Zendrolion’s Threshold Area, 2.7 miles per hex v2
After posting an initial version in August 2006, the MMB community had various comments and suggestions for tweaks. Simone returned with a new version in March 2007. He introduced it as follows:
I’ve finally managed to update the map of the Threshold region, adding the features from “Hail the Heroes” and other things some of you proposed. I’ve also updated the quick list of locations found in the first post of this topic. The map with the 8-miles grid overlay – some posts below the first one – has been updated also.
Since these two versions overwrote the original maps, both in the MMB thread as well as at the Vaults of Pandius, the originals were displaced and mostly lost at this point. Moreover, since Simone updated the original post’s list of features, it became rather hard to track the course of development. I believe I have it correct now, though.
The major changes involved the exact location of Castle Mistamere (previously marked southeast of Threshold, now north-northwest where the old version had Ancient Ruins); the addition of Blackstone Heath; the addition of Zadreth and the Temple of the Shield on the west shore of Windrush Lake; the addition of the Gateway of Hutaaka, the Foamfire River waterfall, trails in the Lost Valley, and the Singing Pool label; the renaming of Knosht to Armstead (Knosht); and the renaming of Iron Fortress to Elwyn’s Sanctuary. These changes were mostly suggested by Sionainn Mac Innéirghe, Roger Girtman, and Andrew Theisen — among others.
Simone’s work on this map has been highly influential ever since, with numerous other fan maps referring back to his ideas. John Calvin even created a PC version of the map that hid DM-only information.
Fan-made Maps by Simone Neri (March 2007)
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
- Basic Rules Set (1983) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Expert Rulebook (1983) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- B1 In Search of the Unknown (1978) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- B2 The Keep on the Borderlands (1979) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- B3 Palace of the Silver Princess (1981) (PDF at Vaults of Pandius)
- B3 Palace of the Silver Princess (1981) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- B4 The Lost City (1982) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- B5 Horror on the Hill (1983) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- B6 The Veiled Society (1984) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- B7 Rahasia (1984) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- B8 Journey to the Rock (1984) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- B9 Castle Caldwell and Beyond (1985) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- B10 Night’s Dark Terror (1986) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- B11 King’s Festival (1989) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- B12 Queen’s Harvest (1989) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- B1-9 In Search of Adventure (1987) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- AC11 Book of Wondrous Inventions (1987) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- X12 Skarda’s Mirror (1987) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- GAZ1 The Grand Duchy of Karameikos (1987) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- GAZ5 The Elves of Alfheim (1988) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- The Tainted Sword (October 1992)
- The Dragon’s Tomb (April 1993)
- Ransom, Dungeon #42 (July 1993)
- The Fall of Magic (October 1993)
- Karameikos: Kingdom of Adventure (1994) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Hail the Heroes (1994) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
Fan Sources
- Zendrolion’s Threshold Area, 2.7 miles per hex v1 (August 2006)
References
- All of Simone’s maps at the Atlas of Mystara
- Simone’s entry in Appendix M: Mappers of Mystara (upcoming)
- Simone’s author page at the Vaults of Pandius
Chronological Analysis
This is a fan-made map. It was published in March 2007. 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 2007.
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.
Under Construction! Please check back again soon for updates.
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