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Deep Ruins regional map - all rights reserved.
Beautiful work!
Thank you! I had quite a bit of fun with this one, and an itch for drawing dragons. =)
OKay... So... am I understanding that you drew that dragon too? If so ... super props to you. I love that. It's the perfect touch.
Thank you =) Yes, I wanted a dragon to sort of match the old--darker--coastline and to lend the whole piece a fantasy/oriental feeling, so I drew inspiration from some older Chinese and Japanese artworks and came up with this one. Actually, I almost went with a tiger/compass design... but, alas. Perhaps that will be forthcoming in another map down the road.
