r/FantasyWorldbuilding

Hey everyone, I’ve posted here a few times before and shared some of my maps, so I wanted to drop a small collection of what I’ve been working on.

The first map is Caelvarin, the main continent where my story takes place. There are other continents in the world, but this is the central one.

The second is Highstrand and the Craglands. Highstrand is the capital region and the political heart of the continent, with the Craglands sitting just below it.

The third map is the Mourning Coast, a cold, mist-heavy region with a pretty harsh atmosphere.

All of these regions fall under Highstrand’s influence, and I’m currently working on breaking everything down further into regional maps like these. I’ll be posting more of them soon.

If you’re into worldbuilding or map making, feel free to ask questions. The world is pretty fleshed out at this point, and I’m always down to dive into the lore.

Also, if you’re interested:

• I just dropped a YouTube video on the 7 stages of map making if you want tips or a breakdown of my process
• I’ve got a Patreon where I share more worldbuilding content

Links are below. Appreciate any feedback 🙌

YouTube Channel
Youtube Video

Patreon

Glowdus Raydeality is a medieval fantasy story with super powers that I am working on and I am curious on people's first impressions and thoughts. Hoping to discuss any immediate thoughts that come to mind.

Story Quickie

Rebecca's father gets thrown in jail. The moment she finds out that he will be executed, she gets desperate and steals a journal from Greckor, one of the most dangerous thieves in the land. She was just looking for something to sell, but now she's on the run because rival gangs are after her for the journal. During her escape, she runs into an inexperienced boy, Luke and he gets tangled in her mess.

The World

Imagine lord of the rings, meets game of thrones meets dragon ballz but for ages 11 and up. The world visuals is a colorful and bright world, but the villains, their motivations and actions are very dark. The central idea & theme behind everything in the story is to push this concept that 'power is never free'. This idea gets explored politically, relationally, emotionally, socially, physically and through spectacle. I explore this theme primarily through couple of kids that get powers and have to figure it out why they have the power, what is the point of the power, what are the consequences of the powers. There are no orcs, elves or goblins, but you can expect monsters and 'unknown things' surfacing.

The Powers

There is a power system but most of the world misinterprets it, doesn't attain full mastery of it. Within the story you(reader & characters) learn the power system through discovery/interaction/experience only, it is never taught.

Rebecca poses the power of the Falling Star. A mini-shield that she can absorb within her body. She can shoot it out like an invisible wind, but she must reclaim it. Rebecca is 'the reckless one' her power feels exciting and dangerous

Luke possesses the power of the Shadow Wrap. A cloth around his arm that he can extend and shape-shift into anything he wants. Luke is 'the reluctant one' his power feels and is a tremendous burden for him

Ansellus is a Magola that works as a Dark Knight for the Kingdom Dustmoor, where the residents Magolas, or known as dark entities, reside. He lived a simple life until he met the love of his life, Marsell. She was the kindest creature you'd ever met in your life, and she captured his heart without even trying. But the thing was, she was a Cyellius, a light entity, the enemy of Magolas. But, he didn't care. He loved her deeply, and she loved him back. Normally Magolas have sharp claws that can be used as weapons to hurt Cyellius' if they can't use their weapons blessed with pure darkness, but for Ansellus, he cut his claws so that he couldn't hurt his love whenever he touched her. While Marsell was the princess of the Kingdom Beacos, where the light entities live, she ran away to Dustmoor so that she could be with her lover. They got married, thanks to the approval the king of the Magolas. Everything was peaceful until.. an attack happened that was lead by Marsell's younger brother, Narsello. He took over the Kingdom Beacos after his older sister ran away and abandoned her people, leading the kingdom to go down a dark path under his control. Narsello and his army attacked as many of Magolas as they could, trying to make them extinct. But that attack, it killed Marsell in the process.. Ansellus was holding her in his arms when she was passing away, and he has been mourning her ever since. Magolas normally die along with their partner when they both equally decide it's time to move on and their souls become the fields across Mythica, the continent of Mythical creatures living beyond the trees of the forbidden forest on earth. But for Marsell's dying wish, she wanted Ansellus to continue living and change the world for the better. Even if it was without her in it. And now Ansellus goes off alone, still mourning over his wife until, you, the player, comes along in his life. He joins in on the adventure and he can see her inside of your soul depending on your choices within Mythica and the story.