Astritala

Maps & Designs

And other Word Building Ideas

Places to Go

There are many places to investigate in a new world, and one of the best ways I have found to get from one place to another is with a map. As the world grows and our characters discover new places new maps will be drawn.

What to See

Of course once you have a map and get to the place you’re going, you’ll want to know all the destinations. While you won’t find every destination, one must use their imagination at some point, you will find the ones I had to draw. These designs helped me write the descriptions in my books and short stories.

  • Dragon Island – Prisoner’s Plateau

    Dian has many places mapped out for us, but as a matter of course, she maps places she knows best first. By her estimates, they spent a year settling into the plateau. Her rough sketches weren’t the best, so she found a young artist, Zayn, to turn her measurements and estimates into suitable maps. She…