Nate Mangion

the Flaescus

Another piece of glorious art graces the site this week, thanks again to Dominique Van Velsen.

This is another region that's been gestating in my mind for ...

Elyden roadmap 2022

A bit late for this (we’re almost 1/6th of the way through the new year already!) but better late than never!

This year, I really want to make a push to get a few long ‘gestating’ projects done, including the Encyclopaedia Elyden and t...

Atlas Elyden #88 - the Kharkharadontid Wastes (High-res)

Here's the latest entry for the Atlas Elyden, and it's the smallest scale map I've made for the Atlas project so far. Don't let the word small throw you off though, as this is one of those counterintuitive phrases that always gets me mixed up - sm...

Atlas Elyden #88 - the Kharkharadontid Wastes

Here's the latest entry for the Atlas Elyden, and it's the smallest scale map I've made for the Atlas project so far. Don't let the word small throw you off though, as this is one of those counterintuitive phrases that always gets me mixed up - sm...

Atlas Elyden #87 - Sarastroan Church

I'm trying my hand at making more cross-section maps, and here is the latest result - a Sarastroan Church. I can see a slight improvement over the previous map, though still have a long way to go until I'm at a level that I'm really comfortable sh...

Atlas Elyden #87 - Sarastroan Church (high-res)

As always, here are the high-res version of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing a cross-section of a Sarastroan church. I've also included the image ...

Atlas Elyden #86 - the Voyage of Malichar (High-res)

As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the life of the Archpotentate Malicher through his pass...

Atlas Elyden #86 - the Voyage of Malichar

Here's the latest entry for the Atlas Elyden, and this time It's another thematic map detailing the early years of the Archpotentate Malichar and his so-called Itinerary across Sammaea.

You can find an updated key to the map 2022-02-02 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Reign of the Empty Throne (high-res)

as always, here's the full-res image of my most recent post, exclusively for patrons of all tiers. Thanks for the support :)

bonus post - Pentagonal hexecontahedron globe :)

so, I made a 'globe' of Elyden!

It is rough, and pretty-barebones, but it was a fun waste of an hour. plus, this is the first time that I have had a physical representation of the world.

I do plan on making a more detailed permanent gl...

Atlas Elyden #85 - the Pantheon Isles

Here's the latest map of the Atlas Elyden, showing off the Pantheon Isles

You can find an updated key to the map here.

This is the low-res version available...

Atlas Elyden #85 - the Pantheon Isles (High-res)

As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the many many Pantheon Isles. I tried counting them but...

Fact Box for the Pantheon Isles

Here is the fact box for the Pantheon Isles. This will be the focus of the next high-res and textless atlas maps that will be published next week, exclusively for Acolytes, fol...

Atlas Elyden #84 - Sammaean Caravanserai

I'm a sucker for a good cross-section illustration. I was reading a recent national Geographic and came across a nice cross-section of a gladiator school and it inspired me to try my hand at something similar, so I made this. I'm not much of an ar...

Atlas Elyden #84 - Sammaean Cavavanserai (High-res)

As always, here are the high-res version of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing a cross-section of a Sammaean Caravanserai. I've also included the im...

Thanks!

So we come to the end of another year, and I’ve paused to take stock of what I’ve done this year. I always feel like I’ve done more than I thought I did when I stop to look at the year in one go.

This year I published:

19 maps (i...

Atlas Elyden #83 - the Shadow March

Here's the latest entry for the Atlas Elyden, and this time It's another thematic map detailing the religious pilgrimage known as the Shadow March.

You can find an updated key to the map 2021-12-22 14:59:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Atlas Elyden #83 - the Shadow March (High-res)

As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the religious pilgrimage known as the Shadow March. I'v...

Atlas Elyden #82 - Time Zones

Here's the latest entry for the Atlas Elyden, and this time It's another thematic map - this time detailing the Time Zones of Elyden and the history surrounding their modern implementation.

You can find an updated key to the map 2021-12-15 08:55:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Atlas Elyden #82 - Time Zones (High-res)

As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the Time Zones of Elyden. I've also included the images...

Atlas Elyden #81 - the Sea of Lethea (High-res)

As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the Sea of Lethea. I've also included the images as fil...

Atlas Elyden #81 - the Sea of Lethea

Here's the latest entry for the Atlas Elyden - another thematic map detailing the Sea of Lethea. Over the past year-or-so, I've been slowly detailing the nations surrounding this sea, and I'm now pleased to say that I'm finally done -  this i...

Atlas Elyden #80 - the Kingdom of Elekhid

Here's the latest map of the Atlas Elyden, showing off the Pantheon Isles

You can find an updated key to the map here.

This is the low-res version available...

Atlas Elyden #80 - the Kingdom of Elekhid (High-res)

As always, here are the high-res and textless versions of my latest map, available to Acolyte patrons and above, showing the many many Pantheon Isles. I tried counting them but...

Clones lore - WIP

Here's a WIP on the entry for cloning in the empire, exclusive for all Patrons. This goes over the history of cloning as it pertains to Korachan. I'm in the process of getting are commissioned for this, ready to upload an art post. <...

Fact Box for Elekhid

Here is the fact box for the Kingdom of Elekhid. This will be the focus of the next high-res and textless atlas maps that will be published next week, exclusively for Acolytes,...

Bonus Map! Lugdchan

I had started working on a city map a long time ago and never finished it so thought I'd come back to it so see what the final map looks like.

I'm pleased with the result, though as always, there's room for improvement.

Not sure If ...

Elyden's dying Seas

We have more new art today! And this time it's showing no particular place or city, but rather a phenomenon that is being experienced across Elyden over the past centuries - the waning of Elyden's Seas. This post goes through some of the more comm...

Elyden's Dying Seas

Exclusively for patrons, here's the high res tower from my recent post, made by the great Dominique Van Velsen, exclusively for patrons.

A Pamphlet RPG for Elyden

I had some time to waste and came up with a cute (if I can use such a word for Elyden) pamphlet RPG for the world. These little RPGs are quite popular now and I thought it would be a good exercise in trying to distil the world down into less than ...