Ashtagon’s Alphatian Empire, 24 miles per hex WIP
Emma posted this map in May 2025, though she noted that she had made it some time previously. It was incomplete due to an error in the alignment of Alphatia — very likely caused by Dawn of the Emperors’ Alphatia and Isle of Dawn maps, which had Alphatia out of sync between the two maps. She explained fully in her post at DeviantArt:
A long time ago, I tried to make a 24-mile scale hex map of Alphatia as depicted in Dawn of the Emperors. This was never completed. Deep into production, I realised I had not georeferenced the source maps properly, and the east coast of Alphatia was about half a hex out of position. Correcting that so deep into production would require redrawing basically the entire coast, which is the most time consuming part of the process. If I try this again, I would be starting from scratch. For those who are curious, this is what I had so far.
The internal divisions in the central Isle of Dawn reflect a conflict in one of the Master-level adventure modules.
It’s a very attractive map, tying together an assortment of maps from Dawn of the Emperors. I hope someday she can complete it.
Fan-made Map by Emma Rome (May 2025)
This is an original map created by one of Mystara’s excellent fan cartographers. For more information on the cartographer, including a gallery of all their maps, see also Appendix M: Mappers of Mystara.
Sources
- Dawn of the Emperors (1989) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- M5 Talons of Night (1987) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
Fan Sources
- The Alphatian Empire (incomplete) discussion thread at The Piazza (May 2025)
- The Alphatian Empire (incomplete) at DeviantArt (May 2025)
References
- All of Emma’s maps at the Atlas of Mystara
- Emma’s entry in Appendix M: Mappers of Mystara (upcoming)
- Emma’s author page at the Vaults of Pandius
Chronological Analysis
This is a fan-made map. It was published in May 2025. The updated Atlas version of this map is not yet available. See also Appendix C for annual chronological snapshots of the area. For the full context of this map in Mystara’s publication history, see the upcoming Let’s Map Mystara 2025.
The following lists are from the Let’s Map Mystara project. Additions are new features, introduced in this map. Revisions are changes to previously-introduced features. Hex Art & Fonts track design elements. Finally, Textual Additions are potential features found in the related text. In most cases, the Atlas adopts these textual additions into updated and chronological maps.
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