@Bioluminescence - Shurima Tablet Map Discussion
It seems my in-universe letter was removed or deleted because the mod in question must not have gotten that it was addressed to you, and linked to the Shuriman Tablet Map, trying to talk to the character you were playing in that discussion thread. So, I'll just toss up a less flowery thing and ask some questions straight up. I know you might not be able to answer a lot at face value, but, maybe you can give non-committal answers to help flesh things out.
As that is the case, the area that has been gouged out to the Southeast of the map strikes me as peculiar. It seems to match the last known description of a cursed land, one with connections to...darker, more twisted things. I shudder to write its original name, but it has been known to be spoken of colloquially as "The Void" or as a passage to it.
TL:DR - Can you confirm the scratched-out area is supposed to be Icathia? Pretty sure it is.
To the West of the Golden City of Shurima, ... The rubbing is most unclear, however, there appears to be a shape not unlike that of a crocodile, or an alligator, near what may be some crude reliefs of fish, and waterways. ... I have heard tales of vast jungles that supposedly lie to the South. But this map seems to suggest such things may truly lie to the West of Shurima, perhaps along with some mountains?
TL:DR - That totally looks like a croc. Would it be safe to assume that the Plague Jungles/Kumungu might be over there? And, if not, what exactly might that be hinting at?
To the Southeast, near what is certainly the Sai, ... It almost appears to be a clocktower of some kind, perhaps an obelisk? My thoughts remind me of ... Urtistan, and it is said there is still a grand clocktower standing there. Could this be an indication of such a place actually existing?
TL:DR - That looks like Zilean's clocktower. Would it be safe to assume that might be where Urtistan is?
I daresay Shurima appears to be surrounded on all sides by mountains. But, where one would expect to find the always tall Mount Targon, last listed as North of Shurima on our maps, the only truly large mountain appears to be South, beyond the Sai! This is most troubling to me, as it would seem as if perhaps the most massive natural landmark in all Valoran has moved considerably from my only reference maps. ... But if such is the case, they what lies to the North? They appear similar to the peaks of the Freljord, but two enormously diverse ecosystems being next to one another is most illogical...
TL:DR - The mountain to the south is the largest feature on the map, which would seem to suggest that it's Mount Targon, but that's pretty different, which leave it a very confusing development. Can you comment or elaborate on that somehow?
The large structure to the Northeast is quite puzzling. It almost seems to be a single massive crag or plateau rising from the desert floor. It is said there is a creature that guards a great mystery in Shurima, an insectoid of some kind. And yet, I cannot shake the notion that the rocky, angular, jagged peaks almost bear a striking resemblance to a mysterious rocky denizen's head, said to strike with Unstoppable Force.
TL:DR - Theories on what that is consist of it being Malphite's new home in new lore (The Monolith maybe?), because it looks like his head, or maybe it's the thing Skarner is guarding?
I pulled the Shurima Tablet Map into Photoshop and blew it up and messed with contrast and other things to try and clarify some of the details, and that's what I managed to come up with. Understanding the things I've mentioned would really help me, and others, get a handle on some of the locations of these territories, and help me construct a better map in my head, and on my own time.
