Commission: The City of Brightwater

[Wingshaw]

Presenting my second completed Commission Map: the City of Brightwater (made for Leopardi).

You can see the original WIP thread here. The name Brightwater was a late change by the client: it was originally known as Waterdeep.

Thanks to everyone who commented along the way, or supported the project. And, of course, thanks to Leopardi for giving me this commission.

As always, feel free to drop a comment, spend some rep, give us a thumbs up (figuratively), or roll your eyes!

THW

Method
This map was drawn freehand, and then coloured, shaded, and annotated digitally.

This map took much much longer than it should have--nearly a year and a half (life and such getting in the way, mainly)--and I am extremely grateful to Leopardi for his relaxed attitude towards the timeframe.

Description
Brightwater is a large and bustling city, home to many diverse races and peoples, and where every alley is steeped in trade, religion and magic.

I have depicted only the old-town of the city centre, and some of the suburbs outside the walls. Within that area, however, are the enclaves of winged elves, the ghettoes of the giantkin and orcish kind, the dwellings of the river gnomes, which cluster around the docks like barnacles on a ship, and the underwater district of the sea elves.