Update on the Island Of Kalihirin - it is complete. Now for the write up, then mapping each site.

The island has an area of about 255 sq km, a bit smaller than the Caribbean nation of St Kitts and Nevis, which has a population of about 50,000. So plenty of room for lots of adventure. I always worry about putting too much on a small island, but I am reassured by real world examples. I guess living in the massively big and massively underpopulated country of Australia, where a 100 km drive is considered nothing, makes me leery of putting too much on a small island, like UK or St Kitts and Nevis.

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I have decided to try out the new style by filling in more of the unmapped sections of Berenur.

This is the region:

This is the region to date.

And finally, here are all the races, with their relative heights.

I think this is finished, depending on comments.

Finished, I think. Awaiting critique before submitting it to the Atlas.

This region is now complete - next task is to detail the 'dungeons' and link them to the main map. And SOME towns as well.

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Today's work = added a fair bit to the north, and revised the background.

These are the geomorphs I have used so far

And progress overall:

And these are all the geomorphs I have - they do include all the ones for which there are FCW's, but I find it easier to trace over bitmaps.

I have decided to revisit this style myself - it is a favourite of mine, especially with the use of icons. I was delighted that Ralf showed how to make new icons, so I have been making some for myself.

I have decided that even the major settlements will be represented by icons rather than usual symbols - just for fun.

Here is the beginning.

I am happy to share the icons if anyone wants them - all from free images on the internet.

Here are the 4 I have done so far:

Thanks for this - it is likely to help me design better dungeons.

Here is my first foray - an evil necromancing wizard trying to create the ultimate undead monster- has created Vampelstein, a mutant vampiric-type critter

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