The Ruins of Gyan'dis - Patrons' Edition (Patreon)

Gyan'dis is a ruined illithid settlement in the Black Loch. The colony thrived in its corner of the loch for over 800 years, until it was brought down and its inhabitants wiped out by Gyan'dis' own elder brain. Normally, I'd talk a little more about the background of the map, but I'm going to leave that for a day or so, because I'm planning on writing up an overview of the history and lore of the Black Loch, which I can probably get done sometime tomorrow.

It'll have basic information on the loch, along with brief summaries of the locations I've drawn so far. I think it'll be a good introductory overview of the setting, which should be useful to patrons and non-patrons alike. Also, for non-patrons, I promise it'll explain more about why the elder brain destroyed its own colony. I wouldn't leave you hanging like that.

Once that's done, I'll be getting started on last month's Cartographic Congress winner, a town built on a bridge over a river canyon. I've been champing at the bit to get started on that and it's taking all my willpower to write up the Black Loch overview first. But it's long overdue, it needs to be done and it's only a day's work at most, so I'm just going to bite the bullet and get it written.

After the bridge, I'll be drawing the next historical map, Scotland's Coxton Tower. And then we'll probably find our way back to the Underscotland for another piece of the Black Loch.

Sound like a plan? Either way, let me know what you think!

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