Sarkamand

[Sapiento]

Sarkamand, a mighty capital in the desert, seat of the Padisha.

Done in PS and Illustrator.

[- Max -]

A very nice piece Sap !

[Sapiento]

Thank you, Max! I'm quite happy with the result, too. ☺

[Ilanthar]

Gorgeous map with an awesome city plan! It makes my mind boiling with ideas

[Sapiento]

Gorgeous map with an awesome city plan! It makes my mind boiling with ideas

Thank you!

[SJS]

It looks like the river has been diverted to form a circular canal around (and through) the palace area, is that so? Very neat concept. Are the rivers flowing from essentially north to south here (and NW to SE)?

[Sapiento]

It looks like the river has been diverted to form a circular canal around (and through) the palace area, is that so? Very neat concept. Are the rivers flowing from essentially north to south here (and NW to SE)?

These are canals, yes.
The rivers are flowing from SE to NW; the next coast is a few hundred km to the NW.

[SJS]

These are canals, yes.
The rivers are flowing from SE to NW; the next coast is a few hundred km to the NW.

That makes even more sense, I think, as that would place the eastern quadrant (and therefore the palace) on the high ground.

[N-V-C-G]

That map looks really good. How long did it take you to make?

[Sapiento]

That map looks really good. How long did it take you to make?

Thanks. Several hours.