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Deven Rue 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @devenrue.com · 20/09/2026

"I had to use AI in my module because I can't afford an artist!" Did you even ask? The sheer amount of creators out there that are looking for people to write lore for their maps, art, characters, items, etc. is staggering. Put out a call & ask for shares. You'd be amazed at the results.

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

#CartAugust 29: Map Evolution I too have had a blast this month, sharing maps of my world. The maps of the Triempery have undergone a huge revolution. I will use this thread to show how they changed along the way. The first maps were my efforts, hand-drawn. I used them for writing the stories. 🧵

Map drawn by the author over 20 years ago and used during the writing of the Triempery Revelations series. Earlier and cruder maps exist and have lots of additions, scribbles, changes, and other notes. But this is the one I gave to my friend to make into a map for the first book of the Triempery Revelations series.

This is the map my friend and editor, Christina Wooden, made from my hand-drawn map. This map was digital and could be printed in eBooks and print books.

The map is simple, crisp, and easy to read. It gave readers a good sense of the Triempery's scale and lands and major cities. Thanks, Christina!

This is the latest, probably final, version of the world map of the Triempery Revelations series, created from the earlier maps by Dominique Strange.

Map shows colored land areas, detailed mountain ranges, the Rill corridor, and major cities. On the left are three shields representing the three empires of the Triempery: Essera (blue), Sordan (green), and Mormantalorus (red).

This map shows the Bounding Fog that limits the ocean and also the Pillars of the Sky mountain range that limits the land area.

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#CartAugust 28: Battlefields I asked @domino44maps.bsky.social to make the map below for the final book of the Triempery Revelations series. It shows in close up the scene of the final battle, which is also the major setting of the whole book. There's a fortress at the top. A town at the bottom. 🧵

Site specific map of the final battle of the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens. Map shows the fortress of Elithegh at the top. The fortress has two towers, as described in THE RILL LORD, the final book. At the bottom of the map is the town of Gustan, on the Dazun River, and its nearby Manor. There's a compass on the right. There's also a smaller river, the Orry, on the map, and some forests and hills.

Map by Dominique Strange.

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

#CartAugust 27: Byways - Most perilous journey The deserts of Sansordan or Lahgael may be the most perilous, but travelers have no reason to go there. Same with the Pillars of the Sky or the Bounding Fog. People may be tempted by the Kragh, or Maw. 🧵 Map by @domino44maps.bsky.social

Map portion showing the King's Road from Gustan to Omadawn. The Kragh region, The Maw, could be used as a shortcut from Omadawn to Kyrbasillon. It is also an alternative if the Road is blocked -- by soldiers, for example.

Map by Dominique Strange.

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

#CartAugust 26. Highways The Triempery has extensive highways. The map below shows the most famed ones: the King's Road along the Dazun River from Gustan to Merath. The highway running north from Dazunor-Rannuli to Permephedon is called the North Road. 🧵 Map by @domino44maps.bsky.social

Map of Essera showing the King's Road, a highway along the Dazun River at the center of the map between Gustan and Merath, and the North Highway leading from Dazunor-Rannuli to Permephedon. Also seen is the highway leading south from Dazunor-Rannuli to Bellan Toregh in Amallar and eventually Leseos and Gignastha.

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

#CartAugust 20: Holy places Holy places in the Triempery include the Pillars of the Sky and the Bounding Fog, both clearly god-made and, possibly, inhabited. But the World has more accessible holy sites. First would be Sordan, where the Three were born. [Map by @domino44maps.bsky.social]

On the left is a map showing a close-up of the main axis of the Triempery, the primary Rill corridor from Permephedon (north) to Sordan (south). Both Cities were built by the gods.

The right side is a text excerpt from THE SECOND STONE, book 3 of the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens. The snip details where the Three, the children of the gods (and also gods themselves) were born in Sordan:

“What are they?” The symbols burned white-gold, orange, and blue within the mysteriously transparent monolith.
“The Signs of the Three, which they wrote themselves onto this stone.” Tiflan spoke before the Ardaenan king could answer. He pointed at the glyphs one by one, from star crown to Rillsign to sword. “Ergeiron. Derlon. Amarantos.”
“Born right here, the three of them,” piped in Endelarin. “Or so legend says.”
“This very spot?”
“Well, more accurately… there.” Endelarin turned to point at the strangely smooth and metallic, glyph-inscribed depression just behind and below the ledge on which they stood. He looked at Tiflan and shook his head. “Clearly you are falling short in the myth-telling arena.”
The big man glowered. “I am doing well enough. There is a lot of myth to cover.”

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#CartAugust 19: Borders The Triempery series covers a LOT of ground. People of different origins and beliefs inhabit this world. As a result there are many borders. Most of these borders are defined by natural features such as rivers and mountain ranges. [Map by @domino44maps.bsky.social]

Map of the World of the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens. Map shows also the three shields of the ruling empires: Essera (blue with white horse), Sordan (green with eagle), and Mormantalorus (red with volcano).

Map by Dominique Strange

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

#CartAugust 16: Spices The most costly spice in the Triempery is ricina, a corm of plants the grow under rocks in the Sansordan and Lahgaelan desert. The corms are prized for their taste and are priced higher than gold. Ricina is gathered using vicious boars. [Map by @domino44maps.bsky.social]

Left side of image is a map portion showing the deserts of Sansordan and Lahgael/Suddekar, which is where the ricina plant grows under rocks. Map shows deserts, a river, and the western shore of a great lake, the Sarkuan. Map by Dominique Strange.

Right side of image is a text excerpt from THE GOD SPEAR, book four of the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens. Text describes the creatures that humans use to hunt ricina:

The lands around Sarkuan are native to beasts large as wolves but stouter of leg and porcine of appearance, with noses that more resemble arms than snouts. They have fierce teeth and foul tempers like boars. Corpse pigs they are called, myrti, because they detect the least trace of any scent and excel at carcasses, both the making and the finding. The Lahgai of the south have domesticated the as guard beasts and have also trained them to find the rare and precious spiceroot of the Sansordan and Lahgaelan deserts.

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

#CartAugust 15: Protein. Where do people go to hunt or fish? As the World map shows, there is a lot of ocean and the ocean has fish and other edible animal life. Protein galore! Fishing is a viable occupation. There's plenty of hunting to be had also. [Map by @domino44maps.bsky.social]

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

#CartAugust 13: Minerals Minerals are a foundation of Triemperal wealth. It's a fortunate (for wealth creation) fact that Rill nodes originally served the First Creation's major cities. The melting of those cities in the Devastation created rich ore fields. 🧵 [Map by @domino44maps.bsky.social]

Left side of image is map showing Randpory and Leseos, both Rill ports, which are located near extensive ore fields. Map by Dominique Strange.

Right side is a text excerpt from THE SECOND STONE which highlights how those ore fields were formed.

The point where plateau gave way to plain was famed as a rich ore site, the remains of an ancient city, which the terrible fires of the Devastation had literally melted, depositing vast pools of metals into pockets and layers beneath the surface. The resource-greedy Aryati culture had poured metals from their own world and many others into their mighty cities. Now miners sought those places known in legend to have been the great cities of the Aryati.

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

#CartAugust 11: Cataclysm Here's a map of the World of the Second Creation. The shows ALL THAT IS LEFT after the destruction of the First Creation in an event known as the Devastation. The Devastation was not nuclear. It was caused by a crazy person and magic.🧵 [map by @domino44maps.bsky.social]

World Map of the setting for the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens. Map shows the known world, with the sea bordered in white to reflect that its edges are bound by fog and no one can pass. The east has an impassable mountain range.

On the left hand are three shield symbols representing the three empires of the Triempery: Essera (top, winged horse), Sordan (middle winged eagle), and Mormantalorus (bottom, red, a volcano).

Map by Dominique Strange.

