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<blockquote data-quote="Fieari" data-source="post: 1427081" data-attributes="member: 16221">By the way, here's a preliminary map description.&nbsp; I've scetched it out on paper, but I've not had much luck translating it into a computer graphic to my satisfaction so far, so the description will have to do.In the far, far north, there is the Silgrey Mountain Range, with a number of distinctive peaks... Twinrov Head, Fireglass Pyre, Green Depths, Wolvenbane Heights, and in the east, Shattershard Cliffs which border the Fireglass Sea (err, Fireglaß Sea).The Mountains are home to all kinds of terrible monsters, wicked beings, and unspeakable horrors.&nbsp; Fireglaß Sea isn't much safer... as it is home to giagantic sea monsters.&nbsp; Perhaps they are sea dragons?&nbsp; Few survive to determine the taxodermy.Running down the Silgrey Mountain Range, to the west, is an enchanted river known in the northern countries as the Hatefull River, and to the south as the Cursed (Two syllables) River.&nbsp; Drinking the water bestows madness, and touching it (while it flows... don't bother using it as a weapon, since it loses all magic when removed from the river) may cause alignment shifting.Running against this river and running up some of the slopes of the Silgrey Range to the west, is the Misylak Forest.&nbsp; (Etymology: Cthol Mishrak from David Edding's work, the Belgariad, meant City of Darkness.&nbsp; Sylvan means forest.&nbsp; Combining the words creates Misylak... Forest of Darkness)&nbsp; This Forest isn't much better than the mountains, when it comes to unspeakable horrors.&nbsp; Despite this, it is rumored that savage and brutal men live there.&nbsp; Misylak Forest has expanded its borders steadily over the past century.&nbsp; It used to be no more than a grove, and now it encompasses miles and miles and miles of land.The land it has been devouring is the Shadowed Moor, a hilly land to the forest's east and the mountain's south.&nbsp; It contains no rivers, and so water must be obtained by wells.&nbsp; This land is ruled by a powerful Lich King (NPC) who currently sleeps, leaving the subjugation of the masses to his favored generals.&nbsp; And subjugated they are.&nbsp; Races are diverse on the moor, humans, halflings, kobolds, goblins, gnomes, etc... and all are treated equally harshly.To the south of both the forest and the moor are two geographic elements that seperate these evil lands to the lush, prosperous, and goodloving peoples to the south.&nbsp; Bordering the Hateful/Cursed River is the &quot;Green Desert&quot;.&nbsp; As hot as any desert, and as waterless, somehow this area is covered by lush grass that survives the heat without any liquid at all.&nbsp; This grass is not edible by livestock, and it is very easy to die of thirst in this area.&nbsp; It might be mistaken for the wild plains of the south or the moor of the north but for the fact that no well can be deep enough to find water here.To the east of the Green Desert are the Lowly Peaks... a smaller mountain range whose caps are just barely touched by white.&nbsp; Although not nearly as dangerous as the Silgrey mountains, the Lowly Peaks are difficult to cross for large numbers of people, simply because the terrain is so rough.Flowing from the Lowly Peaks is the River Might, which splits into the Rush River (to the west, filling the Lake Feather) and the Will River (to the east, which becomes the Mind Delta and empties into the Fireglaß Sea).&nbsp; Surrouning these rivers is a country ruled by a benevolant King (NPC), whose castle and capital is located at the river fork.&nbsp; The farmlands around these rivers is very lush, and produces more crops than the people need... no one goes hungry, no one needs to starve... in stark contrast to the Shadowed Moors to the north.There are quite a number of miles between the western edge of this country and the Cursed River to the west, however, and this area is known as the Wild Plains.&nbsp; The Kingdom will likely expand here as population grows (and it will, with the surpluss of food) but for now, it is simple a beautiful grassland.&nbsp; Think a meadow, hundreds or thousands of acres in size.&nbsp; Within two miles of the Cursed River though, the plantlife withers, revealing the ground below.To the south of the Kingdom is a single, lonely mountain known as the Spire.&nbsp; The Spire is so tall, it's top cannot be seen above the clouds, and there are always white clouds around it.&nbsp; These are not low clouds either.&nbsp; It's massiveness dominates the horizon, and can be seen from anywhere in the lands I have described.&nbsp; The Spire is said to be where the angels live... but that's just rumor.&nbsp; It is known that celestial beasts roam the lower slopes, however.What do you guys think?&nbsp; Suggestions?&nbsp; Comments?Crude ASCII Map:[code]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EVIL SIDEMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMRMMMMMMSilgrey RangeMMMMMMMMMSMMRMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSS&nbsp; RFFFFFFFFF&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SSSS&nbsp;HRFFFFFFFFFF&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SSSFS&nbsp;aRFMisylakF&nbsp; &nbsp; Shadowed&nbsp; SSSSiS&nbsp;tRFForestFF&nbsp; &nbsp; Moor&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SSSSrS&nbsp;eRFFFFFFFF&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SSSeS&nbsp;fRFFFFFFFFF&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SSgS&nbsp;uRFFFFFFFFF&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SSSlS&nbsp;lR&nbsp; FFF&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SSSSaS&nbsp; R&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lowly Peaks SSSßS&nbsp; RDDDDDDDDDDMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSS S&nbsp; RDDDDDDDDDDMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSS&nbsp; RDDDDDDDDDDMMMMRMMMMMMMMMSSSeS&nbsp; RDDDDDDDDDDMMMMRMMMMMMMMMSSSaS&nbsp;CR&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; R&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SSSSS&nbsp;uR&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; R&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SSSSS&nbsp;rR&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; L&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; R