Moonfall and the Seven Realms of Man

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An arid world, its people have named it "Moonfall" after the cataclysmic event that created the world as they know it some two thousand years ago. Much of its past is shrouded in mystery and myth, with mighty ruins strewn across the planet's surface (and scattered below its red sands), echos of an age of power and wonder long gone. A shift of the planetary axis and massive tectonic faults - courtesy of the near extinction event - have led to the formation of a peculiar geography, leaving the world de facto cut in two, with treacherous winds, vast and deadly deserts and dangerous salt seas sealing off much of the southern hemisphere.

But as the North slowly claws its way back into the industrial age with the advent of steam engines and the construction of the Great Iron Road endangering the Taranian Empire's trade monopolies, daring adventurers and explorers and caravans, armed with state-of-the-art breechloaders and unafraid of barbarians and Moonfall's deadly fauna begin to pull back the curtains over the unexplored lands...

The general idea here was to familiarize myself with map brushes and with drawing basic different terrains. Making up my own symbols and decorations came more as an afterthought but proved to be one of the more rewarding parts of this endeavour. "Moonfall" is sort of a steampunkish, 19th Century exploration & intrigue, distantly post-apocalyptic strewn with elements that, at first glance, might look like fantasy.



This is a more elaborate version (yes, more elaborate):



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