Don't have time to make a backstory atm, this was more of a style attempt. Inspired by Ascension's "Aalder". not near as good, mind you, but was a step away from the grungy style of Aiad.
Wow that is impressive. Love the sea and the golden-lettered title. The forests are also good but the mountains are definitely the weakest link. They look so smooth and unnatural. Also one can clearly see the square pixel corners on the rivers, they need to be treated with some anti-aliasing.