Text excerpt from THE RILL LORD, sixth and final book of the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens. Quote describes a character reflecting on the destruction--and remnant consequences--of the First Creation's destruction:

But more than just human-set fires worried the sky. Beyond the harbor, far out to sea beyond the veil of the Wall, shimmered the green and violet edges of the Rift. A wound in the fabric that separated the Second Creation’s Three Worlds, it was nonetheless beautiful. Robdan wondered if it was true that the Leur folk had sacrificed their lives to create that barrier to magically maintain their Creation in its three separations. The First Creation’s myriad Worlds archived in a forever past. A single new World in which the Creation continued. And one World, Gsch, forever caught in the moment when the First Creation was destroyed.
Imprisoned by magic, that Devastation had happened and not happened and was yet happening, just on the other side of a fragile shield of living energy, the Last Gift of Leur.
This World was ever but moments away from Devastation.

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Yes. Essera has its own map (also by @domino44maps.bsky.social ). I figure I will be talking about it at some point. 😊

Map of the empire of Essera, northernmost of the Triempery's three empires. Shield in top left shows Essera's current seal, a winged white horse--symbol of the Stauberg-Randolphs. Map is in color, showing major cities, rivers, mountain ranges and the coast. Map illustrated by Dominique Strange.

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

#CartAugust 3: First chapter map --> last chapter. The line drawn map below suits the first chapter of SORDANEON, which takes place solely in Sordan. The last chapter of the Triempery series takes place on the second map. 🧵 Line map: Christina Wooden. Colored map: @domino44maps.bsky.social

Line map of the western lands of the Sordaneon Hierarchate. Shows the great lake Sarkuan and the island City of Sordan, where the action of the first chapter of SORDANEON takes place.

Map appears in THE KHELD KING (book 2 of the Triempery Revelations series).

Colored map of the region around the Esseran town of Gustan, showing a fortress named Elithegh and Gustan Manor in addition to the port town. Lovely compass on the right. Forests and farms also shown.

Map is by Dominique Strange. Map appears in the sixth and final book of the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens, THE RILL LORD.

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

#Cartaugust 2: Triempery Terra Incognita The World of the Second Creation is, in some ways, unfinished. The gods got interrupted. Remember my hand drawn map from yesterday? Below is the final version. More detail! I'll address the unfinished parts in comments. 🧵 Map by @domino44maps.bsky.social

Color version of the world map of the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens. Map by Dominique Strange.

Three shields represent the three empires of the Triempery: Essera (top, with horse); Sordan (middle, with eagle); and Mormantalorus (bottom, with volcano).

Edges of the map show the Pillars of the Sky (east), a mountain range that cannot be (or at least has never been) crossed.

Edges to the west, north and south show the Bounded Sea. The sea is ringed by a boundary of fog. Ships that sail into the fog come out again at some other place on the ocean -- sometimes far away -- on the known map. Where they might come out again is unpredictable and cannot be used for reliable transit. Some ships never return and their fates are wholly unknown.

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#SFFChat Q2: In-world mystery. The great Dazun River, Essera's extensive highway, ends at the sea... maybe. No one has ever found the Dazun's end by land or ship; no one has seen it from the sea. Nothing. After millennia, characters simply puzzle but accept it. Map by @domino44maps.bsky.social

Map of the northern empire of Essera, one of the three empires of the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens. Map by Dominique 44.

The Dazun River (the big one in the center of the map) flows into a great marsh.bog and then... no one knows. The river ends as shown, at the sea, but no one can find that egress from either the river or the sea side. It simply isn't there. But it is there on the map, looking mysteriously fog-bound.

Map also shows all the big cities, and the City of Permephedon (made by gods) and other features of the Triempery novels. Shield is of Essera's symbol, a winged horse.

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Zohar Arts | COMMS OPEN @zoharshachak.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Back from Montreal, so lets do a little live stream! We're gonna draw some stuff for #FanGeo ! www.twitch.tv/zohararts #ttrpg #dnd #conceptart #art

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Newest design I made for my Patreon pack full of unique compasses! This mimic compass might be my favorite!

