Wednesday, September 7, 2011

The world of MIGHTY

At a glance:


The First Union:
The western continent was once made up of nineteen competing kingdoms.  When the threat of the eastern Mordanian Empire grew too powerful for any one country to oppose, the western kingdoms united into a single power, the First Union.  The capitol of Harrington became Central City, the capitol city of the First Union.  The First Union is a constitutional democracy.  A president is elected every four years, and a governor resides over each of the nineteen kingdoms-become-provinces.  The First Union is famous for its team of mages residing in Central City, the Mighty Men, and the deathray constructed at the end of the Civil War with the southern provinces.
The north of the continent is hilly and temperate, while the south is more pastoral and warmer.  The southern city of Revival is a growing port town.

Mordania:
The eastern continent consists mostly of the Mordanian Empire.  Originally many smaller nations, Mordania subjugated them under the force of its powerful military.  The capitol of Mordania is Helmberg, the seat of the Emperor.  The current ruling house is House Rorian, which only recently came to power.  Succession to the throne is hereditary.

The Elflands:
Protected to the north by rivers and to the south by the Nightfangs, the Elflands are thickly wooded and nearly impossible to navigate.  The forests are fiercely guarded by the elven natives, and though there have been many attempts to conquer and contact the elves, none have succeeded.

Xima:
Also called the Cradle of Night, Xima is home to the vampires.  It was once known as the Glorious Kingdom, where vampire kings ruled the country from their mountain castles.  In recent years Xima has opened its borders to trade, though humans are understandably wary of the Ximians.  Though the vampires generally consume animal blood (cattle and chickens are the most common) and rice, human blood is still a favorite.  What humans once lived in Xima have long ago fled or been hunted to death.
The temple of Sacred Night is the largest of the temples on Xima.  Vampires worship the moon and believe that they are her children.  They fear the sun.

Yoreland:
Considered by many to be quaint or backward, Yoreland is isolated from the rest of the world and largely keeps to itself.  Much of Yoreland is made up of rolling hills and green pastures.  Moors is the only city on a comparable scale to the southern continents.  The Taltale mountains in the south are home to Malice Tower, the seat of House Malice.  The mountain where Malice Tower is built is not considered part of the country.
To the north lie the Shrouded Isles, a set of islands largely uninhabited and covered in perpetual fog.

Inoor:
Inoor is divided into three sections by the massive Mount Masongi; the west, north, and east.  A rich and fertile country, Inoor is nonetheless one of the countries least touched by the technology of the rest of the world.  The northern region is influenced by the First Union, which can be seen in the northerner's style of dress and the more modern city construction.
There is no central Inoori government.  Instead each region sends the wisest and most learned individual to a temple on Mount Masongi to discuss and guide state affairs.  Most cities and villages are self-governed.

The Sea of Snow:
Many small island nations make up the frigid Sea of Snow.  Winter storms plague the seas for most of the year, and permanent ice flows cling to the edge of islands.  The islands are rich in petroleum, metals, and other natural resources.
The islands are currently under Mordanian rule.

The Blasted Land:
A wasteland.  The remains of a former civilization are found here.

2 comments:

  1. WHOA. How did you make this map????

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  2. With Photoshop. The posted version is much, much smaller than the original so the coastlines actually look semi-decent. The texture is just a filter.

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