The Charge of Sir Arthur Bryne

[aeshnidae]

“Pull up a chair, traveler. I haven't seen you around these parts before and you look a mite chilled. Not used to the mountains yet, I'd think. Arnulf! Get your fine guest a hot cider with whisky. The good stuff, Arnulf, the Julien's Reserve if you please. So my friend, welcome to Brynehall, seat of the great Barony of Northcliffe. I expect you've heard our song, eh? It's sung in taverns all over the north, the brave charge of Sir Arthur Bryne - that's Brynehall's founder, mind you - to rescue his young prince from the Dark Fey Mithrielye some 400 years gone by. I'd sing if for you myself, but then you'd flee the Bawdy Brewer here on account of my voice! But take a look at this here book from one of the fine scholars at Greystone Abbey, just a little ways up the mountain.”

(Note - This song can be sung to the tune of Gilligan's Island.)

My entry for the November 2018 challenge, “map a story.” This map traces the route taken by Sir Arthur Bryne to rescue his Crown Prince from the Dark Fey Mithrielye (pronounced myth-ree-el). This was backstory for a D&D campaign and took place about 400 years prior to the campaign’s present-day. The story is actually a song sung by bards and in taverns across the North.

WIP thread is here: https://www.cartographersguild.com/s...ad.php?t=42715.

This was hand drawn and colored in Photoshop on a Wacom Intuos tablet. It was my first attempt at creating an illuminated manuscript.

The main font is A Gothic Time; the font I used for the labels is Enchanted Land. The book is a photograph I took.