Western Brun in 8 miles per hex
by Ignacio Ramos from Threshold Magazine issue 17Following the previous article about the continuing efforts by the fan community to map the whole of Brun, cartographer Ignacio Ramos submitted to Threshold magazine his new map of the Arm of the Immortals and Western Brun at 8 miles per hex scale. Here follows the description in his own words.
Sturm, Editor in chief of Threshold issue #17
“I
just completed a map on the area, and I would like to share it.
The
map covers the Arm of the Immortals, I have also mapped out most of
the Endworld Line, the Zuyevo and Yezchamenid empires, the Klagorst
zone and most of the Midlands. The sources are (as always) the
existing maps and ideas on The Vaults of Pandius.
The maps are
expanded and extrapolated from the original 72 and 24 miles per hex1
and are BIG, as my maps are on a 8 mile per hex scale.
There seems
to be two versions of Western Brun. In one of them, the Zuyevo and
Yezchamenid Empires exist. In this version, the Sea of Yalu (The
Cradle) and Health's Spring are elongated and further south. In the
other version the lands near the Yalu River are dominated by the
Lawful Brotherhood, Chaotic Sisterhood and Neutral Alliance. The Sea
of Yalu and Health's Spring are shaped more like the Master Rules Map
and are positioned further north. Moreover, there is no clear
position for the Arm of The Immortals in relation to the Orc's Head
Peninsula.
I have tried to reach a compromise between both
versions and the Master Rules Map. In my interpretation the Master
Rules Map is a typical medieval map with both truths and errors in
the position and shape of the geographical features. The final result
is a complete and congruent map which, I hope, creates a seamless
whole at 8 mile per hex scale.
As always: my eternal thanks and
recognition to all the mapmakers and contributors to the wonderful
world of Mystara!”
[Image: Ignacio’s maps
combined]
Caption: Combined view of the 8 miles per
hex maps of Western Brun by Ignacio Ramos
As
the PDF format of the magazine restricts the ability to see the
details of these wonderful 8 miles per hex maps of Brun, on the
following page you can see some details of the maps. To appreciate
them fully, we suggest you visit to the Vaults of Pandius website to
view and download them.
Sturm, Editor in chief of Threshold issue #17
[Image:
Sylvan Realm]
Caption:
Detail of the region of the Sylvan Realm
[Image:
Klagorst]
Caption: The Confederacy of Klagorst
created by LoZompatore2
[Image:
Zuyganev]
Caption: The region of Zuyganev, capital
of the Empire of Zuyevo created by Adrian Mattias
[Image:
Darsagades]
Caption: Darsagades, capital of the
Yezchamenid Empire created by Adrian Mattias
[Image:
Gombar]
Caption: Detail of the canon Kingdom of
Gombar in the Arm of the Immortals
The Maps:
Map
of the Arm of Immortals3,
8 miles per hex by Ignacio Ramos, current as of 21 June 2017
http://pandius.com/Brun_The_Arm.png
Klagorst
http://pandius.com/Brun_Klagorst.png
Valhara
http://pandius.com/Brun_Valhara.png
Yalu Bay and the Yezchamenid
Empire
http://pandius.com/Brun_Yalu_Bay_and_Yezchamenid_empire.png
Empire of Zuyevo
http://pandius.com/Brun_Zuyevo.png
Also check Ramelin’s Mystara, the alternate view on the Known World in a series of maps by Ignacio Ramos (Ramelin on The Piazza forum): http://pandius.com/ramelinm.html
Images
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[Image:
Ignacio’s maps combined] https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4FkxRFtCZ22ZmgwaFlCbUVLckU |
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[Image:
Sylvan Realm] |
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[Image:
Klagorst] |
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[Image:
Zuyganev] |
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[Image:
Darsagades] |
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[Image:
Gombar] |
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1Thorfinn Tait’s map of the Arm of the Immortals at 24 miles per hex, re-created using canon sources, is available here in the Vaults of Pandius http://pandius.com/m_armimm.html
2See here a description in the Vaults: http://pandius.com/klagregn.html
3See also more detail about this region in the article by Atila Pires dos Santos later in this same issue.