“It is a dichotomous time, where legends and avatars battle in epic confrontations, even as the first untarnished empires of mortalkind dwindle, their ruins spawning countless inferior simulacra. The sphere of the Demiurge wanes as that of the Scion and the Otherworlder waxes, and between them, the mortals leave their ever-changing mark. Nations rise and ...
2023-08-02 11:00:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest map of the Atlas Elyden, showing off the nations of Eshir and Od Meginnas, both of which are in the Sea of Orrida, which is inching closer towards completion.
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 acc...
2023-07-26 07:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the regions of Eshir and Od Meginnas.
I've also included the image as files so you can download them directly.
The fact boxes for the nations can be found here.
You can find an updated key to the map 2023-07-19 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the fact boxes for the newly-mapped region known as Eshir, to the south of the Sea of Orrida. It also includes a small inset map of the island nation of Od Meginnas.
This 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.
Here's the latest map of the Atlas Elyden, showing off the nation of Khull, located in the north 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.
... 2023-07-05 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the region known as Khull.
I've also included the image as files so you can download them directly.
The fact box for the nation can be found here.
You can find an updated key to the map 2023-06-28 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I just finished off my map of the Sea of Orrida, which would be posted sometime in Summer, and I'm considering which region I should concentrate on next.
The above map shows which areas have already been mapped (in dark grey) and I've grouped all the remaining nations into regions that roughly correspond with Elyden's subcontinent. Each of the options of the poll will not be for a ...
Here are the fact boxes for the newly-mapped region known as Khull, to the south of the Sea of Orrida.
This 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 Encyclopaedia Elyden 2023-06-14 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest entry for the Atlas Elyden, and this time It's another thematic map - the last one going into to first volume of the Atlas - going over the cultural activity known as the Grand Tour, which is heavily based on the real-world Grand Tour of the Mediterranean.
You can find an updated key to the map here.
This ...
2023-06-07 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the most common parts of the Inner Sea that are visited by people undergoing the Grand Tour.
I've also included the image as a file so you can download it directly.
You can find an updated key to the map here.
<... 2023-05-31 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest entry for the Atlas Elyden, and this time It's another thematic map - this one going over the magical element of the world - the Atramenta and regions of Atramental corruption in the near hemisphere.
For more details on the Materia Omna and shaping (magick) in general check out this interactive pdf
You can refer to this map about the 2023-05-24 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing regions of Atramental corruption in the near-hemisphere.
You can refer to this map about the Materia Omna and the Nullambit as well as this map about the 2023-05-17 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest 'map' of the Atlas Elyden, and it's not a map - this week I'm showing off the origins of the near hemisphere languages. This one took a while to make - not just coming up with the tree itself, but actually designing the tree itself and making it fit onto the page.
This is the low-res version available to everyone. Become a Patron at the Acolyte tier for access to my bac...
2023-05-10 20:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
“And the Two-and-Twenty reached a conclusion. They yearned for their Father, they yearned for the tools of their trade to be returned to them. They would link the sphere with the matter, so that they might reach up and touch their Father and pick up their tools and become whole once more...
2023-05-03 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, here is the high-res version of my latest 'map', available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the origins of the languages of the near hemisphere. A future map will have the languages detailed on an actual map of the near hemisphere.
I've also included the image as a file so you can download it directly.
You can find an updated key to the map 2023-05-03 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest map of the Atlas Elyden, showing off the neighbouring nations of the Templar States and Tal Zhaan, located in the north 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...
2023-04-26 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the regions of the Templar States and Tal Zhaan.
I've also included the image as files so you can download them directly.
You can find an updated key to the map here.
Thank you so much for your support&n...
2023-04-19 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the fact boxes for the newly-mapped regions of the Templar States and Tal Zhaan, located south of the Sea of Orrida.
These states 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.
“...Behold, the great spire of the Meniscus that pierces into the belly of the sky with its needle, ripping / through the clouds that even now do gather about it. Beyond that sky reposes the realm of the other / and its envoys of light and dark. Beneath that sky ...
2023-04-05 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A lot of people ask me about certain things regarding Elyden - things that I might take for granted but have forgotten not everyone might have been around for when I mentioned them in passing 10 or 15 years ago!
So, I present to you an introduction to the world of Elyden.
It contains some simple details on the geography and physical nature of the world, particularly where it differs from the real-world, as well as a short history, from the creation of the univers to the more...
2023-04-02 15:55:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest map of the Atlas Elyden, showing off the the Vorandine, located in the north west of Western Llachatul.
The fact box for the nation can be found here.
You can find an updated key to the map here.
This is the low-res version available to everyone. 2023-03-29 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a quick unsheduled post for today.
I'm working on a 'short' (35 - 40 pages ish) fully illustrated PDF to help people who are interested in Elyden get up to speed.
Just the broad strokes, like themes of the world, overarching flavours, and major history beats of the Inner Sea Region as well as major players and powers, races, religions, tech levels and so on. I hope to finish it off by the end of the week.
Is there anything you'd want to see in it?
2023-03-27 22:13:20 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the region known as the Vorandine.
I've also included the image as files so you can download them directly.
The fact box for the nation can be found here.
You can find an updated key to the map 2023-03-22 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the fact box for the newly-minted state of the Vorandine, which occupies the far west of Llachatul.
This nation 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 Encyclopae...
2023-03-15 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Elyden has surely turned into a sprawling world, and it may be a bit overwhelming for someone to get into.
In light of this, I’m going to be writing an overview of Elyden that summarises some of the main themes and introduces major political players and powers.
Hopefully, this will help to introduce people to the world, and would like to add answers to your questions at the end.
2023-03-14 18:51:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest map of the Atlas Elyden, showing off the neighbouring nations of Tatar and Kazzar, located in the north 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 a...
2023-03-08 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
“...And the Brethren looked back and they saw then the womb from which had crawled their Forefathers / so many aeons ago, before life was life and thought was thought. They saw their Father, the maker of / all, he who slumbers. What they saw was all and nought and it shook their dreams w...
2023-03-01 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the regions of Tatar and Kazzar.
I've also included the image as files so you can download them directly.
You can find an updated key to the map here.
Thank you so much for your support :)
... 2023-03-01 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a stickied post with links to various important or interesting posts to consolidate all the content in a single page.
I'll be updating this as new articles and maps are made, and will be keeping it available only to patrons.
Maps
Where's Where in Elyden
the Atlas Elyden**
So, after years of making maps, flags and lore, and commissioning art, here is the first iteration of the Atlas Elyden. I’m very proud to be able to share this work that has taken up over 6 years of direct work making the maps, and almost 2 decades of worldbuilding.
It includes: