Dwarven City of Kuglutuk + Vault Blueprints

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My completed map of Kuglutuk, a dwarven city built into a mountain, as well as a close-up of its market districts and blueprints to the Chief’s stronghold and vault. The city map’s different levels (floors and walls) and the entirety of the stronghold/vault were drawn by hand (pencil and paper), then converted to digital. I drew all of the various buildings and other doo-dads on the city map in Photoshop using a Wacom Intuous tablet. For the close-up of the market district, I drew the temple cut-out but not all of the inside scenes. For the vault and stronghold, I thought it would be fun to make something that looks like actual blueprints. The font I used is Breathe Fire, available at dafont.com.

WIP thread is here.

Kuglutuk was once a silver mine, but as the dwarves mined deeper and deeper, they realized the excavated caverns would make a perfect city. Visitors enter through a set of enormous iron doors that lead into the mountain and are immediately dazzled by the intricate carvings in all of the walls, with gorgeous inlays of gold, silver, and gems. The city is lit by bioluminescent fungi and Elven Glow imported from the Free City of Alexia, across the mountains. Visitors need a dwarven escort to explore beyond the Academy and market districts, but those districts offer nearly anything a visitor (or local) could want. The Small Market, with its large number of gypsy tents, sells food and goods that are ready to take. The Central Market offers inns and taverns in addition to goods, both ready to purchase and bespoke. The Academy teaches mining, masonry, and all types of smithing and has a significant library. The Chieftain’s District houses dwarven nobles and wealthy merchants, as well as the Chief’s Stronghold & Vault, which houses important and/or expensive items from around the realm. The Stronghold serves as Kuglutuk’s military command center, whereas civilian operations are handled in the Administrative District. The Mage District is housed deep within the mountain, just above the active mines, in the hopes that powerful mages will fight off any deep-dwelling monsters.

City Map:


Market Districts:


Vault Blueprints: