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I finally made it :')

There's definitely a point where I got tired doing all the details leading to some areas being sloppy if you look closely, but overall I'm really pleased with how this turned out! The exact names for places may change (looking at you "killing crater"...) so I may be touching this up more in the future. I may even add more landmarks if I come up with them.

For scale, a cat would be about 2x2 pixels on this map. Also The Heart is probably a bit undersized here.

For more information on the territories (+ The Heart and nil) check out this image:

(note: the art for Free's territory isn't quite accurate anymore, at least on average his territory is much more dense in vegetation.)
(another note: not mentioned in the above image's description, but Fear's territory has many tunnels and a sort of shallow cave system. These are used by his followers as the safest places to hide and sleep.)
(another another note- ok actually, I should probably just revamp the descriptions under that image sometime soon to include all the new current territory info)

Now, about some of these landmarks...

- The Bloodbath - The de facto center for Fear's followers. A dip in the earth filled with thick blood that seems to have pooled up from the ground. Most Fear cats treat this as a water source. Despite the name, not a lot of fighting takes place here. It's not exactly "safe" but the Bloodbath is regarded as the spot to chill for a while, sharpen your claws and survey the competition.
Everywhere else in the territory is completely fair game for fighting, though.
It's rumored that Fear sleeps at the bottom of the bloody pool. If he even sleeps at all...

- Love's Falls - The camp for Love's followers. This camp is based around a cliff formed to resemble Love's face, looming above the treeline and facing directly towards The Heart. From her eyes, fresh and clean water cascades down and feeds into a large, beautiful lake. The water from this lake overflows off into rivers and streams veining all throughout Love's territory and even tapering into Fear's and Bear's.
It's simply an amazing landmark to behold.

- Killing Crater - Almost at a perfect junction of Bear, Fear and Love's territories, is the crater the formed when Free crashed down with Kill's dead body. The dirt is blackened and seems infertile, as Bear has tried to sprout plants here to no success. The events aren't clear to most cats, but it's believed it was nearby or even at this crater, that Love and Fear gave Free his slow, mortal wound.
It's said to never kill anyone or any Prey close to this crater, as a slow, mortal wound will befall you too.

- Softlands - The border between Love and Fear's territory. Called Softlands mostly by Fear's group, for the ground becomes less thorny and bloody. Fear's followers consider willingly staying here to be a mark of weakness for its members because of its less dangerous quality. That said, the water flowing from Love's territory into these Softlands is by far the best proper water source in Fear's territory.
Love's group usually just refer to it as Fear's territory and don't bother going past the trees.
Quite a few unaligned cats linger in the Softlands, though it isn't always the safest place to be.

- The Gouge - The name for the gorge carved into the border of Fear and Free's territory by Free. Created by Free before the Kill-incident to keep Fear's followers from easily entering his territory. Post-Kill, The Gouge has seemingly only grown deeper, so dark at the bottom it resembles nil. It can be bypassed by going around through Bear's territory, but it deters cats who don't want to bother with the trouble at least. Cats can fly over it, but have to be careful as the air over the Gouge actually weighs them down.
As a final measure to keep his territory safe from Fear, it's said that Free put in place a magic effect that slowly gouges out Fear's eyes if he enters the territory. Not the eyes on his face, mind you, but the hundreds of eyes inside him. No one's sure if this is true or just a bluff, but Fear hasn't been seen in Free's territory for a long time.

- The Choke - The name for the border of Free and Love's territory. After the Kill-incident and forming a new group with Drip, Free decided to use the last of his strength to form a barrier against Love as well. Brambles and thorns and thin, winding vines grow so thick here that it threatens to suffocate you if you try to push your way through. They're sturdy and regrow quickly, effective at deterring nearly all of Love's cats. Water from Love's territory is also absorbed here, seemingly a cautious measure against whatever luring effect she might have in that water...
As a final measure to keep his territory safe from Love, it's said that Free put in place a magic effect that smogs the air entering Love's lungs if she enters the territory, Once again, it's not known whether this is true or just a bluff, but Love hasn't been seen in Free's territory for a long time.

