Started my encounter map binge by unearthing one of the first maps I drew, EVER, for Dungeons and Dragons and gave it a digital makeover. I started my D&D cartography expedition back in 2017. I used to use large gridded easel paper to drawn my maps, coloring them in with colored pencil. Made me fall in love with art again. Before that I had gone about 10 years without really drawing at all. It feels fitting to unearth some of these old designs and rework them. 

Also, worked in a separate canopy layer to add some extra dimension to the map. Who knows, maybe you're players will be flying overhead when they are attacked by Gnolls on Wyverns. 

This is Longsunder. Longsunder is a Dwarven redoubt at the heart of a small delta and swampland. It was fashioned as a forward operating base on the front of a war won long ago. It has since fallen into disrepair and was abandoned as the enemies that it hoped to deter are no longer a threat. Since it's vacancy, Longsunder has become a haven for a displaced people from a more recent conflict. They have built up around the fort in a much more sustainable way given the changing landscape of the flooded lands; however they maintain the fort as communal housing and gathering spaces for their religious ceremonies.