Cave of the Sun (Patreon)

The Cave of the Sun is another map for Tir Thelandira. It's an oracle and holy site where the elves gather to seek guidance from their goddess. The cave takes its name from a hole in the roof of the cavern, through which light beams down onto the pool within.

I'll draw more of Tir Thelandira next month, but right now there's something I have to draw. It's Italian– Venetian, to be specific– and it's glorious. It's not a real place, but it could have been a real place. Unfortunately, somebody screwed up. Let me explain.

In Venice, there's a famous landmark called the Rialto Bridge. Before it was built, proposals by several architects were considered and the one they went with was this. And, I mean, it's fine. I don't hate it. The problem is that a guy named Andrea Palladio proposed this. And they passed on that.

Was it because the guy who made the winning proposal was named Antonio Da Ponte and his last name is literally the Italian word for bridge? Was there a bribe involved? I don't know. Maybe no one knows. But I do know this: I am going to make a map of Andrea Palladio's objectively superior bridge. And I'm going to do it right now.

I want to thank Masque for telling me about Andrea Palladio's design for the Rialto. I might never have found out about it otherwise. Just to let everyone know, I'm always open to suggestions and I've drawn a few of them. So don't hold back on me. There's no such thing as too many ideas.