Nate Mangion

Work on the A0 Inner Sea map begins...

So I've finally started working on the full size (A0 - 841 x 1189 mm  [13244 x 18724] at 400dpi). I spent most of the day compositing my two  continent maps (the north and south) and making sure that everything is  to scale and aligned correctly.
 

It almost looks ready, but I need to completely redo th...

Atlas Elyden #23 - Mharokk, Allasan, Arshad

I was able to get another map done (3 in a month - certainly a record!). Again, most of this map was already finished thanks to me having already worked on surrounding regions earlier on in the year, so I just had to update the parts I haven't touched on before.

You can find an updated key to the map 2017-07-30 12:22:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Atlas Elyden #22 - Lidea & Harappa

This was a quick one to make - most of the topography was already finished, and much of the labelling was done from previous work done on bordering nations, so I just had to do the central area of the map.

The next map will likewise be a quick one, as it details the region to the W of here - Mharokk, which has even mor...

Ezasuh and Tahall - (High-res)

 Sorry for the delay, but as always, here's the high-res version of the map, for patrons.   Thanks for your support :) 

Atlas Elyden #21 - Ezasuh and Tahall

So here's the latest map in the series - a diptych, so-to-speak (or a two-page spread, if I don't feel like being pretentious) - detailing two almost-neighbouring nations with a shared heritage. If you look closely, the bottom left of the top map lines up with the top right of the bottom map.

The land just south of ...

the Flaeschus

Another peak into the tainted landscape of Elyden and a taste of what awaits explorers of the Atramental wastelands of Kharkharadontis. this is just a taster   :)

the Ecstacy of St. Malichar

Amongst the more fantasical entries you'll come across in this series, this is one of the more mundane ones... or is it?

It's inspired by Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa, and this amazing Alien: Covenant 2017-06-25 17:26:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Aello, the Godhead

This is one of my favourite locations in the Atramentally wasted deserts of Kharkharadontis and gives a good idea as to the strangeness of the entire region the.

The closer one gets to the so-called Black Fountain (the source of the Aramenta in Elyden) the stranger the terrain becomes... I'll be detailing some of this ...

the Hall of Records

One of the first 'places' I ever came up with for my world, the Hall of Records of Khadon is a monument to red tape and bureaucracy, which is something I always thought the Korachani was rather adept at. 

Thanks for the comments - I'll be sure to add a few of these between other projects :)

the Pyramid of Otulr

Here's a bit of background on one of the regions I'm currently working on, which I thought I'd share as a little graphic. I'd love some feedback on this type of post - is anyone interested in seeing more stuff like this?

If so, I have LOADS of stuff like this I can post. 

the Old Forest - (High-res)

As always, here's the high-res version of the map, exclusively for patron, for personal use. The creative commons licence is on the bottom right of the map.

thanks for your support! 

Atlas Elyden #20 - the Old Forest

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 bac...

Atmospheric Circulation Map

I've been working on a worldbuilding article that requires quite a few graphics of the process and I've just started working on these now. This is the first of hopefully many such graphics: the Atmospheric Circulation map.

Atmospheric Circulation

You can divide both northern and southern hemisphere into ...

the Old Forest blurb

Here's the blurb for the next map I'm working on, the Old Forest. It's quite a long one as I wanted to try and stay away from the mystical forest trope as much as possible while still having it be a mystical forest. I'm not sure on the way the information is presented and any feedback wouldbe much appreciated:

&...

Atlas Elyden #19 - Karakhas and Khuraur (High-res)

As always, here's the high-res version of my latest map, exclusively for patrons, for personal use. The creative commons licence is on the lower right of the map.

Atlas Elyden map #19 - Karakhas and Khuraur

Here's the latest map in the series. I'll follow this tomorrow with the patron-exclusive high-res and textless version tomorrow.

You can find an updated key to the map here.

This is the low-res version available to everyone.  2017-05-18 19:19:17 +0000 UTC View Post

House Porphyron

I've always loved vampires. A particular kind of vampire, mind you - things like Nosferatu, Dracula, Strahd, the Von Carsteins. And I'm a bit fed-up with their proliferation of popular culture (same as zombies, though I've never liked them as much). Too many pop TV shows and movies glamourising what I always thought should be a ...

Atlas Elyden Key

Updated: 14/07/2022

Here’s the key to the atlas maps  I’m working on. It’s not final, though it’s a polished version of what I’ve been using when working on my maps so thought I’d post it here, hopef...

Atlas Elyden #18 - the Faded States of Daarken

Map #18 is finished, finally, and below is the history of the region

You can find an updated key to the map here.

This is the low-res version available to everyone.  2017-04-19 16:40:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Arkos, Suma'ya and Zion - (High-res)

Especially for my Patrons, here's my latest map, in High-res!

Thank you for following me :)

Google Earth Elyden Stitch

I spend much of the day messing around with Google Earth  and QGIS, trying to change the projection of my Atlas Maps from Equidistant ...

RIMON SOL

Here's another of my random bio+heraldry posts, in High-res only on my Patreon!

This is the first such post to feature a different sort of heraldry - the halfblood house seals:

As per ancient heraldic tradition, halfbloods are not allowed to possess heraldry. In its place they developed the use of the househol...