July 2017 Challenge: Greystone Abbey

[aeshnidae]

"Somewhere amidst the towering mountains"...in the mountains surrounding Brynehall sits Greystone Abbey, sacred to the Mountain Gods Kő, Sziklák, and Föld. Over 400 years ago, Sir Arthur Bryne and his companion Sir Jules Grey attempted a daring rescue of the Crown Prince from the Dark Fey Mithrielye, who had stolen the prince from the capital of Westlund in the hopes of driving the recently peaceful realm back into civil war. Sir Bryne was eventually successful in his quest, but Sir Grey fell in a great battle on the Northcliffe Peaks. When the Mountain Gods told Sir Bryne that he should establish an abbey and a town to protect it, he decided to name the abbey in honor of his departed companion. Each year hundreds of pilgrims make the long trek north to Brynehall, at the very northern part of Westlund, to visit the Abbey and give thanks to the Mountain Gods for the continued peace across the realm.

I'm working on two versions of Greystone Abbey - a side map, which will be partially covered by the Abbey's exterior, and an isometric map of the Abbey. Right now I only have the iso map for the underground portion. On the side view map, rooms 10, 11, and 14 are behind a waterfall. Room 13 is the meeting place of the Druidic Order of Vidéki.

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Abbey side map.jpg

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Abbey below ground iso map.jpg

And just for fun, an epic poem I'm writing that describes Sir Arthur Bryne's quest:

Arthur Brynes Charge (small).jpg

[Weery]

Excellent start Aeshnidae! Really looking forward to seeing your progress

I really like the mountains in the profile sketch.

[aeshnidae]

Thanks, Weery! I was very excited that "amidst the towering mountains" showed up as one of my random place options. I'll need a map of the Abbey for an upcoming D&D campaign, so this was truly perfect timing. With the mountains, I'm trying to capture the essence of the Rocky Mountains. I used to live in Colorado and miss seeing mountains every day!

[ThomasR]

That's really pretty already !

[aeshnidae]

Thanks, ThomasR! Drawing by hand is not my strength but I'm really enjoying the practice. I hope to make significant progress on this over the weekend.

[aeshnidae]

I decided the abbey needed to be larger to better match the proportions of the underground section. I also decided to add a side elevation (solid view) rather than partially covering the cut-away elevation. I'm still working on the top-down floor plan for the above-ground portion.

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Abbey map WIP_50percent.jpg

[Tonnichiwa]

This looks really fantastic! Great job on it so far.

[aeshnidae]

Thanks, Tonnichiwa! BTW, I love your City of Mok Torkan piece. I'm going to try my hand at that type of bird's eye perspective soon...

[Josiah VE]

This looks really neat so far! I love it!

[Tonnichiwa]

Thanks, I look forward to seeing what you come up with. I'm sure it will look great whatever you decide.