Guild World - The Maucland Confederacy

**jshoer** · 06-06-2016, 10:26 PM

Well, since we're posting the definitively finished Guild World maps up here, I will throw in a post for mine!

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The Maucland Confederacy is an association of four states populated by a mix of native peoples and colonists from other lands. The people are peaceful and industrious; active as traders, fishers, and craftspeople. The isle of Maucland supports enough agriculture to make the people self-sufficient, but they eagerly trade with partners near and far. Mauclanders have always been adventurous types and their oldest trading partner is Janantara Elubor a thousand miles away. Valuable local commodities include the fascinating mystic opals found below the Spine Range that crosses Maucland from north to south, and the uniquely practical shipwrights of Allaine have been known to build long-lasting boats for many a foreign trader.

Behind-the-scenes notes:

This map is done via my usual pen-and-watercolor-pencil method, but Guild World provided a great excuse to play with adding some new elements to my legends, borders, and so on. It's likely my fastest such map to be completed. The setting is inspired by New England town names and geography.

You can read the development at the Guild World WIP thread here.

**ChickPea** · 06-07-2016, 08:08 AM

This turned out beautifully, and I think it's fantastic that we've got some hand-drawn maps in amongst the digital ones. I really like the colouring on the map and that boat is just awesome!