ok so here is the map; i drew it over 4 sheets of a4 paper and then scanned it into the computer, which is why some of the coastlines don't join up so just ignore that lmao
this is the extent of the known World, but the world itself is infinitely large. if you keep sailing, so will never find an edge or loop back around. theres a lot of magic, strange creatures and general strangeness!
I Am Going To Ramble a bit, so ive added a readmore - this is a world ive been working on for many months and incorporates a lot of previous work done for other worlds, I have a lot to say!
the World itself is part of the Duo of 'creator diety' equivalents; Known and Unknown. the unknown, also referred to as darkness, is space. Space came first. it the other infinite plane and contains all possibilities, including the existence of a pysical/material reality, hence World must exist, and therefore it does.
the sun and moon were created by World and Space respectively as gifts to each other, and from Sun and Moon can Life, Death, the Stars and Magic.
Light is a very important concept, as it represents the discovery of all things. Stars and Magic are two sides of the same coin - both are light and energy from the Sun being reflected and focused by the Moon. Magic is light cast onto World, and is all around, most notably in the Aurora that occurs each winter solstice. The Stars are light cast upon Space, and are venerated as patrons of specific types of concentrated magic that can be studied and called upon by wizards.
As World is infinite, and yet the sun and moon orbit it, it does not make geometric sense. don't worry about it lol. as a result though, the seasons and day-lengths can't work like they do on a round planet. I've gotten around this by making the seasons be tied to four Great Beasts - some of the first Life that came into being or some of the first Life to leave it. Spring is a giant serpentine dragon that sleeps tangled in the mangroves of the reef and is named Ciphene. Summer is a giant Lizard that lives in the mountains of Yrai and is named Zal-Zac. Autumn is a collection of spirits flying from World to Space, or perhaps to the fursts points of World, or perhaps somewhere else entirely, referred to as the Idbrinna. Winter is a giant polarbear/orca hybrid looking creature called Mizdan, who for the rest of the year lurks in the ice sheets far west. the days are longer in summer because when the rains of spring flood Zal-Zac's burrow, the sun lingers to help him warm up enough to dig a new one. the nights are longer is winter because the Moon loves the reflection of the snow on World. each day across the world is the same length as any other, and each solstice is 24hr day or night.
i'm going to include details of the nations/landmasses and their people in a reblog so this doesn't get any longer!
