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GAAAAH WHY CAN'T I STOP REDESIGNING THIS WORLD MAP. SOMEONE HELP, I THINK I MIGHT HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. ...Anyway, I've been meaning to make a few changes to this for a while. The main reason I had for actually doing it is simply improved drawing skills. Other than that, the most notable revisions are the replacement of Sunblast Arena with the currently unnamed military base that is now the dungeon of Chapter 3, the inclusion of a couple areas I hadn't come up with when I drew the last map, and the much more realistic scale of Bowser's Castle and some other buildings. Anyway, I guess this means I have to update the Nox Empire map now too... gee, that'll be fun...

Anyway, if you want to know more about this nice little Mushroom Kingdom colony I've wasted the last five years of my life fanfictioning, here's some descriptions of each of the areas. Yes, I admit I just copy-pasted them from my last map, but to be fair, it was really only the map that needed the updating.

  Mt. Mushroom (Hub Area): The strange, striped mountain at the center of the map. It contains a small town, but most of the people living there are researchers and scientists, for one of two reasons. The main feature of the mountain is the Mt. Mushroom Observatory, a world-famous facility of astronomy with all the latest equipment any stargazer could hope for, including the Celestial Cannon, a powerful machine capable of blasting stars back into the sky (in case that ever becomes necessary). On the other hand, buried inside the mountain are the ruins of the Shadow Spire, a really scary, darkness-channeling tower that was part of the capital city of the Nox. Preservation of the Shadow Spire is an important objective for archaeologists in the Mushroom Frontier and nearby areas, so admittance to the ruins is strictly limited.
  The building just a little bit down and to the right of the observatory is the Shy Guy Clubhouse, headquarters of Shylington's all-purpose nonprofit organization, the Guy Club; and the cave beside that is the Pit of 100 Trials.
     Prologue Title Card

  Moo Moo Plains (World 1): The grassy, Midwestern-flavored section directly to the right of the observatory. The Nox grew their food here, and it was enchanted to be an especially good place to do so. Now, though, there's just one farm in the area, and it's not doing very well at the moment, due to some . . . strange weather patterns, to put it mildly. Farther to the right is Highrise Hill, the tallest point on the right half of the island. It's high enough that a determined climber can actually reach the clouds, and it's also home to a small community of Monty Moles (which aren't helping the farm either).
     Chapter 1 Title Card

  Supersurf Shore (World 2): The shoreline at the bottom-center of the map. Frequently at the top of the Mushroom Frontier tourist's "to do" list, it has great ambiance, unforgettable views, and much better weather than the previous world. The latter is thanks to Flod Tower, a Nox-made weather control dome. Most of it has sunk into the ocean by now, but it's still something you won't forget seeing from the beach. The harbor town toward the left is Supersurf Port, which contains attractions such as the critically acclaimed Supersurf Shanty Bar and Grill, a restaurant that has great food and service, but occasionally gets some rather unruly customers.
     Chapter 2 Title Card

Sunblast Desert (World 3): The sandy area at the lower-left. It used to be the training grounds for the Nox's militia, and for this purpose they built the Sunblast Arena, a magnificent coliseum where soldiers honed their skills against magically summoned opponents. Unfortunately, the climate is formidable, and only a few determined explorers and archaeologists have ever reached the far end of the desert and seen the ruins. Despite, or perhaps because of, the unrelenting dryness, Sunshine the fire spirit lives alone in a small shack on the way to the arena.
    Chapter 3 Title Card

  Combustion Caves (World 4): The mountainous section of the map above the desert. The area is rich in shadestone, a mineral created by the Nox that has magical properties. When the veins of shadestone were rediscovered, hordes of Bob-ombs hoping to stake their claim of the newfound mining operation moved in and founded Kablammer City. Despite the long walk through the mountains it takes to get there, the large underground town is another one of the Mushroom Frontier's more popular destinations, because of their state-of-the art sports stadium where Bob-omb athletes blow each other up in Fuseball matches.
   Chapter 4 Title Card

  Whiteout Tundra (World 5): The snowy region to the upper-right. Although it snows almost perpetually here, it actually wasn't always so cold; the whole area was magically cooled down by the Nox, in order to preserve its unique fossils and bones (they clearly would have appreciated their own historical significance). It's home to the Duke of Brrr, the official ambassador of the Mushroom Frontier, who lives in Brrr Palace with his daughter, Crystal, and lots and lots of Ninji and Brrr subjects. All the way on the right is Cryo Cliff, which is where the previously mentioned fossils and bones are. The magic involved there has had some unexpected side effects, though, so no one goes out there anymore.
     Chapter 5 Title Card

