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Context:

Welcome to the World of Mithandor!
I've always wanted to make a huge map with tons of details to explore, sort of like a Where's Waldo version of a fantasy world map. This is a world I have been working on for the last 4-5 years, with this map project being started around the start of the COVID pandemic over 2 years ago. I created this world just as a way to give myself something to think about at first, but I've now purposed it into a setting for homebrew DnD campaigns with my friends. For that reason, it includes many features of generic medieval fantasy, including direct references to some of my favorite fantasy media, including Lord of the Rings, The Dark Crystal, The Princess Bride, Avatar, Zelda, Runescape, and many others. It has gone through many changes and alterations over time, but I believe I am finally fully satisfied with this version of the map. I will likely make minor changes in the future, especially as my friends complete campaigns that change the course of my world's future.

Setting Lore:

When the Realm of Mithandor was found by the Ancients 12,000 years past, the Humans who called the lands home were unaware of the encroaching presence of the Void. The Ancients devastated the balance of ancient Man as they led the refugees of the Five Worlds, the non-human peoples, into the lands of Mithandor. The Ancients had, in the past, unknowingly ushered each of Five Worlds to their deaths as they would go from world to world escaping the grasp of the Void. This time, however, the Ancients would not follow into this realm, as their discovery of Realmwalking is what they understood the Void wished to consume. Since the Worldbridge closed those 12,000 years ago, Mithandor has not been seen by the eye of the Void, so it seems. Though, that does not mean these Ages have passed with peace, as the presence of so many different peoples across Mithandor created much strife and contest throughout the years.

It has now been 1426 years since the marking of the Sixth Age, marked by the Uynoc Wars, the first civil war between Humans since the Third Age. While new global diplomacy has deescalated the scale of these conflicts in recent times, there is now more than ever great tension between all peoples of Mithandor.

Works Cited:

I used Wonderdraft as the base program to create this project. (It's a great, cheap, one time purchase map-making program!) I used many of its included assets, however I also used additional custom assets that includes the following: Paid premium assets offered by Wonderdraft, both paid and free custom assets uploaded to the website Cartographyassets.com (some assets may no longer be available as I made this over the course of 2 years), and my own hand-drawn custom assets (such as the mountains). I used the website Heroforge.com to create the character models and utilized the (paid) pro membership perks to include screenshots of the character models that I used to represent the Peoples of the World in the legend shown in the bottom-left corner.

Disclaimer:

I do not intend to make money off this, it's just my hobby. Feel free to use this setting for your own personal campaigns or anything else, but please do not try to profit off this work. If you have any questions about how I made this map, the lore of the world, or anything else, feel free to comment or message! Thanks.

Description
Context:

Welcome to the World of Mithandor!
I've always wanted to make a huge map with tons of details to explore, sort of like a Where's Waldo version of a fantasy world map. This is a world I have been working on for the last 4-5 years, with this map project being started around the start of the COVID pandemic over 2 years ago. I created this world just as a way to give myself something to think about at first, but I've now purposed it into a setting for homebrew DnD campaigns with my friends. For that reason, it includes many features of generic medieval fantasy, including direct references to some of my favorite fantasy media, including Lord of the Rings, The Dark Crystal, The Princess Bride, Avatar, Zelda, Runescape, and many others. It has gone through many changes and alterations over time, but I believe I am finally fully satisfied with this version of the map. I will likely make minor changes in the future, especially as my friends complete campaigns that change the course of my world's future.

Setting Lore:

When the Realm of Mithandor was found by the Ancients 12,000 years past, the Humans who called the lands home were unaware of the encroaching presence of the Void. The Ancients devastated the balance of ancient Man as they led the refugees of the Five Worlds, the non-human peoples, into the lands of Mithandor. The Ancients had, in the past, unknowingly ushered each of Five Worlds to their deaths as they would go from world to world escaping the grasp of the Void. This time, however, the Ancients would not follow into this realm, as their discovery of Realmwalking is what they understood the Void wished to consume. Since the Worldbridge closed those 12,000 years ago, Mithandor has not been seen by the eye of the Void, so it seems. Though, that does not mean these Ages have passed with peace, as the presence of so many different peoples across Mithandor created much strife and contest throughout the years.

It has now been 1426 years since the marking of the Sixth Age, marked by the Uynoc Wars, the first civil war between Humans since the Third Age. While new global diplomacy has deescalated the scale of these conflicts in recent times, there is now more than ever great tension between all peoples of Mithandor.

Works Cited:

I used Wonderdraft as the base program to create this project. (It's a great, cheap, one time purchase map-making program!) I used many of its included assets, however I also used additional custom assets that includes the following: Paid premium assets offered by Wonderdraft, both paid and free custom assets uploaded to the website Cartographyassets.com (some assets may no longer be available as I made this over the course of 2 years), and my own hand-drawn custom assets (such as the mountains). I used the website Heroforge.com to create the character models and utilized the (paid) pro membership perks to include screenshots of the character models that I used to represent the Peoples of the World in the legend shown in the bottom-left corner.

Disclaimer:

I do not intend to make money off this, it's just my hobby. Feel free to use this setting for your own personal campaigns or anything else, but please do not try to profit off this work. If you have any questions about how I made this map, the lore of the world, or anything else, feel free to comment or message! Thanks.