Virtual Pet Project II: world map
Posted: 31 Jul 2008 01:51 am
I tried my hand at world building with the intent that - should we ever decided to try and start our own pet site they'd have someplace to live. The map is not entirely original, it's based on what Earth's supposed to look like 250 million years into the future. Still I did my best. In order to avoid the chaos of images too large for the site I'm directly linking to the pics rather than putting them here. The numbers on the maps represent where I saw various lands occurring, though these can be changed. I gave the lands names and themes, but these also can be changed. Thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I figure the map can be free-rotated in any direction. I don't have upside down versions of the globe but it wouldn't be hard to make them if someone were interested in seeing it. I also invented a zodiac and a calendar system for the world if anyone would be interested in those.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/ ... rder1j.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/ ... rder2j.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/ ... rder3j.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/ ... rder4j.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/ ... rder5j.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/ ... rder6j.jpg
Because I wanted to be somewhat authentic i actually looked up real words from real languages for many of the lands. As a result some look rather strange. Words in brackets [] are the literal translation of the name - or what the name's supposed to really mean. Themes with semicolons ; indicate that more than one theme or idea could be used (pending what people think). I also tried to use every letter of the English alphabet to start a name with. You will NOT find numbers 27 or 28 on the map. This is because number 27 is supposed to be a moving island (like Lutari Island, only open to the public and it actually would move on the map) and number 28 is the interior of the planet itself.
Key:
1 Official Name: Chaseton
Common Name: Chaseton
Theme: late 20th – early 21st century
2 Official Name: Sciopolis [Knowledge City]
Common Name: Sciopolis
Theme: Greco-Roman
3 Official Name: Everfun
Common Name: Everfun
Theme: Summer; beach party
4 Official Name: Fleuvebeau [Beautiful River]
Common Name: Flowerbend
Theme: Renaissance [French]; Musketeers
5 Official Name: Castlewood
Common Name: Castlewood
Theme: Middle Ages [Germanic/English]
6 Official Name: Autumn Woods
Common Name: Autumn Woods
Theme: Fall; Halloween
7 Official Name: Björnkloholm [Bearclaw’s Home]
Common Name: Bearclaw Hold
Theme: Viking; Scottish Highland
8 Official Name: Zamyari-La
Common Name: Zamyari-La
Theme: Himalayan
9 Official Name: Ozerova [Lake]
Common Name: Ozerova
Theme: Tsarist Russia
10 Official Name: Toh-yil-kal Grande [Great River]
Common Name: Tohyilkal
Theme: Navajo; Western American
11 Official Name: Vernal Woods
Common Name: Vernal Woods
Theme: Spring; Easter
12 Official Name: Noh-kah [Great Village]
Common Name: Nohkah
Theme: Mayan-Incan
13 Official Name: Hulum Jamila [Beautiful Dream]
Common Name: Hulum
Theme: Ancient Persian; Arabian (1001 Arabian Nights)
14 Official Name: Qanikcaq [Snow on ground]
Common Name: Qani
Theme: South Pole; Inuit
15 Official Name: Yarron
Common Name: Yarrow Moon
Theme: Space [middle moon]
16 Official Name: Wiston
Common Name: Wisteria Moon
Theme: Space [largest moon]
17 Official Name: Joulupukki [Yule Goat: Santa Claus]
Common Name: Joulu
Theme: Winter; Christmas
18 Official Name: Kenos Station
Common Name: Kenos Station
Theme: Space Station
19 Official Name: Roson
Common Name: Rose Moon
Theme: Space [smallest moon]
20 Official Name: Laymaris
Common Name: Laymaris
Theme: Atlantis; undersea kingdom
21 Official Name: Dreymoor
Common Name: Dreymoor
Theme: 1930’s adventure era (King Kong); Cthulhu
22 Official Name: Pwani Mji [Coast City]
Common Name: Pwani
Theme: Sub Sahara [East] African
23 Official Name: Unabara Shippou [Sea Treasure]
Common Name: Unabara
Theme: Oriental [Chinese-Japanese]
24 Official Name: Mokupōʻai [Island Circle]
Common Name: Moku Islands
Theme: Hawaii; Polynesian
25 Official Name: Garrayura Buruwang [Sky Island]
Common Name: Garrayura Island
Theme: Flying Island; Australian; Aboriginal
26 Official Name: Ilupata
Common Name: Ilupata
Theme: Lost World; King Kong
27 Official Name: Xonthe Island
Common Name: Xonthe Island
Theme: Moving Island; Pirate; Port Royal
28 Official Name: Zothal
Common Name: Zothal
Theme: Underground; Journey to the Center of the Earth
Thoughts? Likes? Dislikes? Random haiku?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/ ... rder1j.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/ ... rder2j.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/ ... rder3j.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/ ... rder4j.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/ ... rder5j.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/ ... rder6j.jpg
Because I wanted to be somewhat authentic i actually looked up real words from real languages for many of the lands. As a result some look rather strange. Words in brackets [] are the literal translation of the name - or what the name's supposed to really mean. Themes with semicolons ; indicate that more than one theme or idea could be used (pending what people think). I also tried to use every letter of the English alphabet to start a name with. You will NOT find numbers 27 or 28 on the map. This is because number 27 is supposed to be a moving island (like Lutari Island, only open to the public and it actually would move on the map) and number 28 is the interior of the planet itself.
