JTR’s Ghyr, 8 miles per hex
Ghyr was introduced in 1984’s XL-1 Quest for the Heartstone. As it lacks an official placement in Mystara, the fan community has been finding good locations for it ever since.
Andrew Theisen proposed to place it north of Denagoth, and JTR adapted this idea for his fourth Gaz F product, The Hidden Treasure of Ghyr. This puts it firmly within the “Idrisian Sphere” area that JTR had conceived, consisting of Wendar, Denagoth, the Northern Wildlands, Ghyr, and that whole region southwest of Norwold proper. (Some fans consider this area to be part of Norwold.)
The actual Ghyr map in XL-1 is more of a sketch than a map, and JTR adapted this for his own map. He also referenced Andrew’s May 2000 Ghyr, 8 miles per hex map, although he mostly went his own way in his terrain choices.
Fan-made Map by JTR (September 2006)
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
- XL-1 Quest for the Heartstone (1984) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Sketch map
- Dawn of the Emperors (1989) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Wrath of the Immortals (1992) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
Fan Sources
- Cthulhudrew’s Ghyr, 8 miles per hex (May 2000)
- Marshes of Maggorath (November 2005)
- Marshes of Maggorath, 8 miles per hex (November 2005) (Vaults of Pandius)
- Gaz F2 The Denizens of Denagoth (30 April 2006)
- Gaz F3 The Northern Wildlands (1 July 2006)
- Gaz F4 The Hidden Treasure of Ghyr (18 September 2006)
References
- All of JTR’s maps at the Atlas of Mystara
- JTR’s entry in Appendix M: Mappers of Mystara (upcoming)
- JTR’s author page at the Vaults of Pandius
Chronological Analysis
This is a fan-made map. It was published in September 2006. 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 2006. (Please note that it may be some time before the project reaches this point.)
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.
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