Koop Labs (World 6): The small building directly north of the observatory. Bowser's research and development division operates from here, tirelessly working toward making new scientific breakthroughs that can be used for evil. The boss of the department, Dr. Kook, has a great understanding of engineering, programming, et cetera, but he's not very skilled at management, and as a result most of the employees, including the AI programs, are very dissatisfied. The factories of the Nox once stood here, where they produced many brilliant inventions, including a prototype space station, which was eventually found, stolen, repaired, and launched by Dr. Kook.
     Chapter 6 Title Card

  Arcana Jungle (World 7): The rainforest area to the lower-right. During the era of the Nox, the trees here were enchanted to store extra dark energy, which causes the area to have the most powerful wild magic on the island. The clearing up near World 1 contains Arcana Village, an isolated community of Dayzees and Shadow Sirens (because it seems that every Paper Mario fangame is legally required to have Shadow Sirens) that all know a lot about the ways of sorcery. The black and red building on the peninsula is the Obsidian Temple, a red-hot dungeon also built by the Nox.
     Chapter 7 Title Card

  Bowser Castle (World 8): The large fortress to the left of Koop Labs. This one hardly needs an introduction, but for those of you who have never played a Mario game before and were actually trying to get to another deviation but got the thumb code wrong: While Bowser is in the Mushroom Frontier, this acts as his base of operations. It comes complete with 5 floors, a balcony on the roof, two towers, lots of spikes, a giant Bowser head, a bridge over a lava pit for Bowser to fall off of (not really), and a secret dungeon in the basement.
     Chapter 8 Title Card

Nox Empire (World 9): The final world of the game takes place 5,000 years in the past, so it actually gets its own world map, which is here. After reassembling the portal in the present-day Shadow Spire, Mario and company travel to Corona Town, the capital city of the Nox which stood in the same area as the Mt. Mushroom Observatory, for the last stage of their adventure. Despite being home to some of the weirdest magic ever, Corona Town contains all the amenities of any other town in the game, plus a few Tribe of Ancients characters offering new services that are unavailable anywhere in the present. At the center of the city is the Shadow Spire, which harvests the ambient dark energy that serves as a power source for the whole empire. The rest of the Nox Empire consists of 8 bonus levels, each based on one of the previous worlds, that only become available after completing the game.
     Chapter 9 Title Card

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GAAAAH WHY CAN'T I STOP REDESIGNING THIS WORLD MAP. SOMEONE HELP, I THINK I MIGHT HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. ...Anyway, I've been meaning to make a few changes to this for a while. The main reason I had for actually doing it is simply improved drawing skills. Other than that, the most notable revisions are the replacement of Sunblast Arena with the currently unnamed military base that is now the dungeon of Chapter 3, the inclusion of a couple areas I hadn't come up with when I drew the last map, and the much more realistic scale of Bowser's Castle and some other buildings. Anyway, I guess this means I have to update the Nox Empire map now too... gee, that'll be fun...

Anyway, if you want to know more about this nice little Mushroom Kingdom colony I've wasted the last five years of my life fanfictioning, here's some descriptions of each of the areas. Yes, I admit I just copy-pasted them from my last map, but to be fair, it was really only the map that needed the updating.

  Mt. Mushroom (Hub Area): The strange, striped mountain at the center of the map. It contains a small town, but most of the people living there are researchers and scientists, for one of two reasons. The main feature of the mountain is the Mt. Mushroom Observatory, a world-famous facility of astronomy with all the latest equipment any stargazer could hope for, including the Celestial Cannon, a powerful machine capable of blasting stars back into the sky (in case that ever becomes necessary). On the other hand, buried inside the mountain are the ruins of the Shadow Spire, a really scary, darkness-channeling tower that was part of the capital city of the Nox. Preservation of the Shadow Spire is an important objective for archaeologists in the Mushroom Frontier and nearby areas, so admittance to the ruins is strictly limited.
  The building just a little bit down and to the right of the observatory is the Shy Guy Clubhouse, headquarters of Shylington's all-purpose nonprofit organization, the Guy Club; and the cave beside that is the Pit of 100 Trials.
     Prologue Title Card

  Moo Moo Plains (World 1): The grassy, Midwestern-flavored section directly to the right of the observatory. The Nox grew their food here, and it was enchanted to be an especially good place to do so. Now, though, there's just one farm in the area, and it's not doing very well at the moment, due to some . . . strange weather patterns, to put it mildly. Farther to the right is Highrise Hill, the tallest point on the right half of the island. It's high enough that a determined climber can actually reach the clouds, and it's also home to a small community of Monty Moles (which aren't helping the farm either).
     Chapter 1 Title Card

