This is a quick map made in the new Silverman style (thank you Dan), showing a civilized area of the focus region for our new world. Not many labels.

This is the area I got from my master map

The final step is adding all the extra bits and pieces - forests and trees, wetlands, roads and squares and city backgrounds, hills and contours, maybe extra buildings, buildings and towers on top of one another, even a gatehouse to replace the open walls in some places. And text and scale and compass, of course.

Here it is, partly completed.

I tried to do something similar with the city of Stromphe, and ended up using cliffs and walls.

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This is the beginning of a map for the Atlas in the new January 2024 style.

Placement of the continent of Ostralura on the planet of Myirandios

Wal'loori = Australian Aboriginal

Maratoaki = Maori

Ayosha - Thai

Dreschleben = Germanic

K'alab'an = Arab

Hiawakee = Cherokee

Aeifa = Elven

Grimir = Orc

Filigathu = Were

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Ahead of tonight's session, I thought I would give this style a go, so I have plenty of questions to ask if I run into any issues. I am sure it will be greatly improved after Ralf's expert tuition.

Here is progress over the last 4 days – I took a full day off as I had to go to perth – a 9 hour return trip, and recovery thereafter. Still, significant progress, I think. And certainly more than 1 block a day, so ahead of schedule. 

My rather old world of Myirandios.

Slightly smaller than Earth, with less of a n axial tilt, and slightly warmer global temperature.

Sentient beings: Draconians, and Muru (water dwellers) native to the planet. Most have 6 limbs and 2 tails and 2 spinal cords and 4 eyes.

Humans 'crash-landed about 20,000 years ago - went to war with the natives, and won. Developed mutant subspecies of Aiefa (elf-like), Filanthru (were-like), Fampeir (Vampire-like), Davarin (dwarf-like and Grim (orc-like). All can interbreed with each other, but miscarriages are very high.

The native species have a form of electro-magnetic abilities to use the EM spectrum directly - and this was also genetically engineered into humans. It was found however, that a gene on the X chromosome greatly enhanced the ability, so females are far far stronger in this 'etheric' ability than males, and so have become culturally the stronger and dominant sex.

The war against the native sentients was won only after a massive miscalculation by the human leaders (who eventually became so god-like in their genetically enhanced powers that they in fact became the human gods). A 10,000 year ice age descended quickly, decimating both human and non human species. A slow recovery began, but by then all ancient tech had been largely lost. The first to recover were the equatorial black human species - and so today, the black women fill the role that white men on earth have had.

The planet has three moons - red white and blue. And a series of rings - the Girdle of Lerate. It is made of dark reflecting rocks, so doesn't produce that much nocturnal light - however, night time on Myirandios is a lot lighter than on Earth. And the tides are about twice as high/low.

The main site of the story is based on the hegemony of Klemtos surrounding the Menosiran sea - a theocratic empire ruled by a triumvirate of three priestesses - the Magen, Maden and Midin. The Magen is the main political leader, the Magen the spiritual leader and the Midin the equivalent of Secretary of State. When one dies, the others move up in the hierarchy, and a new member is chosen from twelve candidates who have been training in a special school for priestesses. Those that miss out, are appointed as governors or Justices etc. So the leadership is highly trained and the succession is almost always ordered. And so of course, there is a degree of social and technological stagnation.

The current crisis involves increasingly successful incursions by an alliance of grim and tribal humans who worship just one God (the Red Goddess, Shalene) instead of all 18. They have discovered how to use gravity in the same way as others use etherics (E-M manipulation) and this has caused the hegemonic armies to suffer very rare defeats.

Etheric ability is genetically endowed, but like intelligence, some have virtually no ability (the etheric cretins), most can light a flame, or produce enough power to defend themselves (the equivalent of 'normal' intelligence) - and because females are far stronger, males can easily be subdued. Finally, only a very small proportion are of genius level, with the ability to use most of the E-M Spectrum, and so be actually useful in their abilities in military, health, communication etc.

This is the area for adventures, set 1000 years after the fall of the Hegemony. Most of my maps in the Atlas plus others are in this area.

I have decided to make the Drakona 6 limbed - I am not so sure it works with CA, but this will do, I think

This is obviously going to be slow going. But here is another block done. I will try to get a block done a day - see how I go - lol!!

I am using variants of the geomorphs that have been published. I have them as bitmap files and I insert them into the drawing as required.

For the main map, I am using this version: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/nehwon-ptahsekhet/map/30d7881c-3b29-439b-9f07-e29430492207

Here is today's extension. Still not happy with the roof fills, or the street fills, but they will do till I get the city complete. Easy to change over the fills.