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Thai | Of Metal And Magic @ofmetalandmagic.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Thanks for hosting a #SelfPromoSaturday! I make.. #TTRPG things! 😅 Maps, illustrations, GM aids, STLs, an occasional adventure. Most find me via my printable notice board posters though. My free goodies can be found here: www.ofmetalandmagic.com Exclusives on patreon: patreon.com/OfMetalAndMa...

A black and white TTRPG battlemap featuring a staircase coming down from the top onto a balcony that wraps around both sides of a large chamber to the bottom where stairs join into a lower central pit. Columns and railings have broken and fallen down, though none touching the pile of gold in the middle. One column had smashed an ornate mirror onto the ground.

A medieval-style wanted poster featuring fancy script and an illustration of a brass amulet bearing a starburst motif and emerald set into the middle reads:

Amulet Stolen - Last seen at a recent party, this beloved adornment has been locked away since. The safe has remained locked, however, the amulet is now missing. For its prompt return, and apprehension of any responsible for the theft, the Vargold Estate is offering a 2000 gold piece reward.

In a palm is a bronze painted 3D print of an oval amulet with a starburst motif and a green gem in the middle.

Peeking out from a notice board poster is a circular medieval style shop sign depicting a red dragon's eye with gold fire agate as the eyeball. The only legible text is Dragon's and Mining.

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Lantern Light Explorations | Comms Open @lanternlightexp.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Happy #SelfPromoSaturday! Let's see what you've got. Rules: 🚫 No GenAI ♻️ Repost 💙 If you see something you like, like it! Let's help each other get out in front of more people! #ttrpg #artsky #ocsky #writing #solorpg

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Latest issue of the Fantastical Geographic is also a fan service issue about traveling through Baldur's Gate! Make sure you don't miss grabbing your free copy! www.patreon.com/domino44maps...

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The Steeped in Style Tea House issue is packed full of fun tidbits! This has been such an amazing project to work on and I hope that everyone will consider checking it out! For this issue I illustrated one of the feline friends that live within the shop, a Dracat www.patreon.com/posts/158381...

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Thai | Of Metal And Magic @ofmetalandmagic.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I have been SO drained from fence building I never really had the energy to promote last week's Patreon post! (I'm still building and still drained 😥 send help) ANYWAY - Wayfinders can now grab this printable notice board poster & cool key item art: bit.ly/missing-shop... #TTRPG #StockArt #Fantasy

A promotional image for a medieval style notice board posting for a missing shop key, plus art of the key. The key is a grey metal with a unique pointed interlocking chain design at the handle.

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Close ups vs the full map, Avatar the Last Airbender style! Map available on my Patreon free to download! www.patreon.com/posts/383859...

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Fantastical Publications @fantasticalgeographic.com · 11/05/2026

Coming soon: this month's adoptable critters! Every adventurer needs companionship. So we feature 2 selections from the Traveling Menagerie (compliments of @cloaksandcapes.bsky.social) in each issue! The "Steeped in Style Tea House" issue hits the stands this week, so get ready! #TTRPG

A green wax seal with an intricate crest for F.G. holds a banner announcing “Fantastical Geographic presents”under is a silhouette of a fictional creature with the large words “who’s that critter?” In large above it. A quote from ‘The traveling menagerie’ says this critter is a lazy loaf who likes to soak in hot water and dreams of being a chef’s assistant. Credit is given to Cloaks & Capes. A booklet at the bottom states more can be found out from the ‘adopt a critter’ in this month’s multi-planar travel magazine and exploration packet for GMs.”

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

1 Prompt: mermaid rose compass 2 different artist: @valterink.bsky.social & myself I love how we both took it in such a different direction! Creativity is a beautiful thing!

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Pixie @chaospixiemagic.com · 29/04/2026

This is honestly one of my favorite sets we have poured lately. And just two sales would help pay my power bill! So HI! HAVE SOME DICE! #MutualAidRequest #Dnd #Dice #Dicemaker www.chaospixiemagic.com/product-page...

