Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
April 25, 2024, 02:12:44 pm
Home Help Search Login Register
News: Forums are now for historical use only. Thanks for the memories years ago!

+  El-Hazard Online
|-+  General
| |-+  El-Hazard Online (Moderator: Icy EyeG)
| | |-+  El-Hazard Fanmap
« previous next »
Pages: [1] Print
Author Topic: El-Hazard Fanmap  (Read 5330 times)
rowan_a._seven
Demon God(ess)
*****
Posts: 180


Demon Gods - as dangerous as they are cute.

View Profile
« on: March 17, 2003, 04:59:25 pm »






Well, here's that fanmap I mentioned.  It's pretty much all speculation on my part combining the Wanderers, the OAV series, and the video game (I haven't read the manga), and my reasoning behind placements is posted below.  Any comments, criticisms, and suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and if any of you notice any locations I forgot to include please tell me about them.

P.S.  I would like to thank Rob for providing the link for this image.

P.P.S.  Yes, I know the Stairway to the Sky isn't on this map.  In the OAV series it appears to be right next to Florestica, and it seemed a bit unnecessary to include it.  However, I've begun to have second thoughts about that omission, and I might represent it with a symbol in the final version.




The Alliance:

Roshtaria - I put it in the center since it's the
leader of the Alliance, and there appears to be
something that might be a giant city where I put
Florestica.

Gannan - the first nation to be conquered by Jinnai.
Figured it would make sense for it to border the Holy
River of God, and since Jinnai seemed to be launch his
invasion from a desert I put it parallel to one.  Plus it has a port.

Balta Hill - Ifurita destroyed the capital city (at
least I'm assuming that was the capital city).
Anyway, it looked like it was on a plain region, and
something resembling a crater exists where I placed
the name.

Doros Land - a lot of people seem to place this
country south of Roshtaria, and its waterways imply
that it's close to a body of water.

Laide and Geynos - I'm assuming that Jinnai had his
troops attack Laide from Doros Land and then attacked
Geynos from both Laide, Gannan, and Balta Hill.
Complete speculation on my part, but with the apparent
size of the Bugrom army I think Jinnai would've
employed a surround and conquer strategy rather than
marching from one direction to another.

Ogresio, Baron, El Dolash, Kobisho, and the Disano
Highlands - all from the Wanderers, and I based their
locations on the order that they fell to the Bugrom
march led by Queen Diva.  I put them in the west since
the east was already fairly full.

Volcano Lisabi - Something that resembles a conic
mountain exists where I placed the name.  Might be a
volcano.  Might be a crater.  Looked close enough for
me.

Jungle - a guess, pure and simple.

Desert of Bleached White Bones - That region looks
like it is a desert.  It is also on the Alliance side
of the river.  1+1 hopefully equals 2.

Spring of Arliman - The protagonists appeared to have
done a great deal of traveling through the desert to
get to Arliman so I placed it near the desert's end.

Barrage Market - Since it's a marketplace, I figured
it would be closer to the Alliance nations than
Arliman.  Nanami probably traveled to the Spring
because of the potential business opportunity.

Trigger of Destruction/Oasis - It is surrounded by a
mountainous desert region so I placed it near the
mountain chain but still within the desert.

Lilicoco Mt. - Since it was Fujisawa's original
destination, it is probably safe to assume that it is
close to the Trigger of Destruction and that Fujisawa
merely took a wrong turn somewhere.

Holy Mountains of God - It's reasonable to speculate
that they're the largest mountain chain on the map.

Mt. Muldoon - It looked like a separate mountain, but
since mountains tend to group together I put it near
the Holy Mountains of God.

Seminary - I think it would make sense for the Seminary to be near Mt. Muldoon.

Forest of Mirage - Dr. Schtalubaugh's group seemed to
travel quite a ways to get here, and it is next to a
river.  Since the south was already decently filled, I
put it in the north.

Mt. Fhena - There's a sharp and very noticeable
mountain peak where I put it.  It could be another
mountain, but since this is a fanmap I felt I should
go with the obvious conclusions.

Duchy of Paralia and Beansland - They were briefly
mentioned in the Alternative World as possible
honeymoon locations.  Since the mainland had already
been decently developed and islands tend to be looked
upon as favorable vacation areas, I placed them in
that southern island chain.

Neutral:

Holy River of God - I believe this geographical
feature goes without saying.

Forbidden Island - Pure speculation, but since it
remained undiscovered for so long it's probably closer to the Bugrom Empire than the Human Alliance.

Bugrom Empire:

Ancient Ruins - They were underground in a rocky
region with water.  Since a desert lies to the south I
placed it in the rockier north.

1st Hive - It was located in a dark, flat region.  I
found a dark, flat region.

Kalia's Tomb - It exists in a desert on top of a
canyon.  I put it in the desert.

2nd Hive - It is being built at the bottom of a
canyon.  Since Jinnai did tell Queen Diva to build a
new hive at Kalia's Tomb, I'm assuming that it's in
the same place.  The Bugrom might've put those trees that can be seen in the background there through their terraformation talents for building supplies and nourishment, or those trees might've always been there and were simply not shown in the Magnificent World 2.

Hill of Stones - This is from the video game, and I
placed it near the Holy River of God since I thought
it would make sense for it to be close to Mt. Muldoon
and the Alliance.

Logged
MrWhat
Demon God(ess)
*****
Posts: 485

He's so excitingly bold!

View Profile Email
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2003, 10:04:06 pm »

One possible problem.  Kalia's tomb and desert-Ifurita's oasis are at opposite corners of the known world.  Could Jinnai and Kalia have traveled that far in OVA2?

