I've dabbled in map making before, but never independently. With the help of some tutorials, I managed to construct a map from scratch (somewhat). I'm pretty glad at the outcome. Basic "piece" of a continent I suppose, as I imagine this is only a small part of a wider world... the orange like lines are roads; Independent towers represent forts, while forts with houses represent capitals. Basically, the more "houses" the larger the city. the yellow pieces represent the rivers, although this continent mostly has one wide river, mostly to spurn conflict between the two nations. However controls the central plateau and river valley can essentially dominate transport through the continent, currently under the control of the Church, which rules from it's Holy City on the southern island. Enjoy; I had a lot of fun making this, so maybe I can make some better ones in the future...

http://j.imagehost.org/0411/RPGMap.png