Some maps of the Globe

[I shall publish Faadon's descusion of these maps at a later date - for now here are a few raw maps...]

A view of the Earth as it would be seen on the back of a dragon flying very high over the continent of Ottarol. In the center right is the ancient homelands of the Dwarves of Rock.  The dessert at the bottom is the home of the sand Dwarves, while the crescent in the center is where one can find dinosaurs. Essam, bottom left, is the now deserted continent where the Mage-created lifeforms such as Humans, Elves and Dwarves where created.

A rough design for a Sea-Nation trading map of the globe.  It serves the ego of the Sea-Elvish captain rather than any practical sense, not even having the currents depicted.

The captain who commissioned this map was obviously most interested in the trading opportunities in north-eastern Ottarol...

...and in Tuyun. There is an established trade rout following the currents and the winds between them. Yeno, the island in the top right, for instance, is not named, for the Ice Dwarves here do not engage in trading.

Ottarol , Gortyn and Essam depicted in the opening page of a book called "An Anthology of the World"

Tuyun, Tuy F'Fowyap and the Jagraana Archipelago in the same book.

Musings on the bones of Dragons...

"The Sharmail Library Dragon Skull."

 Fragment # 1

"The Sharmail Library Dragon Skull - sketched in the scant minuets that where afforded me by the zealous librarian."

On the reverse, in an uneven script - 

"Bilge-skinned librarians! She hit me with a book crook, just for trying to touch the Dragon skull.  I thought she was reading!"

"Horse skull for comparison to Dragon"

And in more even script, bellow - 

"My suspicion is that this is a baby skull.  The fontanel is still open, the plates yet to be fused and the egg beak is still intact, and under developed.  A still-born dragon maybe?  It is a mere 3 feet in length.  If their patterns are wedded closely enough to the Organic world the teeth indicate they are not milk feeders!"

Fragment # 2

"Horse Skulls have a similar structure to Dragons, though the latter also owes its form to birds and dinosaurs.  Are they from an Organic lineage??"

Comparison of Dragon and Wolf's leg structure.

 Fragment # 3

"Dragon's leg bones."

"Wolf leg bones for comparison."

"Drawn in a hurry on a beach of the first Island of the Jagraana Archipelago north of Beorg while cowering behind a giant limpet."

"Dragon in "High Walk"" - leg bones

 Fragment # 4

"Crocodiles have a walk called the "Low Walk" and another called "High Walk". It appears that Dragons are in some ways similar..."

"Dragon in "High Walk". My mood:- Concerned."

"Wings (not to scale)" - Bone structure

Ottarolian dinosaur hips and badger hips

Fragment # 5

"Wings (not to scale)"

"My Dragon leg (Jagraana)

Primative Dinosuar (e.g. Central Ottarol)

Pterosaur (e.g. Northern Ottarol)

Bird (e.g. Northern Ottarol)

Bat (e.g. Tuy F'Fowyap)"

"Allosaurus Fragilis Skull"

Fragment 6 #

"Allosaurus Fragilis skull from  Uryupinsk trader, who acquired it in Alaran. Thought to originally have come from Ottarol"

On reverse - 

"Structure of the Fragilis is very open, and in many ways similar to birds and to the Sharmail Library Dragon Skull.  Birds and Dragons fly - Fragilis, as far as I am aware does not.  Is this an adaption for a speedy and fish based diet? More importantly - Why do Dragons have all these poetic resonances with the birds and beasts of the Organic Physical world? If, as I suspect, they are essentially poetic creatures, what does this say about their magical Faerie structures? Do they rhyme as well with the other realms? If only I had had the patience to complete my shamanic training!  Why does the horizon always call so strongly??"

"Allosaurus Fragilis"