R&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SSSSS&nbsp;sR&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LLLRRRR&nbsp; R&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; RSSSSSS&nbsp;eR&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; L&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; RRRRRRSSSSSS&nbsp;dR&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; RSSSSSS&nbsp; R&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SSSSSS&nbsp; R&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; M&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SSSSSS&nbsp; R&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Spire&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SSSSS&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GOOD SIDE[/code]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fieari, post: 1427081, member: 16221"] By the way, here's a preliminary map description. I've scetched it out on paper, but I've not had much luck translating it into a computer graphic to my satisfaction so far, so the description will have to do. In the far, far north, there is the Silgrey Mountain Range, with a number of distinctive peaks... Twinrov Head, Fireglass Pyre, Green Depths, Wolvenbane Heights, and in the east, Shattershard Cliffs which border the Fireglass Sea (err, Fireglaß Sea). The Mountains are home to all kinds of terrible monsters, wicked beings, and unspeakable horrors. Fireglaß Sea isn't much safer... as it is home to giagantic sea monsters. Perhaps they are sea dragons? Few survive to determine the taxodermy. Running down the Silgrey Mountain Range, to the west, is an enchanted river known in the northern countries as the Hatefull River, and to the south as the Cursed (Two syllables) River. Drinking the water bestows madness, and touching it (while it flows... don't bother using it as a weapon, since it loses all magic when removed from the river) may cause alignment shifting. Running against this river and running up some of the slopes of the Silgrey Range to the west, is the Misylak Forest. (Etymology: Cthol Mishrak from David Edding's work, the Belgariad, meant City of Darkness. Sylvan means forest. Combining the words creates Misylak... Forest of Darkness) This Forest isn't much better than the mountains, when it comes to unspeakable horrors. Despite this, it is rumored that savage and brutal men live there. Misylak Forest has expanded its borders steadily over the past century. It used to be no more than a grove, and now it encompasses miles and miles and miles of land. The land it has been devouring is the Shadowed Moor, a hilly land to the forest's east and the mountain's south. It contains no rivers, and so water must be obtained by wells. This land is ruled by a powerful Lich King (NPC) who currently sleeps, leaving the subjugation of the masses to his favored generals. And subjugated they are. Races are diverse on the moor, humans, halflings, kobolds, goblins, gnomes, etc... and all are treated equally harshly. To the south of both the forest and the moor are two geographic elements that seperate these evil lands to the lush, prosperous, and goodloving peoples to the south. Bordering the Hateful/Cursed River is the "Green Desert". As hot as any desert, and as waterless, somehow this area is covered by lush grass that survives the heat without any liquid at all. This grass is not edible by livestock, and it is very easy to die of thirst in this area. It might be mistaken for the wild plains of the south or the moor of the north but for the fact that no well can be deep enough to find water here. To the east of the Green Desert are the Lowly Peaks... a smaller mountain range whose caps are just barely touched by white. Although not nearly as dangerous as the Silgrey mountains, the Lowly Peaks are difficult to cross for large numbers of people, simply because the terrain is so rough. Flowing from the Lowly Peaks is the River Might, which splits into the Rush River (to the west, filling the Lake Feather) and the Will River (to the east, which becomes the Mind Delta and empties into the Fireglaß Sea). Surrouning these rivers is a country ruled by a benevolant King (NPC), whose castle and capital is located at the river fork. The farmlands around these rivers is very lush, and produces more crops than the people need... no one goes hungry, no one needs to starve... in stark contrast to the Shadowed Moors to the north. There are quite a number of miles between the western edge of this country and the Cursed River to the west, however, and this area is known as the Wild Plains. The Kingdom will likely expand here as population grows (and it will, with the surpluss of food) but for now, it is simple a beautiful grassland. Think a meadow, hundreds or thousands of acres in size. Within two miles of the Cursed River though, the plantlife withers, revealing the ground below. To the south of the Kingdom is a single, lonely mountain known as the Spire. The Spire is so tall, it's top cannot be seen above the clouds, and there are always white clouds around it. These are not low clouds either. It's massiveness dominates the horizon, and can be seen from anywhere in the lands I have described. The Spire is said to be where the angels live... but that's just rumor. It is known that celestial beasts roam the lower slopes, however. What do you guys think? Suggestions? Comments? Crude ASCII Map: [code] EVIL SIDE MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMRMMMMMMSilgrey RangeMMMMMMMMMS MMRMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSS RFFFFFFFFF SSSS HRFFFFFFFFFF SSSFS aRFMisylakF Shadowed SSSSiS tRFForestFF Moor SSSSrS eRFFFFFFFF SSSeS fRFFFFFFFFF SSgS uRFFFFFFFFF SSSlS lR FFF SSSSaS R Lowly Peaks SSSßS RDDDDDDDDDDMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSS S RDDDDDDDDDDMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSS RDDDDDDDDDDMMMMRMMMMMMMMMSSSeS RDDDDDDDDDDMMMMRMMMMMMMMMSSSaS CR R SSSSS uR R SSSSS rR L R R SSSSS sR LLLRRRR R RSSSSSS eR L RRRRRRSSSSSS dR RSSSSSS R SSSSSS R M SSSSSS R Spire SSSSS GOOD SIDE[/code] [/QUOTE]

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