Well, I'll be getting right on to the point, then, shall I?
You might know this already, even though it's meant to be hush-hush (embarrassing, don't you know), but one of our apprentices let his firefox loose in our storage barn last week. Well, it wasn't only our warehouse, you see, and it was probably those blasted scribes what spread the rumours (well, is it a rumour if it happens to be true?), but anyway. The fire destroyed most of our stock of maps and, well, to make a long story short, we need you to help replace them.
Of course, the most urgent are the cities since they're the ones what we're asked for all the time. Touristy types getting lost, and all that. But we're also in need of regional maps too (but not realm maps), so I guess it's up to you where you want to start.
We can't pay much, you understand, what with having to find new storage and pay damages and all, but I promise you'll be rewarded* for your efforts.
No, no, I insist!
Best Dressed
((This doesn't mean you have to be a mega super crazy awesome artist,
only that this category is all about how well the map is presented and
how much effort you've put into the visuals.))
ζ500
Representing
((This category is about accuracy and realism,
and how close you got to mapping the geography of Elysia as it's
written in our official material and members' posts.**))
ζ500
Overall Favourite
((As voted by the members (no voting for yourself).))
ζ500
For Entering
((Because you're awesome!*** ))
ζ500
Deadline
May 31st, 2010
* You can win more than one category, on top of the reward for simply entering.
** Please don't just slap stuff down on paper/canvas. Consider things like why that town/city was built there, why they've put that building/statue/garden there, what materials they use to build stuff, the architecture (as mentioned in the official Elysia profile for the larger towns), and so on. Also look at locations of usershops and houses, etc, since it'd be awesome to have those on the town maps too.
*** Please link to your maps instead of posting them, since the images will probably be too big and stretch the boards.