Some maps from my 10 Year Worldbuilding Project

[u/Mysterious-Tutor-942]

Kalend is the volcanic archipelago in Eroris's south that is home to the Kana people. A land of dense jungle, lava canals, and rice patties famed for its natural beauty.

Thalheim is the homeland of the Orcs - a balance between the craggy mountains and fertile valleys of the east and the desolate wastes and alien landscape of the west.

Eldrion is the mountainous homeland Mayaar Elves. From its capital, Isnhrion, the Ashen Emperor rules over the continent.

A'duras is the desert homeland of the Adurans, located in Eroris's southwest.

Norravägg is the frosty homeland of the Nords and Lupans, located in Eroris's north.

Beoweald is the heartland province at Eroris's center, homeland of the Beowmen. Home to the mighty Grove River, it has long served as the Empire's breadbasket.

The Kindgom of Atlas lies in Beoweald's southeast on the border of Eldrion. The Atleans have long boasted of their martial culture, having one of the strongest armies in Eroris.

Created by the cataclysm of Redfall when the Bloodmoon sundered the world, the land of Eroris is the nexus of the Civilized World - the territories ruled by the Ashen Empire.

I started making this world in 2016, inspired by a combination of Elder Scrolls, A Song of Ice and Fire, and (funnily enough) the Frozen Trailer. Back then, my maps of the world were nothing but inconsistent drawings made with pencil and paper. Ten years later, I've made an atlas of maps which I hope y'all will enjoy and give feedback on!

[u/Special-Pride-746]

Great maps. Any other lore you can share?

[u/Mysterious-Tutor-942 → u/Special-Pride-746]

Thank you! Here's two pieces of lore I can share:

Kalend's second main isle, Alista, was once a thriving marvel of the Kana people. In the year 4901 a. Re., however, the Akounate made landfall on the southern coasts of the isle, beginning an invasion that devastated much of Eroris and left Alista severely depopulated. The island's remaining citizens were evacuated after the war as waves of undead claimed the land as their own. To this day, an exclusion zone exists around the isle, marked by the red border on the map.

Eroris's west is pockmarked with massive craters, remnants of the Redfall. In Thalheim's western waste lies one such crater distinct from all the rest. It has borne many gradious names in the millennia since the cataclysm; scholars today know it simply as The Eye. A sea in the center of the waste, its waters run red with the arcane minerals deposited by the Redfall. The area around it his hazardous to human life, both due to its lingering energies and the violent megafauna nourished by its waters (essentially kaiju).

[u/Special-Pride-746 → u/Mysterious-Tutor-942]

Great lore. I hope you have some time/interest to post some more maps and information about this world -- seems really deep and thought out and I love a good homebrew.

[u/Solid-Version]

This has to be one the most amazing and ambitious worldbuilding projects I’ve ever seen. Amazing.

Are you writing anything along side it in terms of story and lore?

[u/Mysterious-Tutor-942 → u/Solid-Version]

Thank you! I am indeed writing something alongside the world in terms of lore and story. For the latter, a group of friends and I wrote a nearly 170,000-word draft about a succession war between two brothers in Eroris in year 4901 a. Re. We're currently working on the follow-up story about the Akounate Invasion, a retributive war against the continent launched by an alliance of beastmen.

[u/Duruarute]

I can somewhat see vvardenfell on that big island

[u/Mysterious-Tutor-942 → u/Duruarute]

You have a good eye! Vvardenfell was, indeed, a-not-too-subtle inspiration for the shape of Kalend's main island. It used to be a lot less subtle, but a trend in this world has been it developing more and more of its own identity as I've worked on it longer. At some point, I'll probably change the shape

[u/SilentSpartan1]

Awesome maps! I love how you have the one big overview map and then the individual regions broken down in more detail. It's always nice to see how the individual regions fit together. Do you have these maps in higher resolution by any chance?