22 August 2025

LoZompatore’s Belcadiz Migrations

The date on this file is early November 2005, which coincides with Marco Dalmonte’s proposed New Belcadiz Theory. Michele was involved in discussions of the topic over at the Italian MMB of the time, before Marco posted his write-up to the English MMB. Both Marco and Michele then posted in MMB threads about the Belcadiz elves over the following month or so.

I have been unable to find where Michele may have posted this map originally, but it seems likely it was a visual representation of the discussions he was involved in at the Italian MMB. It should therefore make a good companion piece to Marco’s theory, preserved at the Vaults of Pandius.

Taking a broader look at Michele’s work, this map followed other migration-themed maps for the Tanagoro and Humanoids, continuing his delves into population movements. It also leads in to the next maps he worked on, which dealt with Thyatis.

Finally, this is the earliest dated map featuring Michele’s new base map. Although of course it only shows the subject areas, it is clearly part of a larger map, combining features of the Companion Set continental map with details from later hex maps, but in the same clean, black and white style.

Fan-made Map by Michele Carpita (November 2005)

*Belcadiz Migrations, 1700 BC to 700 AC by Michele Carpita, November 2005*

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

Master Rules Set (1985) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Outer World

Fan Sources

New Belcadiz Theory by Marco Dalmonte at the Vaults of Pandius (November 2005)
Davania Questions (post #14) MMB discussion thread preserved at the Vaults of Pandius (November 2005)

References

All of Michele’s maps at the Atlas of Mystara
Michele’s entry in Appendix M: Mappers of Mystara (upcoming)
Michele’s author page at the Vaults of Pandius

Chronological Analysis

This is a fan-made map. It was published in November 2005. 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 2005.

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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