Actually, that might be a continuity error in OVA2?  I guess, either Jinnai and Kalia had to travel a really really long ways, or Fujisawa was really really lost.

Other than that, it looks great.  You've obviously studied the hints at geography much more closely than I have.  I didn't even know a third of those names.

I saved the map for my own future use.  "Hana Ni Arashi" actually doesn't have much travel in it.  But if I ever get to my third serial, I'm gonna send Afura, Shayla & Kauru all over the place  ::)
Logged
Saucer
Demon God(ess)
*****
Posts: 967

Girls, Cars & Loud Guitars

AOL Instant Messenger - djsaucerman
View Profile WWW
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2003, 10:49:50 pm »

Very nice! Seeing some of those names made me think that I hadn't given them much more than a second thought. Desert of bleached white bones!

Quote
P.P.S.  Yes, I know the Stairway to the Sky isn't on this map.  In the OAV series it appears to be right next to Florestica, and it seemed a bit unnecessary to include it.  However, I've begun to have second thoughts about that omission, and I might represent it with a symbol in the final version.

In the OVA, the Stairway to the Sky would appear to be just outside Floristica. In the manga though, it seems to actually be much farther ourside of town. Like, way out in the cuts. ^^;

Quote
One possible problem.  Kalia's tomb and desert-Ifurita's oasis are at opposite corners of the known world.  Could Jinnai and Kalia have traveled that far in OVA2?

Actually, that might be a continuity error in OVA2?  I guess, either Jinnai and Kalia had to travel a really really long ways, or Fujisawa was really really lost.

Personally, my guess would be that it would be more around the area of the first and second hives. They both seem to be relatively in the same area. The terrain would appear to be arrid, but not sandy like the Desert of Bleached White Bones. Also, when Jinnai, Diva, et al begin their wanderings at the beginning of OVA2, I would imagine they would most like stay in this area. Rather than intruding on Roshtarian territory and illiciting unwanted attention before they set up their new hive and find another "ultimate weapon."

Or, as you said, it could be a continuity error.  ;D
Logged


Let's go, Red Raccoon Dogs!
Captain Southbird (EHOL Creator)
Administrator
Demon God(ess)
*****
Posts: 1562


EHOL Creator

View Profile WWW
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2003, 11:49:29 pm »

But if what you said was true and it was within the general vicinity, then Makoto and co. would've had to cross the river... and Mt. Lily Koko (sp?) was said to be within the same range as Mt. Muldoon.  :P
Logged

Dub vs. Sub, let's keep quiet about it.
rowan_a._seven
Demon God(ess)
*****
Posts: 180


Demon Gods - as dangerous as they are cute.

View Profile
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2003, 06:52:55 pm »

Quote
One possible problem.  Kalia's tomb and desert-Ifurita's oasis are at opposite corners of the known world.  Could Jinnai and Kalia have traveled that far in OVA2?



Seeing how quickly Jinnai and Groucho were able to travel from the Hive to Roshtaria in the Alternative World, I assume that Bugrom, once they've built up momentum, are some of the fastest creatures on El-Hazard.  Also, I don't think it was ever stated just how much time passed between Kalia's awakening and Fujisawa's arrival at the Oasis.

Besides, if you were trying to prevent the Trigger of Destruction from ever being used again, wouldn't you place the "key" as far away as possible?


Quote
You've obviously studied the hints at geography much more closely than I have.  


Thanks, but I owe a lot to Jason Youngberg's MST3K Wanderers scripts.  Reading through those and rewatching Wanderers episodes provided a lot of place names.

Logged
MrWhat
Demon God(ess)
*****
Posts: 485

He's so excitingly bold!

View Profile Email
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2003, 07:50:28 pm »

Quote
One possible problem.  Kalia's tomb and desert-Ifurita's oasis are at opposite corners of the known world.  Could Jinnai and Kalia have traveled that far in OVA2?

After I posted that, I thought of the obvious work-around, which is-- Kalia flew most of the distance to the oasis, carrying Jinnai.  So, never mind  :P

Have I overused the  :P  smiley yet?
Logged
Saucer
Demon God(ess)
*****
Posts: 967

Girls, Cars & Loud Guitars

AOL Instant Messenger - djsaucerman
View Profile WWW
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2003, 10:24:57 pm »

Quote
But if what you said was true and it was within the general vicinity, then Makoto and co. would've had to cross the river... and Mt. Lily Koko (sp?) was said to be within the same range as Mt. Muldoon.  :P


Well, it's certainly possible that they crossed the River, even though they didn't show it. BTW, where exacly was that Inn they stayed at located? And remind me again what Mt Lilicoco was? ^^;
Logged


Let's go, Red Raccoon Dogs!
Captain Southbird (EHOL Creator)
Administrator
Demon God(ess)
*****
Posts: 1562


EHOL Creator

View Profile WWW
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2003, 11:20:09 pm »

Quote
where exacly was that Inn they stayed at located? And remind me again what Mt Lilicoco was? ^^;


They stayed in "a town".  No name specified.

Mt. Lilicoco (or whatever) was just a leftover from deduction.  The most unspecial mountain in the general vicinity.
Logged

Dub vs. Sub, let's keep quiet about it.
larewen_evenstar
Demon God(ess)
*****
Posts: 1000

What it says.

View Profile WWW Email
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2003, 03:02:46 pm »

I'd just like to say: Love the map. It's really cool.

Lar
Logged

You said that last time when the poor martyr ended up at the infirmary because the gates of heaven refused to open. -- Vallier
Pages: [1] Print 
« previous next »
 


Login with username, password and session length
SMF 2.0.19 | SMF © 2021, Simple Machines