The Archduchy of Maradaine, in northwestern Druthal, lies between the Maradaine River and the Patyma river, with the Itasan Canal marking its eastern border. The Archduchy of Maradaine has three […]
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Worldbuilding: The Broad Strokes and the Fine Details
I’ve made little secret of the fact that I’m a worldbuilding completist, though even I have a limit of what “completist”would actually mean. For example, in my Banshee setting, […]
Read moreWay of the Shield, and the Geena Davis Rule: 2013 in Review, Part Two
The next big milestone of accomplishments in 2013 as finishing the draft of Way of the Shield, cleaning it up and sending it off to the agent. He just recently […]
Read moreFantasy Worldbuilding: Tour continues to Fuerga
As we continue to go around the continent, past the Kieran Empire to the east: Fuerga. Now we’re also out of the Empire’s direct influence on culture.— “The three biggest […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: The Tour Continues to the Kieran Empire
As I’m nearly on the 26-mile line on the marathon that is Way of the Shield, we’ll do another stop on the Worldbuilding tour: The Kieran Empire, which doesn’t border […]
Read moreFantasy Worldbuilding: Kellirac
The tour around Druthal continues, with map and write-up on the eastern neighbor, Kellirac.— “Kellirac is not as dangerous as they say. But when I see the bonfires, I make […]
Read moreFantasy Worldbuilding: Acseria, maps and worldbuilding
Another busy day here- the rough draft of Way of the Shield has almost reached the point of going over the top of the hill, so it’s now a matter […]
Read moreWorldbulding: Nation/Culture Building Template
Way back when I first started the Serious Worldbuilding Process for the world Druthal is in, the internet was still in its toddlerhood. So when I first cooked up the […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: A Glance Under the Hood
So, last week, I shared a map and some worldbuilding details for one of the nations in the world I’ve been building, and opened the floor for questions. The questions […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Maps and thoughts on Waisholm
It’s a busy day and a busy week here, so: here’s a glance at one of the nations that shares a border with Druthal. I still need to re-work my […]
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