The Map for Xiangguo

This map is based on the 1402 Kangnido map, drawn by Korean scholars. I’ve overlabelled it freehand with some details (those aren’t in the finished version obviously).

Welcome to Xiángguó (祥国), the Auspicious Kingdom — a land of scholars, strategists, and sword saints. Here, the brushstroke holds the same weight as the blade, and power moves in silence, poetry, and ritual. From the wind-scoured banners of the northern steppes to the rain-drenched canals of the south, Xiángguó is a realm bound by tradition and haunted by its own perfection. Everyone knows their place —until they don’t. Beneath every decree lies a compromise. Behind every silk screen, a scheme.

As a player, you are entering a world where elegance conceals tension, and every word has history behind it. You might play a magistrate balancing law and loyalty, a wandering sword sage with too much past, a spy who speaks better with her silence, or a river witch who remembers names the empire has forgotten. Xiángguó rewards patience, perception, and precision. The rules are old, but the cracks are widening—and if you move with the right kind of grace, you just might redraw the lines yourself.