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    Really nice! I really like the mountains.

    Sorry to be nitpicky but Kag Rhiggin seems to be missing an (r) if it's going to be consistent with the other settlements in Kharolan. I know how easy it is to miss these things, I do it myself all the time .
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    Almost done now!

    Fixed a lot of spelling errors(thanks for the help!), and finished up the terrain. I tweaked the colors a bit and like these a little better.

    A little bit more labeling and this will be done!

    The file size on this was very large and exceeded the file size limit, so I reduced the quality a little to get it to fit. Hopefully it will still be good. If not, I will cut it into two parts and upload individually.
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    One thing that bothers me (a lot) is the hard color transition between many of the rivers and the sea/bay they empty into. For me, Drensalport, Brand, and Valyndara are the worst of the offending locations. but several others as well. I don't know exactly how your layers are arranged, so not sure how much help this would be, but my suggestion would be to to zoom in close and use a small smudge fuzzy smudge, stroking out from the rivers into the sea in a fan pattern. Then follow up with a fuzzy brush with the blur tool to soften the edges more. The only issue is the glow you have around the coastline might get messed up a bit though... of course, you could always go the opposite direction, which works "best" if you have a channel with the coast outlined that includes some or all of the river "channels" for a selection so as to avoid painting back over the landforms... Again, without knowing your layer arrangement, I am not sure exactly what suggestions to make if you want to work on the issue(and if not, it won't hurt my feelings as it is still a nice map...)
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    Nice job...I agree with JFJr about the river color, also the border doesn't do much for me (reminds me of a dinner mat), but if you like it then that's all that truly matters.
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    I don't really like the border either. I just haven't found one that makes happy yet.

    I will fiddle with the river mouths a bit to see what I can do.

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    The more I looked at the rivers, the more I realized how bad the transition was. I fiddled with it a little and ended up lightening the river's colors. I hope this looks better.

    I did something with the border, but still not in love with it. I might just do it without a border, or put a thin, single color border around it.
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    Rivers and border are much better...
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