Planet Ni

[samkatz]

I've posted about this conworld in a few different threads over the past year or so, but I decided to make this into a comprehensive Ni thread. In this first post, I'll include the latest version of every map I have so far, and then I'll update in this thread thereafter, instead of making a new one every time.

So, I started with this height map:

Ni_heightmap.png

And from that derived a map of the major (and less major) rivers and lakes, in addition to a map of the major climate zones.

Ni_waters.pngNi_climates.png

What I've been working on more recently is a map of the major language families. These maps are meant to represent Ni at a level of tech around 1500 BC. The broader language families in the first map are meant to be on the level of Indo-European, Afro-Asiatic, etc., while the smaller families in the second map are meant to be on the level of Italic, Germanic, etc. Eventually, I plan to actually develop some of these languages, and really this is just meant as an organizer for myself to better be able to create the history of the cultures that speak those languages, but I thought people here might be interested in them.

Ni_languagefams_broad.pngNi_languagefams_narrow.png

Anyway, feel free to critique or otherwise comment. I'd love to know what you all have to say.