After discusion, here is the second version of the new lore map! If anything doesn't fit, please, don't hesitate to inform me!
http://i.imgur.com/iePIa7Bl.jpg
Original post: http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/oEJG5qIs-new-lore-runeterra-map-concept?
I only have a few minutes to comment (sorry!)
--Liking the size of Ionia's continent now - much better than before.
--The 'Serpentine River' issue is a real problem that I, and other lore fans, have wrestled with in the past. My solution was to have two serpentine rivers. (Which is something that happens in real life too - in the USA there are two rivers with the same name in the same state! Never mind on the same planet.)
-- Shurima is a decent size too. Good.
-- I'd look to the Freljord event map for a rough outline of that region. Pretty sure that's at least somewhat canon.
-- Bilgewater and Shadow Isles looking pretty good, relationshipwise too.
Probably cannot comment on anything else right now, but I didn't want to see you (and the other map/geography experts here) with nothing. I swear something is in the works, but you know Riot. We can't give you a date because it might get pushed back etc. I know how infuriating it is, and I'm sorry.
I like the idea!
Problem though; Runeterra has three continents, with Shurima and Icathia on the third, southern one that has yet to be named.
Two Serpentine Rivers....that helps a lot. Mainly due to this map http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/2/29/Quinns_Journal_p3.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130209023014 This map confuses me, on one hand we have the indication of something that maybe new lore stuff (Lightshield crest from previous journal images), but on the other hand, we have a river that closely resembles the old river from the old map. Is there a possibility of multiple rivers like these? Also Demacia is on the west side instead of east...so yeah this map confuses me.
Most likely Quinn is a being troll and Valor is helping her.
that looks really well done, good job [slayer-jinx-wink]
What if Valoran is just an full name for the supercontinet similar to Afro-Eurasia? Still a Supercontinent, just more cut than what the giant clump Pangea was.
This looks better but I would also like to point out that the river in Piltover flows into the large body of water, not from it. Unless this is a reverse river system, the lake thing seems odd. More likely Piltover is near the sea, while Zaun maybe from ether the opposite coast line (given Jinxes trajectory from her music video), or part of the giant merging of two cities of Piltover and Zaun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nlJuwO0GDs Certainly Piltover is a sea city with a moon shaped bay from its left side
Frejord is way too big and you miss the fact that there is 3 contient instead of two. Also the serpent isle(where bildge is located) runs along the serpentine river and I'm pretty sure piltover is closer down south.
Shadow isle looks way to close to bilgewater
Due to the harrowing map I think Bilgewater is closer to Piltover/Zaun and Ionia than any other City States. Simply because no other locations are marked on the Bilgewater map. That's what really confused me when I attempted to make a layout of Valoran. Piltover/Zaun and Ionia are the only places close enough to be marked down on the map. Unfortunately Information about Piltover and Zaun is almost useless as we have no geographical knowledge of what else Piltover or Zaun are near.
Arent Shadow Isles in the nort-west part of the world if I remember correctly ?
Heh, I did version #3, I think we're pretty accurate right now, but since now, we can only wait for official map, there's nothing left at this point I believe.
http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/1JBqsVze-new-lore-runeterra-map-concept-3
I'm gonna be honest I thought this was a tracing of Ireland and England but just upside down flipped