Description
I finally made it :')

There's definitely a point where I got tired doing all the details leading to some areas being sloppy if you look closely, but overall I'm really pleased with how this turned out! The exact names for places may change (looking at you "killing crater"...) so I may be touching this up more in the future. I may even add more landmarks if I come up with them.

For scale, a cat would be about 2x2 pixels on this map. Also The Heart is probably a bit undersized here.

For more information on the territories (+ The Heart and nil) check out this image:

(note: the art for Free's territory isn't quite accurate anymore, at least on average his territory is much more dense in vegetation.)
(another note: not mentioned in the above image's description, but Fear's territory has many tunnels and a sort of shallow cave system. These are used by his followers as the safest places to hide and sleep.)
(another another note- ok actually, I should probably just revamp the descriptions under that image sometime soon to include all the new current territory info)

Now, about some of these landmarks...

- The Bloodbath - The de facto center for Fear's followers. A dip in the earth filled with thick blood that seems to have pooled up from the ground. Most Fear cats treat this as a water source. Despite the name, not a lot of fighting takes place here. It's not exactly "safe" but the Bloodbath is regarded as the spot to chill for a while, sharpen your claws and survey the competition.
Everywhere else in the territory is completely fair game for fighting, though.
It's rumored that Fear sleeps at the bottom of the bloody pool. If he even sleeps at all...

- Love's Falls - The camp for Love's followers. This camp is based around a cliff formed to resemble Love's face, looming above the treeline and facing directly towards The Heart. From her eyes, fresh and clean water cascades down and feeds into a large, beautiful lake. The water from this lake overflows off into rivers and streams veining all throughout Love's territory and even tapering into Fear's and Bear's.
It's simply an amazing landmark to behold.

- Killing Crater - Almost at a perfect junction of Bear, Fear and Love's territories, is the crater the formed when Free crashed down with Kill's dead body. The dirt is blackened and seems infertile, as Bear has tried to sprout plants here to no success. The events aren't clear to most cats, but it's believed it was nearby or even at this crater, that Love and Fear gave Free his slow, mortal wound.
It's said to never kill anyone or any Prey close to this crater, as a slow, mortal wound will befall you too.

- Softlands - The border between Love and Fear's territory. Called Softlands mostly by Fear's group, for the ground becomes less thorny and bloody. Fear's followers consider willingly staying here to be a mark of weakness for its members because of its less dangerous quality. That said, the water flowing from Love's territory into these Softlands is by far the best proper water source in Fear's territory.
Love's group usually just refer to it as Fear's territory and don't bother going past the trees.
Quite a few unaligned cats linger in the Softlands, though it isn't always the safest place to be.

- The Gouge - The name for the gorge carved into the border of Fear and Free's territory by Free. Created by Free before the Kill-incident to keep Fear's followers from easily entering his territory. Post-Kill, The Gouge has seemingly only grown deeper, so dark at the bottom it resembles nil. It can be bypassed by going around through Bear's territory, but it deters cats who don't want to bother with the trouble at least. Cats can fly over it, but have to be careful as the air over the Gouge actually weighs them down.
As a final measure to keep his territory safe from Fear, it's said that Free put in place a magic effect that slowly gouges out Fear's eyes if he enters the territory. Not the eyes on his face, mind you, but the hundreds of eyes inside him. No one's sure if this is true or just a bluff, but Fear hasn't been seen in Free's territory for a long time.

- The Choke - The name for the border of Free and Love's territory. After the Kill-incident and forming a new group with Drip, Free decided to use the last of his strength to form a barrier against Love as well. Brambles and thorns and thin, winding vines grow so thick here that it threatens to suffocate you if you try to push your way through. They're sturdy and regrow quickly, effective at deterring nearly all of Love's cats. Water from Love's territory is also absorbed here, seemingly a cautious measure against whatever luring effect she might have in that water...
As a final measure to keep his territory safe from Love, it's said that Free put in place a magic effect that smogs the air entering Love's lungs if she enters the territory, Once again, it's not known whether this is true or just a bluff, but Love hasn't been seen in Free's territory for a long time.