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Official map of Windsonde!
TwistoultDail: The only human settlement on Windsonde.
Ausaurdonde Plateau: Rainforest plateau, has the most impressive waterfalls in all of Windsonde. Its steep cliffs provide living space for many of the Aerie's inhabitants. A small stretch of river in the northernmost tip harbors beautiful travertine pools.
Growsrathe Mesa: The Queen's personal living quarters are located atop this majestic table-top mountain.
Wyrfronde Deltas: Vast wetlands that frequently flood.
Ausaurdonde Lake: A large mountain lake with clear blue water.
Steps of Balodius: Deep natural sinkholes exposing the groundwater beneath. Associated with The Grey and thus of great spiritual significance.
Fraohr Swamp: A peninsula covered almost entirely by swamplands. A large blue lagoon on its westernmost coast is the highlight of the area.
Ausaurdonde Mountains: Tall and covered with lush vegetation that transitions from tropical deciduous rainforest to coniferous forest at higher elevations. This mountain range marks the border between Twistoult and Grandesque.
GrandesqueCanyonlands: All of Grandesque's major canyons are large, steep-sided canyons cut by their respective rivers. The canyon cliffs are the Aerie's living space, with each "neighborhood" sharing the name of the canyon. The further the canyon system is from the Skrekrill border, the more coveted a location it is. North Maffickar is the most luxurious, and reserved for the Queen and those close to her. East Maffickar is home to most of Grandesque's Faclair. The Grand Damfino is where most of the population lives, with East Damfino being a good alternative for those who cannot afford Grand Damfino. Those who live in Bestehend wish they could afford better, with the only perk to these canyons being the coveted hot springs just north of them.
Maffickar Plains: A varied terrain with interesting features, the most notable being the salt pans and the cavernous hole (known as Maffickar Hole) the Maffickar River abruptly plunges into, some way south of Maffickar Lake.
Podsnapede: An area known for its striking rock formations and interesting colors . A popular location with youngsters looking for thrills.
Kollege Rock: A monumental formation of red rock and the site of Grandesque's largest bazaar.
Statchelfind: A large area of scrub desert with interesting rock formations and funky-looking trees.
Kangur Badlands: A dry, hostile-looking area of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires blended with mixed grass prairie. A neighborhood most like to avoid.
Kotchham Desert: The driest area in Windsonde. Few ever go there, except as a travel route between Twistoult and Skrekrill.
SkrekrillSklepende: A hellish area of boiling geysers, deadly gas vents , and deceptively inviting caustic pools.
Lichternacht: An area of karstic plateaus that has been eroded into a forest of limestone needles. Skrekrill's gangs like to prowl this area along with Kangur.
Steinspen Mountains: This mountain range contains several fairly active volcanoes. The land east of them is mostly comprised of lava plains and ash fields.
Magia Caldera: A large collapsed volcano featuring a lake at its floor. Queen Maud is rumored to live here, but no one knows for sure.
Tookie IslandTookie Mountain: The island's only mountain. Surrounded and covered by a tropical rainforest, known as Tookie Forest.
Tookie River: The Island's largest river. Is surrounded by a swamp, known as Tookie Swamp.
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If you have an idea for a landscape feature that you think might fit into Windsonde, don't hesitate to leave a comment here about it!
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Are there any other continents on this world?
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There are! Agrondrae is another continent in this same world.
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Awesome reference! Thank you for sharing. About how big is Windsonde over all? I'm trying to figure out how long it would take for a Gryphon to travel across it...I'm picturing it like a quarter the size of Australia, or is it bigger than that?
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Hmm, that's a good question! I imagined this landmass to be... a similar size as Australia, though maybe a little bit smaller. It's pretty big. (Though, maybe that's way too big?? I'm not sure. Let's say half the size of Australia...)
It probably takes a bit for a gryph to fly from one end to the other, but the big dry part in the middle has lots and lots of thermals, which probably helps speed travel along.
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Okay, that's good to know! So, for the average gryphon, flying from one end to the other would take like 4 days then? As far as I can tell, Australia is just a tad smaller across than the US, so that'd be like flying from New York City to Denver. Just wanting to check before I do my challenges! Trying to wrap my head around it all.
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That's a great question. Unfortunately, I am not entirely sure how long it would take. It's something to do some research on, for sure.
Β Though, I don't think you should worry too much about it. Just assume it takes more than a day?
Sorry I can't be more helpful, but I'm really clueless about how long it takes to travel someplace... maybe researching how long it takes migratory birds to go from a point A to a point B might help?
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Yeah, I did a bit of that. It seems they can cover quite some distance in a short amount of timeΒ (from mexico across the gulf to the southern US in less than 2 days, for example), but I imagine for a heavier animal it might take a bit longer? It'sΒ only relevant to my little head story for Rhys since he's a bit of an explorer/wanderer, not terribly relevant to image-making of course. Just curious to see if there were any official thoughts on the matter.
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Sadly, there really hasn't been any official discussion on the matter
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This is amazing, and so very useful! I always wondered where everything was in relation to each other, for some reason I always thought that Twistlout was in between Skrekrill and Grandesque... have no idea why!
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pretty cool map!
dail is the only human settlement, but there are tribes or other civilized races arround?
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but only gryphons? i mean, no humanoids or demi-humans?
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one more question (or maybe two)...
do the gryphons have some kind of society? and how intelligent they are compared to average humans?
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They're as intelligent as humans, and their society is structured very similarly.
You can check all this out at the group's page
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Wow, thanks for making this! It's going to make everything a lot easier, and on top of it it just looks awesome!
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Oh this is awesome! I like actually knowing where everyone will travel and such! Way cool!
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YAAAAAAAAAAY MAPS <33 I feel like Cadence's family would hail from somewhere around the Fraohr Swamp yesss
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This is so great! I've always had trouble visualizing the backgrounds for Windsonde.
Would you say that Skrekrill region is a lot like the Burren? (link )
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Whoa! The Burren is really cool! I think we can definitely find room for an area in Skrekrill that looks like the Burren! 
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Really? That's awesome! The Burren is a really cool (but lesser known) part of Ireland.Β
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So their planet rotates in the opposite direction as Earth? Are the oceans salty?
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Huh?? o_o You confused me big time there. Why would the rotation be opposite??
Yes, the oceans are salty.
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The orographic effect! That sharp jungle/desert cutoff at a mountain range does happen, but the desert is often west of the mountains due to the way the earth's rotation moves the winds at latitudes favorable for jungles. Look at the rocky mountains, the himalayas, or the andes, they all tend to have wetter climates on the east side and drier ones on the west.
But perhaps the worldwide climate is different... It's not impossible to find desert on the west, but it might take some finagling to explain. Maybe the climate is warmer and wetter overall, allowing jungles to be found further from the equator so you can use the westerlies to drive the orographic effect like the one shown here.
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