thanks guys.

Here you are

is this better - personally I'm not that taken with it. Didn't like moving the Drop Shadow in, so fiddled with an Outer Glow. :) Should have left the brighter yellow for the castle names though.

I'm fully aware that my maps will never reach the pure artistry of the other maps posted here, but I'm satisfied that I couldn't improve on what you see here.

As I was drawing this map, a mini-story grew in my mind about a dying emperor, Ædmund X, and his twin heirs, Helwyn and Farveld. They will go on to split the hegemony in half, and fight for, or defend, disputed land. Where the story goes from there remains to be seen, I'm afraid.

I'm sorry @JimP - I had a chaotic weekend. You fixed it wonderfully, thank you for your help. What does movesht actually do? If I get myself into a similar mess I'd like to know what command line commands do so I apply the right one first time!