Hyrule Kingdom concept maps

[Adr990 2]

I should go make a Hyrule map of Holland. hehe

[Ammonsa 308]

Very nice.

[Joshawott 7]

Well the four make up one large continent, with Hyrule at its center; Termina is to Hyrule's east, Holodrum is to the north, and Labrynna is to the west. Between Termina and Labrynna is an expanse of water. The Great Sea Archipelago (Wind Waker islands) is southwest of Hyrule and Termina, and southeast of Labrynna. Koholint Island is southeast of Hyrule's Ordona Prefecture. The main ocean (and the one Hylia Bay empties into) is of course, the Great Sea.

It may sound confusing in words, but I swear it actually looks legit on paper. I'll do a picture it. Eventually.

[Link360 0]

These are maps I did of my own version of Hyrule. It's based heavily on Twilight Princess, with some of my own original spins. It's replacing an old modern Hyrule map I did, which can be found here. Should I ever do another present-day AU Zelda story, this will be the Hyrule used.

POLITICAL

Hyrule here is divided into seven prefectures (like the old map): Peak, Light, Fire, Spirit, Shadow, Water, and Forest (Peak Prefecture here replaces the old Hyrule Field Prefecture). They're all color-coded in their prefectural color. Obviously, all except Peak Prefecture is named after their respective element represented by one of the six sages. Additionally, there's another division south of Faron Prefecture known as Ordona Territory, an annex to Hyrule proper (mirroring that Ordona in Twilight Princess wasn't actually a part of the country of Hyrule).

If I were to rank them by population is descending order, they'd be Light, Shadow, Water, Spirit, Peak, Fire, Faron, and Ordona. By size, it's Light, Water, Peak, Spirit, Faron, Shadow, Fire, and Ordona.

PHYSICAL

Some of the more noticeable changes is that there's a massive island in the middle of the country, bordered by Zora's River on all sides. Zora's River begins at Zora's fountain in the north, splitting off at the end of North Zora's River into East and West Zora's River, joining together at Lower Zora's River, then emptying into Hylia Bay. East and West Zora's River feed a bay: Kakariko Bay and Castle Town Bay respectively. East Zora's River also has a tributary known as Faron River, which feeds Faron Lake. Ordona Territory has its own lake and river, Ordona Lake and Ordon River, which empties into the Great Sea.

Lake Hylia, like in my old Hyrule map, is now a massive bay that pours into the Great Sea, only this time it doesn't retain its name Lake Hylia.

Two mountain ranges dominate Hyrule to the north and northeast: Snowpeak Mountain Range and the Great Hylian Mountain Range respectively. Both contain Hyrule's three tallest mountains: Death Mountain, Spectacle Mountain, and Snowpeak respectively.

Plains dominate the heartland: Hyrule Field in the center on Castle Town Island (broken into two parts known as Hyrule Field North and Hyrule Field south), Eldin Plains to the east, Lon Lon Plains to the west, and Hylia Plains in the southwest between Hylia Bay and the Gerudo Desert, which is separated from Lon Lon Plains by Gerudo Valley.

Valleys and canyons are in the far east, with Kakariko Gorge being the largest of them, situating Kakariko Village in the middle of a large canyon.

TRANSPORTATION

Road and rail are the two major modes of transportation in Hyrule, and all routes pass through the capital, Hyrule Castle Town, in the center. All connect the major cities with the capital, then eventually branch off into neighboring countries.

Three major bridges are displayed on the map. By length, they are the Great Bridge of Hylia that spans Hylia Bay, the Bridge of Eldin spanning Kakariko Bay, and though unnamed, Castle Town Bay Bridge spanning Castle Town Bay.

REGIONAL

In addition to the prefectures, Hyrule is broken down into four regions, each (except the National Capital Region) named after their patron light spirit: Lanayru Region to the west and north, Eldin Region to the east, the National Capital Region in the center (taking up all of Castle Town Island), and the combined Faron-Ordona region to the south.

Lanayru Region is unique in that the shrine to the light spirit Lanayru in Lanayru Springs is actually considered part of the Faron-Ordona Region, making it the only region without a spirit spring.

By size, they are Lanaryu, the National Capital, Eldin, and Faron-Ordona.

i think a couple things r wrong. Kariko is by death moutain not way over there. and oot hyrule market WAS by the sacret graden

[pheonix561 2080]

damn. I was hoping for modern hyrule concept art. like cars and stuff. and soldiers. modern link?