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nsko
#366636
11 months ago
Some context: I'm making this map to help me visualize my story and where it takes its characters.

If you don't care about the fanon stuff or the fic, just zoom in on Equestria! I've tried to make it as canon as possible. Most of the locations are based off Lauren's own description, recited here: http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Equestria (see Trivia)

This is the 5th draft!
* Previous draft: http://hlissner.deviantart.com/art/Where-the-world-ends-Draft-4-244953294?q=in%3Ascraps%20sort%3Atime%20gallery%3Ahlissner&qo=1
* First draft: http://hlissner.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=scraps#/d41a1u1

I've done quite some more work on it: I've expanded the map (again), borrowed a few name suggestions from some of you (thanks pooniboru! And I'm not done yet!), I've reconsidered the scale, shrunk Equestria a little, and softened the colors.

As for the fic: it's been laid out, all that's left is to write it and find an editor! I've already put up the prologue (see the source), but I won't start putting up chapters until, at least, September.

Suggestions and corrections appreciated!
Gittonsxv
#366637
11 months ago
i want to know the planets name :p also amazing map xD
Warhammer3025
#366641
11 months ago
I love reading these maps purely for the city-name puns. "Trottowa." Heh.
Thecupcake
#366644
11 months ago
Fillydelphia... Lol
Fuzzy_Logic
#366645
11 months ago
before I zoomed in I thought it said "Trex empire" and I was like :|
DeeperMadness
#366653
11 months ago
I can't see Manechester, but I'm glad Haliflanks made it in. :)

I'll have a proper look on my telly screen later.

Isn't it "Froggy Bottom Bog"?
Anonymous
#366658
11 months ago
*insert LOTR theme here*
Anonymous
#366669
11 months ago
lol @ Germaney
Anonymous
#366680
11 months ago
@366637 If you're going with post-apocalyptic (by a few million years), then just Earth.

However, I say Nskoia for the planet name if it's not on Earth. Sounds pretty alien.
Anonymous
#366685
11 months ago
The giant whirlpool in the center of the ocean screams World of Warcraft.
Anonymous
#366694
11 months ago
50 km between Ponyville and Canterlot sounds much more sensible than 200 km, but I'd wager you could not see Canterlot from that distance at all.
PandaCoon
#366695
11 months ago
Camelu is my favorite.
Anonymous
#366702
11 months ago
I wonder what is in the lost world.
Anonymous
#366734
11 months ago
@366702: Ruins of the human world. The little what's left of it after millennia of decay.
Anonymous
#366739
11 months ago
NO DOOM MOUNTAIN! OR CASTLE MIDNIGHT! FOR SHAME!
ArT3m1S
#366770
11 months ago
this freaking heresy again
nsko
#366800
11 months ago
@Gittonsxv Well the story takes place parallel to the events of the TV show (and presumably before season 2), so I'd like whatever name this world has to *sound* canon. Only thing I've thought of so far: Terra.

@DeeperMadness I'm not done with the locations, so Manechester may make it in before I'm done :D And yup! It's Froggy Bottom Bog, had to check the episode to confirm XD

@366685 You're right. the currents on the eternal crosses are incredibly strong, due

@366694 Very true, although I might chalk that up to artistic license. Canterlot's distance varies in the show, visually. So I simply won't overthink it.

@366702 I leave what's in the lost world open to interpretation, my story doesn't so much dwell on what's out there--only the fact that it's impossible to cross the ley lines.

@366739 Wait, was that was it was called (Doom Mountain)? On my map, I just called it Dragon Mountain. I'll confirm later.

And Luna's castle is somewhere in the old kingdom, I just haven't put anything there to show it.

@ArT3m1S Eeeyup!
nsko
#366804
11 months ago
Because I failed to finish that one response... for some reason:

@366685 You're right; but I needed some way to depict that the current on the eternal crossing is strong enough to make it impossible to cross by sea.
Anonymous
#366867
11 months ago
Apparently Manehatten never existed.
Moonlight
#366877
11 months ago
It's a great map but the scale seems a bit too big.
A pony (at least a real pony) can travel from 20 to 50 miles a day. That means, in your scale, that Canterlot is about a full day of travel, Foggy Bottom it's at about the same distance, and the Dragon Mountain would take almost 2 days of travel. Didn't seem like that in the show. I think the area around Ponyville should be way smaller.
Lockstep
#366879
11 months ago
@867 What are you talking about? Manehatten's on the map.
Bnau
#366976
11 months ago
Germany
fuuuuu YEAH
Anonymous
#367032
11 months ago
Man, this is fucken amazing. I'm making a FiM RPG and I was wondering if I could some of the places/ideas in it? Of course I'll give you full credit.
Anonymous
#367048
11 months ago
there should be a France here, fluttershy mention french clothing, should be next to germaney
Anonymous
#367109
11 months ago
I Belive some music is apropreate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bbAh7MI9Ss&feature=related
nsko
#367130
11 months ago
@366867 You're the second person to say that o_O I don't get how anyone can miss Manehatten on my map.

