This map was a request by The_Lady_Tear (original request here), who asked for a map depicting an archetypical campaign setting.

In our discussions, we decided to have each country take on iconic shapes to depict its theme (i.e., a land of serpents which took on the form of a snake).

The map was done in Gimp, with the exception of the labels which were done in Photoshop, then brought over to Gimp for polish.