(This is the last in my series of worldbuilding posts for A Hollow Mountain, the second book in The Brightest Shadow series.)
Combining the first two books of the series and the Blades Falling Softly novella, we've now explored all of the continent of Breilin. Though you could read the explanation in the book itself by the illustrious Telekrainas the Great, I'll provide a map in greater detail here:
Though some disregard Breilin as a relatively uncivilized continent, most respect the nations of the Maenhu in the north, and the many factions of Nol and Tur-Nol to the south. The Sotunn Mountains and the Chorhan Expanse are regarded as almost completely unknown territory on many other continents.
The Brightest Shadow will explore many corners of the world, but it won't abandon the landscapes already uncovered. The characters might have left them behind, but the wars in the three Coran kingdoms have continued to intensify, and minor details there might prove more important than they first appeared. We'll also have an opportunity to return to the southern third, many years after the events of Blades Falling Softly.
Other areas have yet to be touched. Hettin Island, the home of Slaten's Oken ancestors. Harkein, a strange land kin to no other region. Estronn, Laeri's home. Even the places we've already visited have secrets left to uncover.
But there is also a much broader world.
I've removed the fog of war from the entire continent of Breilin as well as continent names and other regions mentioned. You'll probably want to click to see the larger version to make it legible.
