDF I hope to make available to anyone interested, detailing the world of Elyden in general. I tend to focus on micro-slave things, and I think it's about time that i show the world in a macro scale, which might show in more detail what Elyden is all about. This is the beginning of that project.
I hope to licence or commission some art to show off some of the more representative regions, creatures and personalities, which will be used in guide.<...
2016-10-18 13:23:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest map in the Atlas Elyden, a land-locked region in the continent of Sammaea.
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.
Th...
2016-10-07 07:24:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest map in the Atlas Elyden, a land-locked region in the continent of Sammaea. This is the High-res version for $5 backers and above, only, so thanks for supporting me! I'll be following with the smaller map that's available to everyone and the textless versions soon. Anyone interested in the .PSD can send me a pm with your email address.
I'm also doing an 2016-10-07 06:48:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Part 8 - the Eastern Surrachi Plains
They left the outskirts of Yeppo with a caravan that had been taking shelter in another caravanserai. Together the two groups made for a formidable sight, a continuous line of camels, horses and ambulants snaking across the rocky terrain, moving ever North.
The road to Zaffre was long, around five hundred and fifty mile...
2016-09-21 17:11:54 +0000 UTC View PostI've seen a lot of AMA's (ask me anything - literally what the name says) on /r/worldbuilding, with worldbuilders inviting people to ask them about their world, the worldbuilding process or (in my case, I guess) the map making process too. I was wondering what the interest might be for something like that - would any of you guys be up for something like that? would you like an 'event' similar to what I described, but don't use Reddit?
Please let me know as I think as a worldbu...
2016-09-21 14:13:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the High-res image for patrons - thanks for the support guys :) I'll be adding the Textless version and access to the PDF over the coming days).While working on the Inner Sea map I took a little time to work on a new map in the Atlas Elyden series. This...
2016-09-21 10:58:51 +0000 UTC View Post
While working on the Inner Sea map I took a little time to work on a new map in the Atlas Elyden series. This is the first map I’ve made in the series that doesn’t occupy the entirety of an A3 page. The map itself is 3 distinct unrelated regions, one occupying an A4 face ...
2016-09-21 10:54:58 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a bit of a break from maps, and a history lesson :) I'm planning on writing up a series of Dynastic entries, similar to this entry. ~Here's what I have written so far about the dynasties.Each ruler will have an entry similar to that of Agynur of Nekoda. Being a different culture, and very old, I've decided on something different than a normal shield to make it seem more unique and settled on som...
2016-09-15 06:48:16 +0000 UTC View Post
I’ve added an updated Inner Sea map, with some connotations and the way I’ll be organizing forthcoming maps. To maximize efficiency (both my time and space on the pages) I’ve decided to depict some of the smaller regions in single page maps (an A4 page rather than the double-size A3 pages I’ve been doing so far, though I;d still create them as A3 maps, so in such cases I'd have 2 maps on one page - 2 A4 faces, making up a single A3 sheets).
Some maps might even be divided int...
2016-09-04 06:50:39 +0000 UTC View PostI just realised I’ve been on Patreon for little over a year now and thought I’d post something about it.
First of all a very heartfelt thanks to all my patrons, especially those who’ve been here since the beginning. Every new patron gives me a little bit more courage and hope that I might actually be able to devote more of my adult life to this. My dream would be to ditch the day job (or at least reduce the hours wasted there) to spend more time on my world. Though dreams only come true...
2016-09-02 06:58:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the high-res version of a Climate map I just finished for Elyden. This is a 'living map' so it's not set in stone yet. Far from it - I expect I'll be updating this and tinkering with it for years to come as I learn more about the intricacies of climate, currents, precipitation, etc. and tweak regional temperatures more.Already after 'finishing' this, I can see that the inner regions of Sammaea (the large continent to the lower right of the map) has a LOT of arid and semi-arid ter...
2016-09-01 08:29:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest map in the series, detailing a largely empty expanse. Funny how it took me so long to finish... I've added a few new features, including the rock desert (semi-circle patterns) as well as a faint bevel/emboss texture to the land to give the impression of more detailed elevation.
Let me know what you think!
You can find an updated key to the map here.
This i...
2016-08-26 08:24:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest map in the series, detailing a largely empty expanse. Funny how it took me so long to finish... I've added a few new features, including the rock desert ( semi circle patterns) as well as a faint bevel/emboss texture to the land to give the impression of more detailed elevation. Let me know what you think and thanks for supporting me everyone!
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Aptly named, this region, which exists as a buffer between west and east, and south and n...
2016-08-26 08:11:24 +0000 UTC View Post
By popular demand, a guide to how I create my Atlas Elyden maps.
This isn't a full-out tutorial, though more of a guide to how I create the maps, so a working knowledge of how Photoshop and projected maps work is assumed. I don't go into details like which exact colours are used and so on as I expect anyone wanting to emulate the style to use their own colours. It's no fun copying things word-for-word :)
I attached a PDF for anyone who wants a slightly less long versi...
2016-08-20 14:26:22 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2016-07-31 23:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to my patrons I've reached my first Patreon goal - that of creating a globe of Elyden. Thank you so much for helping me reach this goal!This is something I've wanted to do for a very long time, since when I became serious about worldbuilding in Elyden. There's a few reasons for this. Most personal is that I think seeing the world represented in a globe will help me better see the relations between nations (distances and areas) that are not as immediately apparent on flat projected ma...
2016-07-27 12:19:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I've finally finished the 12th map in the series showing the region of Jurras.
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...
2016-07-27 10:17:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the 12th map in the series, showing the region of Jurras. This is the high-res version exclusive to patrons - thanks for supporting me!
The latest map in the Atlas Elyden series. I'm working on the encyclopaedia entry for the region and will polish it up and post it over the coming days. I have a few commissions lined up so it will probably be a while until I get round to getting another map posted.
You can find an updated key to the map here.
This is the low-res version available to everyone. 2016-07-13 06:37:21 +0000 UTC View Post
For patrons only, the High-res map of the latest region - Lyridia. The public post with the smaller map and regional info will follow soon.
Thanks for supporting me :)
2016-07-13 06:27:23 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised, a map of Vaalk in High-res, for my patrons.
Thanks for supporting me :)
2016-07-03 05:36:47 +0000 UTC View Post
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 2016-07-03 05:17:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Exclusively for my patrons, a map of Hololach in 300 dpi for personal use.
2016-06-28 16:26:30 +0000 UTC View Post