Fantasy Map - Great Avalon
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Great Avalon is a world of rebirth, risen from the ashes bigger and better than ever before.Originally three separate continents with a wealth of islands to go with them, the planet of Avalon had been ruled by a majestic dragon species who were blessed with great power and knowledge to harness Nature and its many facets. With humanity as their servants, it appeared the empire would soar to ever new heights. However the humans, weaker but far greater in number, rose up against their masters and a terrible rebellion broke out that drowned the world into war, and destroyed all in its wake. Shining cities, thriving communities of both sides, libraries and temples burnt along with the greatest knowledge gathered through millennia.After decades of senseless violence, it is said that a great white star descended from the heavens and brought about the end of the world, before its denizens could. The three continents surged and collided into one by its will. A horrible chain events of cataclysm forever reshaped the face of the planet that would hide itself in a cloud of ash and cloud and snow for what seemed an eternity. The age of war was followed by an age of silence.But life finds a way, and it eventually returned to this vastly different world. Humanity rose from the ashes, though not alone: six different dragon species emerged with them, all carrying the gift of sentience and knowledge with them. Green appeared once more on the fields of Great Avalon, and history began anew.
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My first ever fantasy map! I would love to hear your thoughts, I want to get better at it!
It is not done yet, I still need to figure out the actual political map of this thing with countries and cities n stuff. But since I can't get anything else done this godforsaken week because of work, I figured I upload the geographical version.
It took me quite some time to put it together. Not only to figure out the exact visual style I wanted to go after, but I also did my absolute best to create realistic biomes and climates, based on an Earth-like rotation and axial tilt. Great Avalon is mostly located on the northern hemisphere. I looked up all manners of videos on the topic, before I tried to place wind patterns, ocean currents and the resulting biomes. It was a ssssuper long process since I also did my best to actually understand the system behind it. I am sure it is riddled with mistakes, but still, I am very happy with how this mega-continent turned out!
2021.07.01