So for a Game of Souls, Book 1 in the Quintessence Cycle, I had to build a new map. After all, it’s a completely new world crafted from scratch. It does exist in the same Omniverse as Denestia, which should make for some good future content in the coming years. My cartography and skill in photoshop, fractal terrains and campaign cartographer have increased with my writing. So has my formatting in fact. All in all this is the most enjoyable undertaking in my life. Without further ado, welcome to Mareshna....
Category Archives: Cartography
My mapwork
A Brief History of Denestia
Denestia is a world in a vast universe created by a great God named the Aenead. Upon the universe’s construction the Aenead slumbered, separating his consciousness into several formless, divine beings which later became known as the gods that he tasked with populating the universe with planets and lifeforms. In all, there are 10 recognized gods, although more are said to exist. These gods were: gods of the Streams – Energy – Summer, Winter Ilumni – light – Benevolence – the celestial bodies are his Amuni – shade – Malevolence – the world of shadows is his Bragni – Fire, heat – Passion, Anger, Fear Rituni – Ice , cold – Indifference, gods of Forms – Solids – Autumn Humelen – Earth – Steadfastness, Strength- Liganen – Wood – Serenity, Flexibility - Kinzanen – Metal – Suppleness, Understanding, Intelligence gods of Flows – Liquids –...
Adventures in Mapmaking
Click to enlarge So now that the book is complete, there are still quite a few things left to be done. I decided now was the time to take my map from the numerous rough sketches I have to something more permanent and presentable. Bear in mind, I’ve never done a map before. First, I went about searching for software. After several experiments, I settled on a combination of Fractal Terrains, Campaign Cartographer 3 and Photoshop. Why so many? When I drew my maps free hand, I just didn’t feel like they were representative of a true map. So that’s where Fractal Terrains came in. It randomly generates a world with all the amenities (climate, terrain, river possibilities etc etc.) I chose a part of a Fractal Terrain map of a world to use. Then I ported that into CC3 to do some editing to...