Key:
1 Official Name: Chaseton
Common Name: Chaseton
Theme: late 20th – early 21st century
2 Official Name: Sciopolis [Knowledge City]
Common Name: Sciopolis
Theme: Greco-Roman
3 Official Name: Everfun
Common Name: Everfun
Theme: Summer; beach party
4 Official Name: Fleuvebeau [Beautiful River]
Common Name: Flowerbend
Theme: Renaissance [French]; Musketeers
5 Official Name: Castlewood
Common Name: Castlewood
Theme: Middle Ages [Germanic/English]
6 Official Name: Autumn Woods
Common Name: Autumn Woods
Theme: Fall; Halloween
7 Official Name: Björnkloholm [Bearclaw’s Home]
Common Name: Bearclaw Hold
Theme: Viking; Scottish Highland
8 Official Name: Zamyari-La
Common Name: Zamyari-La
Theme: Himalayan
9 Official Name: Ozerova [Lake]
Common Name: Ozerova
Theme: Tsarist Russia
10 Official Name: Toh-yil-kal Grande [Great River]
Common Name: Tohyilkal
Theme: Navajo; Western American
11 Official Name: Vernal Woods
Common Name: Vernal Woods
Theme: Spring; Easter
12 Official Name: Noh-kah [Great Village]
Common Name: Nohkah
Theme: Mayan-Incan
13 Official Name: Hulum Jamila [Beautiful Dream]
Common Name: Hulum
Theme: Ancient Persian; Arabian (1001 Arabian Nights)
14 Official Name: Qanikcaq [Snow on ground]
Common Name: Qani
Theme: South Pole; Inuit
15 Official Name: Yarron
Common Name: Yarrow Moon
Theme: Space [middle moon]
16 Official Name: Wiston
Common Name: Wisteria Moon
Theme: Space [largest moon]
17 Official Name: Joulupukki [Yule Goat: Santa Claus]
Common Name: Joulu
Theme: Winter; Christmas
18 Official Name: Kenos Station
Common Name: Kenos Station
Theme: Space Station
19 Official Name: Roson
Common Name: Rose Moon
Theme: Space [smallest moon]
20 Official Name: Laymaris
Common Name: Laymaris
Theme: Atlantis; undersea kingdom
21 Official Name: Dreymoor
Common Name: Dreymoor
Theme: 1930’s adventure era (King Kong); Cthulhu
22 Official Name: Pwani Mji [Coast City]
Common Name: Pwani
Theme: Sub Sahara [East] African
23 Official Name: Unabara Shippou [Sea Treasure]
Common Name: Unabara
Theme: Oriental [Chinese-Japanese]
24 Official Name: Mokupōʻai [Island Circle]
Common Name: Moku Islands
Theme: Hawaii; Polynesian
25 Official Name: Garrayura Buruwang [Sky Island]
Common Name: Garrayura Island
Theme: Flying Island; Australian; Aboriginal
26 Official Name: Ilupata
Common Name: Ilupata
Theme: Lost World; King Kong
27 Official Name: Xonthe Island
Common Name: Xonthe Island
Theme: Moving Island; Pirate; Port Royal
28 Official Name: Zothal
Common Name: Zothal
Theme: Underground; Journey to the Center of the Earth
Thoughts? Likes? Dislikes? Random haiku?