Peoples
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Crabclaw Peninsula
The mountainous topography of the region conspires with subtropical heat to create a great stretch of arid land at the “back” of what residents refer to as “the Claw.” Rains fall liberally from the end of winter months well into the summer, promoting an uncomfortably humid monsoon season on the windward “front” of the Claw.…
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Frothing Blood Peaks
This region has a relatively cool climate, largely due to its high elevation. During the mild summer, the gradual warming of surface ice and snow encourages the growth of rosy algae and the tiny creatures that enjoy these as food, giving the mountains their famously macabre pink tinge. As I drew this map, it occurred…
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Sage’s Tears Islands
The climate of this region is hot. Monsoons arrive at the end of the summer, bringing an angry relief from drought before continuing in a more mild tone through the end of the fall. A great profusion of islands and reefs host many fish, much as the extensive upland and lowland forests are home to…
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Hemicynes – Healfhundingas – Langobards – Angamanains
I often think about who the people are in these maps. Or I don’t, or not often enough, or not seriously enough, because the one basic question I continually ask myself is—are they beast people? Like, with the heads of dogs or birds. Because wouldn’t that be interesting? So, maybe not a powerfully existential “Who…
Five and One Fifth Lights 