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Another try at fantasy cartography!

This is a map for the setting of the D&D campaigns I'm currently playing in, Akhud. Set on a discworld with a central ocean - the Inner Sea - and multiple continents flowing off it like spokes on a wheel. The focus of our games is the Republic of Akhud, a desert republic centred around the River Thena coming off of the Inner Sea, and surrounded by enemies, like the Phalzaki dwarves to the east and the fanatical Schweppians to the north.

I had a lot of fun with this one; learning how to get the textures of certain terrains right in full colour was an interesting challenge. I'm quite happy with how the deserts, swamps, water and floodplains turned out - but I'm still working out how to do mountains and hills properly!

As much as I enjoy making all the crests and shields, and they add a bit of flavour and depth to the setting, I worry that they make the map look a bit inconsistent and cluttered. What do you guys think? Is there a way I could make them work better?

Description
Another try at fantasy cartography!

This is a map for the setting of the D&D campaigns I'm currently playing in, Akhud. Set on a discworld with a central ocean - the Inner Sea - and multiple continents flowing off it like spokes on a wheel. The focus of our games is the Republic of Akhud, a desert republic centred around the River Thena coming off of the Inner Sea, and surrounded by enemies, like the Phalzaki dwarves to the east and the fanatical Schweppians to the north.

I had a lot of fun with this one; learning how to get the textures of certain terrains right in full colour was an interesting challenge. I'm quite happy with how the deserts, swamps, water and floodplains turned out - but I'm still working out how to do mountains and hills properly!

As much as I enjoy making all the crests and shields, and they add a bit of flavour and depth to the setting, I worry that they make the map look a bit inconsistent and cluttered. What do you guys think? Is there a way I could make them work better?