Hello all, my name is Laurence, I'm 28 and live in "sunny" Wales (UK). I am a complete novice to cartography but am completely fascinated by it. I have to say I've been completely blown away by the skill and imagination displayed here, and am really looking forward to having even a small amount of that talent rub off on me some how.

My interest in fantasy cartography was first piqued when I was 9 years old. My nan read The Hobbit to me, and was patient enough to let me interrupt her every few pages to look at Thror's map. Now hundreds off unique worlds later I have finally decided to have a crack at it myself. I am fan off good fantasy and science fiction, enjoy video games and board games as well as ttrpg's. And I'm also a hiker, and rely on good quality maps to counteract my inbuilt tendency to get very lost very quickly.

Looking forward to getting to know you all better, all the best.