Thanks for the welcomes, and yes, i love the malazan series. Its nice to see someone pick that up, in my little corner of the world its a series no one has heard of and bookstores dont carry it, im actually hoping to map at least two of the malazan continents in greater detail ( to use as a campaign setting) once i get these programs figured and develop a style that will do it justice.. Thanks Neon, anything you could offer would be great, ive already made extensive use of your tuts and advice to others, great work!