Okay! Going to try this out:

Project Scope:

Primary uses is for the beginning of an epic (~1000 pages) fantasy novel, with possible miscellaneous uses beyond. For example, i'm hoping to have the site The Great Onion Knighthood - Championing the cause of Onions everywhere redone into a more modern format, and would like for the map to feature there in the future, as well.

Setting:

The continent of Itrius on the planet of Morolia in my fantasy setting.

Design concept:

I have an original map drawn years ago by a friend who took a brief interest in the hobby, but never went any further in it. It can be found here http://www.onionknight.com/images/felthespar.jpg. There's a lot of errors on the map now, as the book has changed dramatically, but the book was written *around* this map, so there's some parts of it that are still accurate. I'll write up a detailed additional document to go through a quick list of the important information in the map, as well as the major changes I'm looking for in the new version, with snippets from the novel itself where relevant.

Style:

Looking for a greyscale map. If it's not too much more difficult I wouldn't mind having a brown/beige version for the website, but I think pure greyscale is what's going to work best within a printed book, so I'm primarily after one of those. But I'm also open to suggestions from seasoned professionals on this front.

Quality & Size:

This map is primarily for print purposes, so I'm looking for something page-sized. I'm intending to do a first run as hardback, where the pages tend to be a little bigger, if that helps.

Time Constraints:

Flexible, preferably paid via PayPal. The book is written, but still has editing to go through. I'm targeting end of this year as the hopeful release date, but this is a passion project of mine, so nothing's set in stone.

Copyright:

I would like at least exclusive reproduction rights to the map, but would like to discuss the option of purchasing the copyright myself. If you're an artist who is passionate that you should get to keep your copyright of all of your works, i'm fine with that. But if the price is reasonable, my personal preference is to buy the work fully and outright, so that I can call it a part of the Onion Knighthood project.

Payment:

Flexible here, willing to make earnest payment up front. My preference is to stay sub-$500 for the net project, but if I'm convinced that extra detail/work is worth it (and depending on the nature of the copyright situation), I can go over that budget.

Contact Details:

I posted this above, but I can be reached at abaddononion@hotmail.com