@Moonlight I've been struggling with the scale--you bring up good points. I think the distance to Canterlot is closer to reasonable; considering that it took them until evening to arrive at the Gala, and (so far) we haven't seen anypony walk to Canterlot.

But for Dragon mountain + Foggy bottom, you're completely right. I'll keep working on it.

@367032 An FiM RPG? Awesome! I'd be happy to let you use whatever you like from my map. Do let me know when you do, I'd love to see how your RPG turns out! Although, for the record, some of the credit should go to PoorYoorick for his map of Equestria, and some of the guys here on Poonibooru for helping me come up with some of the fanon names.

Oh, and if you need an extra graphic designer or programmer for your RPG, I'd be happy to help :D

@367048 France coming right up!
Anonymous
#367135
11 months ago
Neighpon should be an archipelago.

Also do you.. actually know what a ley line is?
Anonymous
#367149
11 months ago
Right I was that last anon and want to apologise for that "do you know what a ley line is". That was rude of me, I'm sorry. Even if these don't appear to match what I understand ley lines to be, it's your story, your setting, and you can define them as whatever you want. My bad.

Neighpon should still totally be an archipelago, though.
Anonymous
#367161
11 months ago
@nsko
#367032 here
Great! Yeah, I remember PoorYorick's map. For some reason I keep thinking the Griffin Kingdoms as Prussia/German Confederation.

But anyway, thank you.
nsko
#367215
11 months ago
@367135 @367149 No offense taken! :D I've definitely taken some liberties with the concept.

To give it some context: in my story, the ley lines are areas where veins of magic flow beneath the surface. These veins project an aurora from beneath the ground, through it and to the top of a cloudless sky. It's composed of a dense magic that is so potent and unpredictable that it is impossible to cross them. They have an adverse effect on the lands that surround them, such as the climate (that's why The White Pass, a body of ice, exists next to a desert).

If TL;DR, then: long story short, they're rivers/walls of deadly magic!

And for that reason, no one has ever been known to cross them alive.
Shawa666
#367618
11 months ago
You've got to put Manetreal somewhere between Trottawa and Haliflanks.
Anonymous
#367715
11 months ago
Do I see landmarks from It's a Dangerous Business?
Pathfinder
#367742
11 months ago
YES! You used Derbyshire! You are my hero! :D

Still missing Sunny Town though, but I jest. :p Wonderfully done. I love maps and find myself highly envious. Well done!
nsko
#367938
11 months ago
@367715 Yes you do! :D

@Pathfinder :D I'd love to add Sunny Town, but I was conflicted: it'd be a little OOC to know where Sunny Town is XD, and the map is supposed to be something my character reads sometime in my story.

- - -

Anyhow, I've laid out my story and its characters, but I haven't filled in the names, looks, etc. of many supporting characters. If you have an OC you'd like to volunteer for story arcs taking place *outside* Equestria, let me know!

I'll post more about that on tumblr (see source) later.
Anonymous
#368641
11 months ago
@Lockstep sorry my bad. Never was good Where's Waldo. Apparently I'm not good at finding cites on maps either.
Anonymous
#369097
11 months ago
Stalliongrad, just awesome.
Why is Canida so small. Were a mighty nation of burly lumberjacks and natural beauty. Plus the mane six's voice actors are all Canadian.
nsko
#369288
11 months ago
@369097 I'm Canadian too! (Even live in Vancouver--where Studio B is) XD But it's not a crack at Canada, I just figured diamond dogs to be so independent and nomadic, that few of them would want to settle down in any single place, much less under a single ruler.
Anonymous
#369576
11 months ago
>imply Equestria isn't the planet's name, like Hyrule or Brittannia
Anonymous
#369581
11 months ago
Also, this map is stupid. It implies the Lands of Men do anything other than exist.
nsko
#369676
11 months ago
@369581 If you're trying to justify that humans could exist in this world, I'm sure I haven't eliminated the possibility entirely. Assuming this map is (max) 3000km length-wise, what you're seeing is roughly the size of the United States. There's still a whole rest-of-the-world that I won't be rendering.

And not that it's relevant to my story, but if you can't assume they might be *out there*, then you could easily replace it with an explanation like: Enough time has passed that the landmasses have shifted, forming a world that is nothing like the one we know.

