Arriwis & Lyndel

[- JO -]

I had the great honour of teaming up with Ilanthar for the November-December 2020 "commission a guild member" challenge.

He made an absolutely splendid map for me, you can see it here.

As far as I am concerned, he commissioned me with the following requests:

"I was thinking of a short story involving a Baroness and her neighbor.
who have a dispute over the tolls/possession of the only bridge,
which makes it possible to cross a river (this one separating their strongholds).

At the Baroness's, the castle overlooks a village, and the lands are
mainly forestry. At his neighbor's, it is rather plains &.
woods, with a hamlet enclosed in walls and on a hill, with
the castle on one side.

The bridge, imposing, has an edge with a mill (banneret side) and the
fortified toll site with drawbridge (baroness side).if you feel like it, I
told me that there could be a transformation of one of them into a
opportunistic hostel for stranded travelers, as the bridge
is impassable until the conflict is resolved."

I did the best I could, and thanks to his support and advice I was able to finish this map:

A&L WIP 201231.jpg

I did part of it on the Ipad, with Procreate, and then the vast majority of the work on Photoshop, on my laptop.

I would like to thank Ilanthar once again, for the support, advice and motivation he gave me, as well as all the other members of the guild who participated with their advice and encouragement.

[jshoer]

This is one of those maps where everything works toward the narrative! The perspective really focuses the viewer on the river and bridge and the border artwork calls out the conflict with the knights facing off. Excellent work!

[- JO -]

This is one of those maps where everything works toward the narrative! The perspective really focuses the viewer on the river and bridge and the border artwork calls out the conflict with the knights facing off. Excellent work!

Thanks a lot, Jshoer!
I’m glad you saw that !

[Arimel]

Those mountains and knights are gorgeous! Absolutely amazing details and it fits the story prompt really well!

[Dimension Door]

This has everything a good map has to offer, great map, intricate border, fitting illustrations. Awesome job!

[- JO -]

Those mountains and knights are gorgeous! Absolutely amazing details and it fits the story prompt really well!

Thanks Arimel ! I'm glad the story appears clearly enough in this map, as you said, I had to fit the prompt !

This has everything a good map has to offer, great map, intricate border, fitting illustrations. Awesome job!

Thanks a lot Dimension Door, That means a lot coming from you ! I'm glad you find it good !

[Adfor]

Right into the inspiration folder. JO, it's a wonder, truly splendid work.

IR

[- JO -]

Right into the inspiration folder. JO, it's a wonder, truly splendid work.

IR

Thanks a lot, Adfor ! I'm glad you liked it !

[Ilanthar]

This map is kind of a gorgeous gift for the new year, thanks a lot my friend !
I really appreciate all the hard work, details & creativity you placed in it. Chapeau!

[- JO -]

This map is kind of a gorgeous gift for the new year, thanks a lot my friend !
I really appreciate all the hard work, details & creativity you placed in it. Chapeau!

If this map is somewhat successful, it is also due to you: I really appreciated your advice and above all, I found a lot of motivation in drawing this map for you while you were drawing the Kingdom of Valmadar for me.