Dawn of the Emperors Thyatis, 8 miles per hex
The Dawn of the Emperors boxed set contained two double-sided poster maps, one of which contained mainland Thyatis in all its imperial glory. The map itself followed the trend of not showing any villages, nor mines, lighthouses, battlefields, or anything other than basic towns, cities and forts, and it ended up looking a bit bare. TM2 added some much-needed detail, but still left it looking a bit less imperial than we might like it to.
Nevertheless, it remains an iconic map for Mystara’s fans. The shapes of the coast here — the very southeastern point of the continent of Brun — are very distinctive and memorable.
Replica Map (February 2016)
Sources
- Dawn of the Emperors (1989) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Poster map
Chronological Analysis
This is Map 113. It was published in August 1989. The updated version of this map is Thyatis, 8 miles per hex. 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 1989.
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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