26 August 2025

LoZompatore’s Vacros and Cathos v1

Michele made this map to illustrate a theory about the islands of Vacros and Cathos, both unplaced in official lore. This first version was in Italian, though he made a later updated version in English.

The islands in question here are two small islands that appeared on the Companion Set continental map, but not in Dawn of the Emperors or other later maps. They are effectively two smaller isles in the archipelago of the Pearl Islands. Though they were missed out of later maps, it was likely an oversight. Michele and other fans suggested that the otherwise undetailed islands could be used to provide official locations from two islands from modules, Vacros and Cathos.

Andrew Theisen had previously proposed two other possible positions for these islands back in 1999.

Fan-made Map by Michele Carpita (November 2005)

*Location of Vacros and Cathos 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
MSOLO2 Maze of the Riddling Minotaur (1983) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)

Fan Sources

Cthulhudrew’s Cathos and Vacros v1, 8 miles per hex (June 1999)
Cthulhudrew’s Cathos and Vacros v2, 8 miles per hex (June 1999)

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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