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Which of these unique compass designs do I need to color first?

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Thai | Of Metal And Magic @ofmetalandmagic.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Why stop at giving your #TTRPG players a physical quest hook with this bounty poster, when they can also feel the glory of grasping this magic item at the end of the adventure? Wayfinders have early access to this bounty poster, and exclusive access to the amulet STL & art: bit.ly/stolen-amulet

A promotional image for a medieval style notice board posting for a stolen amulet, art for the amulet, and a 3d printable STL for the amulet. The amulet is an oval starburst design featuring a green gem in the middle.

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Fantastical Publications @fantasticalgeographic.com · 25/04/2026

Talk to the dead in the catacombs with Nora. Hear the latest gossip with Amethyst. Dive into local lore with Faust. Learn about romance on the high seas with Thistle. Meet deities with Kali. Whip up amazing dishes with Galetta. Check out events and possibly adopt critters in this month's issue!

A promo graphic for Fantastical Geographic's Orch'est digital magazine issue. It describes the location as "A major shipping hub with ancient foundations." The cover by Domino 44 depicts a lighthouse on an island surrounded by rough seas.

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Close up vs the whole map! These cliffs were so fun to draw!

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Lantern Light Explorations | Comms Open @lanternlightexp.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I'm Rev and I create ttrpg maps and other content for GM's. Recently colab'd on the latest issue of #FanGeo issue 4, Orch'est. Find my work on: Patreon Mayhem Shop

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Lantern Light Explorations | Comms Open @lanternlightexp.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

It's #SelfPromoSaturday! Show us what you got and what you're working on! #ttrpg, #artist, #writer, if you're creating it lets see it! ✔️ No AI Slop (No GenAI) ✔️ Like & Share/Repost

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Alt: a dungeons and dragons tray with a red dice on it

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Four compass designs made for the same world! Which one is your favorite?

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

A hike into the mountains to see a waterfall? Yes please! Map commissioned by Brian McBride

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Another close up vs the entire map! Map can be found in the book ‘The Fourth Portal’ by J. A. Markel

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Fantastical Publications @fantasticalgeographic.com · 08/04/2026

The most natural instinct of a Warden is to protect, and this cycle’s sky signs are saying that’s exactly what you need to do. Someone close to you is hurting despite their claims of being otherwise. Don’t push them to talk, just be the constant and solid rock they have come to expect - 1/2

Illustration of a starry sky with a shield shape constellation. The word "warden" is written in script in the center of the shield next to a tiny green planet.

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I really can’t believe I used to struggle with drawing banners, they are now one of my favorite things to draw!

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

😍🤩 I kinda need to be pinched too!

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I’m very excited to be on the team!

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

A close up vs the whole map! Remember maps aren’t just one illustration it’s hundreds!

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I think I need to add this poor soul to the current map I’m working on

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Having to go back to work on Monday after getting to work on my art all weekend makes Mondays extra Monday.

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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

#FantasyIndiesApril 6: Describe characters' homeland Dorilian's homeland of Sordan has been well covered in earlier posts, so let's talk about Essera, a more complicated homeland for several characters. Though Emyli thinks of herself as Kheld, Essera is her home. Map by @domino44maps.bsky.social

Map of the Kingdom of Essera in the Triempery Revelations series of novels by L.L. Stephens.

The shield in upper left shows a horse head and wings, symbol of the Stauberg-Randolph family that rules in Essera. At the center of the map sits the great god-raised City of Permephedon, which is as tall as, and as big as, a mountain. The rich city of Dazunor-Rannuli sits to the south on the River Dazun, the great water highway that sustains and enriches Essera.

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

The map, and the details that I add that might never get noticed! Commissioned by @cascadecrisis.bsky.social

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Quote repost this with your most commonly used colors! I honestly love this color palette for maps so much!!

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Dominique Strange @domino44maps.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Some details are almost impossible to find on the full map! Map commissioned by @llmacrae.bsky.social

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