Dawn of the Emperors Alphatia, 24 miles per hex
This was the first and most detailed map released for the island continent of Alphatia. It was previously visible in the Master Rules Set world map, as well as various continental maps of Brun, but the Dawn of the Emperors version was rather different from those — especially in the north.
At 24 miles per hex, it took up a whole poster map, covering an area bigger than the whole Known World. It was full of mysteries, such as the walls between certain member kingdoms, that were not explained in the text. Many of these were later explained in fan works, and then Bruce Heard did a series of articles on his blog from 2012 – 2013, detailing each kingdom and redoing its map at 8 miles per hex.
Notably, although this map only shows Alphatia, in fact the Isle of Dawn should be visible in the bottom left, and Bellissaria in the bottom right.
Replica Map (January 2016)
Sources
- Dawn of the Emperors (1989) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- The Empire of Alphatia, 24 mile per hex poster map
Chronological Analysis
This is Map 114. It was published in August 1989. The updated version of this map has not yet been released. 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; and 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.
Additions
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