January/February 2025 Challenge: Nor-Medul revisited

[J.Edward]

I saw this challenge and thought I should try to join, as it's been a long time since the last one.
I haven't worked on much of any personal work in a few years, for a number of reasons, but have lately been wanting to get back into some non-work related stuff.
I've missed the Guild activity, so I'll just enjoy the time i can spend.

I decided to revisit Nor-Medul, which was originally just a quick hand drawn sketch map for a mapvember challenge, if I recall.
I don't think it was originally envisoned as part of the world of Nhyn, but got turned into such. Back then, and even to some degree now, I don't have a full fleshed out version of the world, but I have been slowly working on one.
As I did that I realised that making maps and then fitting them into a world can cause some serious challenges. Nor-Medul was an odd fit, partly because another mapped referred to it, which was the Cragspers map.

I really needed to get a grip on size and scale so this will prove a helpful venture.
Here's the original map for reference.
Nor-Medul by jstevenson.jpg

[J.Edward]

Here's some reference for how it fits to the local region and how I plan to lay it out.

Nor-Medul region.jpg

I probably should have turned off that larger image so you could see the region better, but it's already done, so...
Here's the area I'll focus on this time, plus a second with the grid, scale, and some coasts sketched in.

Nor-Medul region 2025 x01.jpg - - - Nor-Medul region 2025 x02.jpg

The first wip image will come in a bit. I can't recall if I need to label the image something particular. I feel like it needs some wip tag, but I'll have to check for that. I can't recall.

[J.Edward]

Here's where I will probably stop for today. Still just laying things out.

### Latest WIP ###
Nor-Medul region 2025 x03.jpg

[Turambar]

Here's where I will probably stop for today. Still just laying things out.

### Latest WIP ###
Nor-Medul region 2025 x03.jpg

Nice start! Very excited to see how this turns out.

[Kellerica]

Great to see you taking part in a challenge again! Off to a nice start already.

[Diamond]

It's been eons since you were in one of these, J Ed! Thanks for playing!

[The Elderly Cartographer]

I haven't seen you posting in a while. Great to have you join us!

[J.Edward]

Nice start! Very excited to see how this turns out.

Thanks Turambar
As the first comment, I named a river after you, the river Turam, which will be the big one on the right.

Great to see you taking part in a challenge again! Off to a nice start already.

Thanks Kell It is nice to be able to join in again. I've spent a long while being very burnt out, so it's good to even feel like mapping for fun.
I'll try to fit a Kell named location in there.

It's been eons since you were in one of these, J Ed! Thanks for playing!

Yeah, it has been a really long time. Longer too since I've managed to finish one on time as well. So here's hoping I might.
I'm not sure what you should be... a mountain, town, island... we will see.

I haven't seen you posting in a while. Great to have you join us!

It has been a while. Nods. Glad to be part of a challenge again. Thanks Josiah.
We'll get you in here as well, as Elder or a Josiah variant.

Edit - Kell, your homepage link from your profile looks like it isn't working. The one in your signature is though.

[Turambar]

Thanks Turambar
As the first comment, I named a river after you, the river Turam, which will be the big one on the right.

I am honored!

Great progress so far!

[The Elderly Cartographer]

We'll get you in here as well, as Elder or a Josiah variant.

Golly! Thanks.

Your map is really shaping up. The tones and textures remind me of some 1940's survey maps, I've seen.