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A design diary for Knightvision Studios

Archive for July, 2009

Unity Foundation

Posted by knightvision on July 7, 2009

I’ve come up with a new twist on Unity

4. Unity Foundation

Polytheistic religion that has unified the main gods of mankind into one faith

Beliefs

The Empyrean is the name given to the main pantheon of gods worshiped within the Unity Foundation. Only temples to the Empyrean can be found within the capital city of Lucidia.

Despite their varied nature, the personalities of the Empyrean continue their harmonious relationship, thanks mostly to the political machinations of the Concordat Council

Janar

Janar is seen as the creator of the world. Janar is the God of Kings. During ancient times, it is claimed that the some kings proclaimed himself the son of Janar. This bold declaration was quickly followed by the riots and destruction of the capital and the loss of its central areas. This lead to a rapid decline in the worship of Janar and he is often considered to have removed himself from the affairs of the world.

Anar

Anar is the Goddess of the Moon and Lady of the Night. She brings with her the tides and is worshiped by mothers and midwives. She is often called upon to to bless the birth of a child. She is a goddess of cycles and is thus often prayed to during funerary services.

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Updated map: What a “relief”!

Posted by knightvision on July 3, 2009

I added some texture and relief features to the heldon city-state map. As you can see below it gives it some added flavor or “eye candy”. I’ve also given some “fluff” on encounter descriptions. I intend to write a pdf document detailing this entire city starting with the first forty areas.

heldon.map

1. Government/City Hall

2. Religious University

3. Secular College

4. Church/Temple

5. Tavern

6. Inn/Restuarant/General Store

7. Barber/Launderer/Clothier/Hostel

8. Green Grocer/Butcher

9. Weaponsmith and Blacksmith

10. Ship Chandler and Boatwright

11. Wainwright/Astrologist/Lamp maker

12. Harbormaster HQ

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New map concept

Posted by knightvision on July 2, 2009

For the past couple of weeks I’ve been working on different concept maps for the City-State of Heldon. I was looking at Google maps and said to myself, “Self, why do create each individual building?”. I think it looks pretty, but is it useful? The Google maps look really nice and you can’t see each building unless you click on the Satellite button. I think I’m going to go with this method of map-making for the rest of Ebonyr.

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