A few weeks ago I started this map as a means to try out new styles. I came to like it a lot and spent quite some time working on it. I used techniques that I learned by looking at maps and tutorials around this forum. At some point I really did not know what to do with this map anymore and considered it finished. After posting it here in a WIP thread and getting a lot of feedback it turned out there was a good amount of work still left before I finally finished it.

This is my first finished map and I must say that I'm very happy with how it turned out.
The Work In Progress can be found here > http://www.cartographersguild.com/sh...ad.php?t=31114

Some background story for anyone interested (:

Before acquiring their independence, the Republics were small city-states and vassals of the Great Garykia Kingdom. When King Gormondo II of Garykia faced a number of great rebellions in the east of his Kingdom he was forced to send his armies there to strike down the rebels. When this war went on for a while the city-states took their chance and formed a union against King Gormondo II, The City-State Union, also called the City Union or simply The Union. Gormondo II had the majority of his military forces in the east of his kingdom and within two months the city/States had occupied far inland. The forces of Gormondo II were already weakened by the continuous battles in the east and when they finally arrived, the City-State Union had already rallied their forces. When the two armies met in the Battle of Veronyk Gormondo II's forces were utterly crushed. After this defeat Gormondo II was forced to sign a peace treaty granting the cities their independence and control of all the occupied lands. A new government was set up and the city-states became the Great Republics of Vandoria, Galindor, Galina, Dalmony and Estyria still allies by the City-State Union, a name that now only reminds them of where they came from.

City-State Union finished.jpg

-Dan