The Continents, They Are A-Changin'
So, it's been quite some time since the last revision of Mythosa. Is it time for another one? Of course! I can hear the groans already...
OK, this one isn't as big as they've usually been. In fact, this is less a revision than a shuffling of a few items. There are a few parts of the latest incarnation with which I've never been entirely happy. Since I want to redraw the map in CC3 (so I can work with a more "practical" world map, versus the "artistic" one currently posted), I figured I'd take advantage of the situation and fix some things. These include:
OK, this one isn't as big as they've usually been. In fact, this is less a revision than a shuffling of a few items. There are a few parts of the latest incarnation with which I've never been entirely happy. Since I want to redraw the map in CC3 (so I can work with a more "practical" world map, versus the "artistic" one currently posted), I figured I'd take advantage of the situation and fix some things. These include:
- Atharys: The western landmass has always seemed sort of "tacked on". Originally it was intended to be similar to the continent in the Young Kingdoms that's west of Pan Tang. But it just seems...out of place. However, there's stuff there that I like that. New positions for them will be found in the re-organization. I don't want to get rid of the Sylvari-Kyrgar-Vykir conflict either, so Atharys will become a large island (or island chain) off Karnthas's western coast. The Free Cities will remain, though whether they stay where they're at I'm not sure (if I move them south I may have to break off Ivenmir, since Ice Wizards seem to belong in a northern region).
- Malgotha: It's always just been sitting out there, big and boring. I'm going to shrink it a bit, slide it slighty to the east, and pull the interesting ruins from Atharys (Temple of the Screaming Gods, etc.) down to it.
- Southern Karnathas: Most of this continent works for me, but the southern cities just ain't happening. Zeldora is fine (and long a Mythosa mainstay), but the rest will be merged with cities from Atharys. Grimthorn is probably gone, as is Stormhaven. Greyharbor will liked merge with another city. Valthas will end up down there, making its dreams of empire more of a direct threat to the continent.

5 Comments:
Please bring back the Ulthian Imperium :D we miss the Hassites :D
Heh...a retcon request - neat :) (Or, more accurately, a retcon of my retcon ;)
Well, the Hassites were basically merged with the Skalnir culturally - the Skalnir are pretty much your northern European types and the Marrshites southern European/Mediterranean.
As for Ulthia, empires don't really fit into the current incarnation except historically; it's more of a "city-state" type of thing now. However, the intention of Valthas is to basically fill the role Ulthia did before. Valthas is going to be very expansionistic and a major threat to the southern Karnathan cities. Before it was sort of "OK, there's this city over there that's building an empire that we'll have to watch out for in the future". Now it's "OK, there's this city right here that's building an empire that we have to worry about right now." I think that provides for a better conflict. Plus, they're getting the Ulthian trait of Azakhar worship, so there's that :) (The Citadel of Blood and Iron is being moved from Malcythia to Valthas, with Malcythia being redone as a Shaarizad center, since Grimthorn is going away - it always felt tacked on to me...)
one more whiny question,...when is the new Mythosa coming out? rough estimate?getting ready to start a new campaign and was curious. Thanks!
Can't say for certain; the biggest hurdle has been the revised map. Fortunately, I finally found the time to start working on it late last week. I'm hoping to have it done by the end of the weekend. After that, the work should be relatively easy.
One note: Valthas will no longer be filling Ulthia's role. Valthas is no more, and is being replaced. By Ulthia ;)
Gotta say, really looking forward to it! thanks for all the hard work, it is much appreciated!
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