Finally, I got something in. Tough to decide where to start, so I ended up submitting this first - the world map of Faded West.
General information you'd want to know before travelling around there:

ERONIAN KINGDOM/EMPIRE

The dominion of the Men of Eronia, the white-skinned Humans. Been ruled by their royalty since the country's founding years, one and a half millenia ago, and settled down the lands they nowadays call "Heartlands". Their population is around 10 million, spread almost everywhere across the world, but mostly in their own country. The closer you live capitol, the more you find 'em.

Men's culture, architecture and services are somewhat similar and comparable with Greek and Roman empires, such as their language. For their allies and to ease the conversation, they also formed "common speech" (which is the reader's language - as I'm writing this, in this case it's English), which has succesfully spread widely.

Long ago, the Men waged war against Beast races, raging decades, and finally ending to a tie due to several cease-fires and lack of armed forces. Nowadays, they live in a semi-friendly alliance with them.

HASSAN, The Ancient Empire of Hassan

In the middle-west, lies an ancient empire, formed and founded two thousand years before the Men arrived the Heartlands. Lead by its despotist ruler Hassan, they built their fruitful and prospering imperium in the middle of the desert, in the name of their divines. The country has been named by the peoples' first ruler, Samir Hassan, the Hand of Divines.

The people of Hassan are like any other Human race, but not related to them by any other means, such as same parents and such. Their skin varies from dark to black. The inhabitants count is eight million.

STRASS

Covered by snow in northern parts, and slightly cold, grassy climate with adequate amount of vegetation at south, people of Strass welcomes strangers and travellers to their towns and cities, despite the cold climate. This country is a home of many Beast races and refugees, such as Lepus Dominicus - the Hares, Sang-Ulf -wolf-like or husky-like folk, and many other races and subraces. Strass capitol Aisdattir is one of the key points for any trader and traveller to buy, and sell goods brought all around the eastern countries.

LATARKIS

The colder neighbour of Strass. Only rare wild animals and people live here. This land is very unknown since nobody has ever wanted to go there due to harsh weathers.

LAVESSUS

During the first centuries when the empire of Men rose, there was a war between Men and Elves. The Men were almost succesful to eradicate their enemy completely, but they were wrong; the last refugees of Elves left the Heartlands, their original home, and headed northeast to the safety. Some of the elves weren't pure; a race crossbreed was born, as the last one died. There are still Half-elves, which now prosper among the others. The peace was declared by Men and Half-elves afterwise.

The Half-elves look quite much like humans, but their body structure is thinner, longer and more agile. They have small pointy ears, and have a slight dark tint in their skin colour.

ISLES OF GONO

Gono consists of many subtropical rainforest areas, which was a former hideout for Elves during the war against humans. However, they found this sacred hideout, and took control of them, leaving only ruins behind. It's one of the popular places to visit as an adventurer due to its rich flora and fauna. The seas nearby should be travelled with caution, since sharks tend to hunt the local fish there frequently.

FELIDAIA

In far east, lies Felidaia, the warm and dry planes with some tropical forests and deserts, inhabited by Panthras, the feline Beast races. Feliaia separates into four large areas that some have an autonomy.

Grusso is the nortwestern part of Felidaia, being mostly full of desert and mountains, but the west coast is more fruitful, being an important to import and export goods and keep a connection to the other countries. Grussonian folk consists of crossbreed subraces of Panthras, which are like mixtures of two or more feline, at least by their outlook.

The other, bigger-sized Panthras live in partial isolation either due to religious differencies, or simply some xenophobic thoughts:

Autonomous Panthraxii (cannot be seen in map) is the far northern part in Felidaia, being a bunch of isolated towns with their "capitol". There lies the not-well-known black panther Panthras, which lives center around magic and its practice. Their inner government is a magicracy, meaning that the most mentally and magically powerful members control the towns.
They are isolated almost completely. Why? Because they practice dark arts of magic, which is banned in Felidaia, and many other eastern countries. The panthers were given an exceptional law to have a permission to practice their "sinister" arts in a small northeastern area, as long as they don't bring it elsewhere. It is told that long ago they once had cheetah-like fur colour, but now turned into obsidian black by divines themselves due to their practice of black magic.

The Leonesians of the Autonomous Leones are a warrior race. Their skills of fighting in wide ranges and armour and weapon craftsmanship are unrivalled by any other race. They are known for their urge to fight and harsh-looking culture, that centers around the war-worshipping and military discipline. Many war philosophers there have written their grandfathers' experience and tactics. By this kind of lifestyle, however, despite they have a negative attitude to any other race than Panthras and praising the war, the honour, pride, vows and codes are a personal priority in life, that make Leonesians really faithful yet stubborn till the bitter end.

UMAGON

Some say: "Darkness and evil is born in Umagon", which actually is a truth; you find nothing else than ashy soil with barely growing flora. Nearly any wild animal you find, is a twisted cousin of the animal you've normally seen.. or something more sinister. The inhabitants have separated into different camps and clans that fight against eachother, living and killing for their dark rites and gods.
I will reveal more about this land after I've designed it more

GRUMANOK

If Umagon isn't enough, go to Grumanok to test your mental and physical stability; this cold wasteland is full of death... literally. Once this land was filled with arcane and magically dependant folk which corrupted and destroyed itself due to hunger for power and curiosity in magic. Now there's nothing more than living dead, thousands of ghost tows, tombs, and such.

ILIAS

Not much known Ilias, is ruled and controlled by Hassan from natural resources to its inhabitants, which consist of various primitive races' communities and wild animals. It's a barren wasteland, full of desert, like Hassan, but turns into ashlands and dark woods to the north.

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Well, that's about this time. More art and designs coming up when I feel like it.

All by me
rip or copy this, and I'll rip the one's HEAD! >;o