Tag Archives: fantasy
Book 1 Map Retry
After making the world-maps, I realized that my previous Book 1 map didn’t sync up well with the ‘current-age’ map, so decided to redo it off the world-map template.
The Empires
After a request for an idea of the size and placement of the empires spoken of in the histories, I did an overlay on the Before and After maps from History 07: The Sealing of the World, Part 2 to … Continue reading
History 07: The Sealing of the World, Part 2
As a wraith-mage and a constant interferer in the business of mortals, Kuthrallan Vanyaris knew his assistance would not be welcomed by the skinchanger- and spirit-folk. Unfortunately, the Seals he wanted to create necessitated the spirits’ permission, if not their … Continue reading
Pre-Sealing Map
I decided that since I had done the Book 1 map, and since I had reached the point in the Histories when the Seals happen, I should probably put up a map of the world before the Sealing. Immediately before. … Continue reading
History 07: The Sealing of the World, Part 1
At first, the three empires around Lisalhan were content to watch and laugh as their common foe was destroyed by the power it had unleashed. Insect-like energy beings were pouring from the portal to massacre all the Lisalhanians they could … Continue reading
Mapmaking
I wanted to make a better map for book 1 than my scruffy hand-drawn thing. So I did. But I didn’t do it alone.
History 06: The Great War of Empires
From his crystal citadel in the realm of dreams, the wraithly demigod Daenivar watched the empires eye each other and saw within their suspicion an opportunity. He did not like any of them—not even his own former land, Lisalhan, for … Continue reading
History 05: The First Empires, Part 4: Xiroacer
West of the Danarine Sea and south of the vast Border Forest lay the high plains, peaks and rocky hills of Death’s former domain. Though the goddess had departed for her nether realm like the other deities, her touch remained … Continue reading
History 05: The First Empires, Part 3: Yezadra
The lands southeast of the Danarine Sea, from the Varaku Tableland to the disputed border between nomad-claimed savannah and lizard-ruled rainforest, lay under the aegis of the Lady of Knowledge until the gods’ noninterference pact and self-expulsion. Knowledge removed herself … Continue reading
History 05: The First Empires, Part 2: Lisalhan
The second empire to coalesce in the post-godswar age did not do so easily. Based in the hills and grasslands south of the Danarine Sea, it had been the domain of Loahravi the Blood Goddess before the pact was made, … Continue reading
The War of Memory Project 