Just a shot in the dark.
Anonymous
#372926
11 months ago
So then the Lost World is completely inaccessible?
your_waifu
#372982
11 months ago
i'll give you like, 20$ next thursday if you draw the map for my head canon alternate universe version of the world

but yeah. the continent equestria is on in my world is called "Equysium " after one of the parts of the greek afterlife, Elysium. it's ironic in my story, but you could make is mean what it should)
nsko
#373160
11 months ago
@372926 Eeyup. They also play quite a role in my fic and the backstory I've created for Celestia and Luna

@your_waifu I was actually thinking of starting map commissions on my DA, but I'm on vacation atm, so I've been making these (painstakingly) with a laptop touchpad. If you can wait until I get back late next month, I'd be happy to.
your_waifu
#373196
11 months ago
that is . . .a response I did not expect. i admired your maps and i really expected you to want to keep your skills to your own stuff . if you're ACTUALLY considering doing this then i'd need that bit of time to make sure the inane scribbles I send you are what i want made nicer anyway. do you have a link to your DA so I don't forget about this? mine is http://yourewaifu.deviantart.com/
nsko
#373754
11 months ago
@your_waifu Not at all, I do them for the fun of it :D I'll leave you a comment on your DA
Anonymous
#374827
11 months ago
love it except gildsdale should be spelled gildendale, and should be much larger. i mean it took them 5 days to cross full speed in dangerous buissness.. also the archaback mountains should be longer.
nsko
#374913
11 months ago
@374827 Archback mountains = it will be, I only put one in as a placeholder. Gildendale? Are you sure? I'm pretty sure I read it as Gildsedale on EqD (see http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/its-dangerous-business-going-out-your.html)

And it took them 5 days to travel because it took them a day (or was it two) to get across the Drackenridge mountains, and all of the rest to deal with the Gildsedale ponies, no? I'm trying to recall roughly from memory. Can someone confirm?
Anonymous
#374919
11 months ago
@anon366658
Here we go
Anonymous
#398713
11 months ago
I was noticing on the older versions of this map a location called The Veil/Breach. Was that supposed to have been the lone access point to the Lost World?

Also, is TLW completely surrounded by leyline, or are there openings on the other side we can't see on this map?
nsko
#425986
10 months ago
@398713 It was meant to be the thinnest point, but not actually traversable.

And the known world is completely surrounded by ley lines. The TLW is what lies beyond it. Check these out:

The latest version of the map: http://hlissner.deviantart.com/art/Equestria-and-beyond-rev-6-253465186

A sketch of what I have planned beyond this map:
http://hlissner.deviantart.com/art/Equestria-and-Beyond-The-plan-255491618
Anonymous
#428702
10 months ago
Interesting. You explained The Echo in the bottom link, but I have to inquire about the Old World and that colossal, country sized mountain in the upper left.
nsko
#440210
10 months ago
@428702 In the lore of my story's world, the ley lines exude a passive energy into the atmosphere. In small amounts, its harmless. And powerful creatures, like Celestia, have the responsibility (by her decree) to moderate that energy.

Otherwise, in large amounts, it has an unpredictable effect on many things including geography, climate and even planetary magnetism.

You'll notice the further you get away from Equestria (and Celestia's Influence in general), the less predictable the terrain becomes.

Now, about the mountain:

That mountain in particular, has to do with another interesting bit of my world's lore. It revolves around the legend of an Elk God King, Mundus, that pre-existed Celestia and Luna by nearly 200,000 years -- whose benevolent reign, legend says, had lasted for longer than time. In his time, he created the ley lines, a pure, passive energy that aided in the prosperity of his world.

From legend, he was slain by his son, Arion. And a thousand year tyranny ensued. Mystery shrouds his real fate, but it is said that he was imprisoned in the ley line, eventually tainting them.

Now, to answer your question: that mountain is said to be where Mundus was slain, and the ley lines beyond it was where Arion was said to be imprisoned.
Artencot_Arken
#483098
10 months ago
that white area leads to our world, we must find that white area, and then we can get into equstria
Rostam
#721175
7 months ago
I love hope open ended the world can be interpeted.

I have 2 nations in my story.

Parisa Multi-nation empire, King is a Shahrokh, queen is a Simaugh (phoneix) both Ancient birds.

Karkadan, regular ponyand roc any many other are in it very free and equality.

Neighbor to another empire, is Qi'na, Both empires have a strong relationship.
Emperor Dragon is really old and loves birds

not sure if its interest people so i stop there...
Anonymous
#861998
6 months ago
-I've made mine with wolves who can talk and walk on two legs, trying to avoid too much anthro for their race, but it does seem to suit them considering the situation of the diamond dogs.
Mine was based around the Arcadia Empire idea, and then altered it to make it more suitable.
I've taken inspiration off of this, and i'm curious, how would you approach the races???
Anonymous
#1486949
1 week ago
wonder whats in the lost world