  Supersurf Shore (World 2): The shoreline at the bottom-center of the map. Frequently at the top of the Mushroom Frontier tourist's "to do" list, it has great ambiance, unforgettable views, and much better weather than the previous world. The latter is thanks to Flod Tower, a Nox-made weather control dome. Most of it has sunk into the ocean by now, but it's still something you won't forget seeing from the beach. The harbor town toward the left is Supersurf Port, which contains attractions such as the critically acclaimed Supersurf Shanty Bar and Grill, a restaurant that has great food and service, but occasionally gets some rather unruly customers.
     Chapter 2 Title Card

Sunblast Desert (World 3): The sandy area at the lower-left. It used to be the training grounds for the Nox's militia, and for this purpose they built the Sunblast Arena, a magnificent coliseum where soldiers honed their skills against magically summoned opponents. Unfortunately, the climate is formidable, and only a few determined explorers and archaeologists have ever reached the far end of the desert and seen the ruins. Despite, or perhaps because of, the unrelenting dryness, Sunshine the fire spirit lives alone in a small shack on the way to the arena.
    Chapter 3 Title Card

  Combustion Caves (World 4): The mountainous section of the map above the desert. The area is rich in shadestone, a mineral created by the Nox that has magical properties. When the veins of shadestone were rediscovered, hordes of Bob-ombs hoping to stake their claim of the newfound mining operation moved in and founded Kablammer City. Despite the long walk through the mountains it takes to get there, the large underground town is another one of the Mushroom Frontier's more popular destinations, because of their state-of-the art sports stadium where Bob-omb athletes blow each other up in Fuseball matches.
   Chapter 4 Title Card

  Whiteout Tundra (World 5): The snowy region to the upper-right. Although it snows almost perpetually here, it actually wasn't always so cold; the whole area was magically cooled down by the Nox, in order to preserve its unique fossils and bones (they clearly would have appreciated their own historical significance). It's home to the Duke of Brrr, the official ambassador of the Mushroom Frontier, who lives in Brrr Palace with his daughter, Crystal, and lots and lots of Ninji and Brrr subjects. All the way on the right is Cryo Cliff, which is where the previously mentioned fossils and bones are. The magic involved there has had some unexpected side effects, though, so no one goes out there anymore.
     Chapter 5 Title Card

Koop Labs (World 6): The small building directly north of the observatory. Bowser's research and development division operates from here, tirelessly working toward making new scientific breakthroughs that can be used for evil. The boss of the department, Dr. Kook, has a great understanding of engineering, programming, et cetera, but he's not very skilled at management, and as a result most of the employees, including the AI programs, are very dissatisfied. The factories of the Nox once stood here, where they produced many brilliant inventions, including a prototype space station, which was eventually found, stolen, repaired, and launched by Dr. Kook.
     Chapter 6 Title Card

  Arcana Jungle (World 7): The rainforest area to the lower-right. During the era of the Nox, the trees here were enchanted to store extra dark energy, which causes the area to have the most powerful wild magic on the island. The clearing up near World 1 contains Arcana Village, an isolated community of Dayzees and Shadow Sirens (because it seems that every Paper Mario fangame is legally required to have Shadow Sirens) that all know a lot about the ways of sorcery. The black and red building on the peninsula is the Obsidian Temple, a red-hot dungeon also built by the Nox.
     Chapter 7 Title Card

  Bowser Castle (World 8): The large fortress to the left of Koop Labs. This one hardly needs an introduction, but for those of you who have never played a Mario game before and were actually trying to get to another deviation but got the thumb code wrong: While Bowser is in the Mushroom Frontier, this acts as his base of operations. It comes complete with 5 floors, a balcony on the roof, two towers, lots of spikes, a giant Bowser head, a bridge over a lava pit for Bowser to fall off of (not really), and a secret dungeon in the basement.
     Chapter 8 Title Card

Nox Empire (World 9): The final world of the game takes place 5,000 years in the past, so it actually gets its own world map, which is here. After reassembling the portal in the present-day Shadow Spire, Mario and company travel to Corona Town, the capital city of the Nox which stood in the same area as the Mt. Mushroom Observatory, for the last stage of their adventure. Despite being home to some of the weirdest magic ever, Corona Town contains all the amenities of any other town in the game, plus a few Tribe of Ancients characters offering new services that are unavailable anywhere in the present. At the center of the city is the Shadow Spire, which harvests the ambient dark energy that serves as a power source for the whole empire. The rest of the Nox Empire consists of 8 bonus levels, each based on one of the previous worlds, that only become available after completing the game.
     Chapter 9 Title Card