Any other Almea out there?

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Re: Any other Almea out there?

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ShadA501 wrote:Does anyone know if there are any more constructed worlds out there on the web that are of the scale of Almea? I've looked and not been able to find one quite like it. I found a world called Khoras, which has a lot of detail, but very little language stuff, and I don't really like the organization too much. Anyone else found anything?
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Also my situation is the same as Ran's is (was?); won't be on the web for a while (if ever), tho; and anyway it'll never be on par with Arda/Almea. ALl I have so far is at www.livejournal.com/users/jakobaz

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ShadA501 wrote:Does anyone know if there are any more constructed worlds out there on the web that are of the scale of Almea? I've looked and not been able to find one quite like it. I found a world called Khoras, which has a lot of detail, but very little language stuff, and I don't really like the organization too much. Anyone else found anything?
There is one: Thyrenacia -- http://www.thyrenacia.com/thyrenacia/index.html

Alas, languages of the world are neglected.

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PMVA wrote:
ShadA501 wrote:Does anyone know if there are any more constructed worlds out there on the web that are of the scale of Almea? I've looked and not been able to find one quite like it. I found a world called Khoras, which has a lot of detail, but very little language stuff, and I don't really like the organization too much. Anyone else found anything?
There is one: Thyrenacia -- http://www.thyrenacia.com/thyrenacia/index.html

Alas, languages of the world are neglected.
Ohmygod. Who made this?

edit:
actually a better question seems to be. How was this stuff made?!
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Re: Any other Almea out there?

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Ran wrote:
PMVA wrote:There is one: Thyrenacia -- http://www.thyrenacia.com/thyrenacia/index.html

Alas, languages of the world are neglected.
Ohmygod. Who made this?

edit:
actually a better question seems to be. How was this stuff made?!
Depending on what you're asking--the creator, John Whatnough, provides a list of some of the programs and sources he used in creating the site on his "Links" page. (I note that among others, he also provides a link to Virtual Verduria and the LCK as well. :wink: )
I agree that the maps and visual art are impressive.

Thyrenacia is obviously the result of a lot of work--although the various Earthly borrowings are a bit blatant, IMHO. (In his description of the different ethnic groups, he talks of them as being "descended" from Earthly peoples, which might imply a futuristic/displaced origin.) In its current form, it's also quite clearly intended as the setting for a single grand epic, as opposed to a broader and more general setting, like Almea. (Which isn't to say that I won't buy The Accounts of Thyrenacia when it comes out in paperback. :) )

[I also agree that the languages are generally quite neglected; on the other hand, I don't necessarily think that conlangery needs to be at the center of every conworld, even if I notice its presence (or absence) much more now... Forgive me for such heretical thoughts. :wink: ]

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/me burns Glenn at the steak for his treachery

Unfortunately, the steak caught fire, then the dogs grabbed it and went running, and he was spared.
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The languages may be neglected, but the scripts are not..... very beautiful.

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