Every piece of Outsiders smp out of maze worldbuilding I've ever compiled/made (1)
The Map, Population, Settlement patterns, District environments, War
Guess what's finally here!! Today's part is the map :) Note: Lots of this is copy pasted from my separate notes, so the formatting may be a little off or you may have seen some of this before on a similar post from me.
This is the base copy of the map I made for outsiders!! Keep in mind this is the barebones of it. I completely made up all the borders based on head cannon and assumption and now I get to explain it!
Also I made up the outer border with a bunch of paper scraps I should probably remake it.
First off the district placement. I decided to run with the assumption that they're in number order (why wouldn't they be) and that district 13 is the capital. I went with district 13 because that's Magic's district, and therefore where I ended up putting Starr! It made the most sense as a middle district and the raw firepower Starr is shown to have makes settling them in the middle of a war a non issue.
Speaking of which, the war! As you can see from the legend I highlighted the districts where the Human vs Demon war was confirmed to have been happening and an assumption of the other districts affected that we may not have seen. It's mostly contained to the left side of the map, which makes sense as that's the side with more demons, with Rasbi living furthest away from the conflict as she was a princess. She was the most wealthy, therefore she was the most safe.
I don't know if there's any reason as to how the creators chose their numbers, but from the backstories of the characters in comparison to their districts we assume that higher district number = More demonfolk and lower district number = More angelfolk as a result. Owen confirmed in his osmp movie qna that districts develop differently from each other so some are more traditional and some are more modern.
Looking at the backstories gives the impression that lower numbers are more likely to be modern in comparison to higher numbers, which makes sense given the war affecting the higher districts. It should be noted that demons and angels can also be in lower or higher districts than expected, because displacement and immigration as a result of the war is to be expected. Human's seem to take a middle ground simply because there's so many of them, and they're spread out pretty evenly through and out of the middle.
There's quite a few districts where we know pretty much nothing about them, so for those I pulled from the surrounding districts as well as asking my lovely community members for headcannons of their own! We've come up with some interesting stuff.
Starting lowest to highest, Districts 1 2 and 3 are very modernized angel centric districts. the far north of 1 and 2 are very mountainous and therefore inhabited by more angelic communities, who are more adapted to the cold (See part 2 for Biology) and have the tech to make it more habitable. 3 probably has more humans as it's more flat, and that's where Acho and Kyle lived!
4 5 and 6 don't have much, but with the surrounding districts we can assume they're very average citylike. Probably more business and commerce centric as they're on the cusp of both angels and the war. Neutral territory but not stranger to interspecies hatred.
District 7 is an idea I personally came up with but I like the idea of it being very entertainment based. It's still a business district, but being further away from the front lines makes it safer to throw your money around. People often go here to meet up safely for business, parties, whatever. It's why Red and Bek lived there! Less demon hatred and more magician opportunities.
District 8 is where both Oeca and Rasbi lived! Rasbi in the capital (probably) and Oeca in a small town. I like the idea of district 8 having a larger mix of humans and demons because it's closer to the west, but mostly in the countryside. Capital citizens probably deal with a lot of racism towards humans making it an unpopular place to settle (until the human prince moves in that is).
District 9 and 10 are mostly out of the way of the war, only being partially affected by the draft. Since Squidney's all we have for them I imagine them to be very flat and prairie-like! As a result they're very agriculturally focused and more mixed species districts. The east is the leeward side of a mountain range separating them from 11! This is important.
On the windward side of the mountain district 11 has a very large dark oak forest! The windward side is the side of a mountain the wind blows from and they get more precipitation as a result, while the other side is dry. Krow's family uses the forest as cover for their operations until they're discovered due to a mix of escapees and deforestation. A lot of battle happens here so the population is mostly dispersed demon villages.
The coast of 11 bleeds into the coast of 12, where we have canonical harbour folk :] This district is mostly demons in the south, taking advantage of the more hospitable waters. Quite a bit of the draft comes from here I imagine, but not as much as it comes from the far east. I don't have much to say about these guys because they have a bit more in canon but uh yea primarily marine exports mostly demons very chill guys getting harassed in this war rip Apo you would've loved HRT.
13!!! Very important district because I put the sprawling capital here :) Practically Starr run and very much defended by their tech. As you can see it's right in the middle of the war aside from the little patch where the capital is keeping it out. It's a very large and popular refuge as a result and interspecies racism is running rampant... A very technologically advanced district though! If you have enough money and get safely to the capital, you can get to essentially any other district.
14... We've got both a human and a demon from here! I like to think Graecie's further south closer to the water (haha get it). Most of the humans are further towards the western border making her even more isolated in her household. Eryn in response probably lived in one of the many demon villages taking up the rest of the district. Also prairie land, but a lot more compact in population distribution.
15 is our last solo district paragraph! Canonically a lot less tech and very human centered, the home of General Owen Keldor himself... one of the districts touching the northern coast, canonical pine forests and likely tundra, and very much affected by the war. Lots of forest has been flattened, burned, or transformed by the war, so it's slowly becoming one of the less forested districts.
16, 17, and 18 form what I like to call the war border triad! Right in between 15 and 20 so very much stuck in the war. Sparse forests and a whole bunch of deserted territory but yk they're working their way back up. 16 and 17 I always pictured as more sparse, but 18 gets away with a lot more forests splitting it and 19 away from the others.
Speaking of 19, this is a bit of an odd one. I have it lumped in with 20 as the two most demon districts, but 19 does have one large human city that contributes heavily to the draft (until Soup gets in there). Aside from that though, itās got a very mining based economy and rocky landscape. Especially where it bleeds in from 20! This is part of my headcannon for Mohweeās backstory, which was offered to me by a mutual and involves Mohwee working as a coal miner.
20 is the largest district, and most full demons live up there. District 20 has the largest dormant volcano in the districts and itās got a lot of natural basalt as a result, making it a popular place for demon settlers coming from the nether and looking for familiar landscapes. Lots of labourers settled here if they didnāt have the prospects to move all the way to 5, 6 and 7. As much as humans hate to admit it, 20 is huge in exports. If your kitchen has a quartz countertop, it probably came from 20!
Ok this is all I have for the map (right now) this is over 1k words and Iām tired so Iāll end it here. Next is biology!!! If you have questions feel free to send an ask or reblog or something kk bye ^-^
4 days, 15+ hours of work, i managed to finish all of the outsiders SMP cast, as lil character designs. It's not a lot but it was a tiring process so i hope you still enjoy themš
Lil babiesā¤ļøā¤ļø love them all so much šš(the angst is soon to come now that the designs are done)
no but seriously i just wanted to draw graecie in a cloak because cloaks are my favorite accessory to give characters and it made her look emo as fuckkkkkk
maybe i can use this as my double life au design? shrugs (she goes insane in double life au i love dl!graecie sm)
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