
Deven Rue started her cartography career in 2012 when she uploaded images of a prop map she created for herself of Skyrim from The Elder Scrolls video game. Soon afterwards, people began asking her to create maps for them of their homebrewed worlds.
In 2017, Deven started creating a map of Tal’Dorei from Critical Role to commemorate the end of Campaign 1 and as a bit of fan art. Matthew Mercer, saw her work on socials and soon the two started talking in earnest about a collaboration. On February 1st of 2018, on Deven’s birthday, Matthew presented the cast with a prop map of the Dwendalian Empire that Deven had created them. Since then, she has gone on to create the maps for The Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount, Call of the Netherdeep, and several prop maps shown on the series.
Originally creating her maps and illustrations on paper using Copic pens and markers, by mid 2018 she started using a Wacom Cintiq to create them digitally. She’s maintained her signature style that makes her maps so easily recognizable.
Creating fantasy maps professionally since 2012!

Beadle & Grimm: Barovia
Beadle & Grimm: Icewind Dale
Black Wand
Borough Bound
Campaign Coins
Critical Role
Dungeons & Dragons: Sword Coast
Found Familiar Coffee
Magic the Gathering: LotR
MtG: Murders at Karlov Manor
Open Legend RPG Amaurea’s Dawn Map
Quest’s End Sandkheg’s Hide
Quest’s End Warlock Drop
Roll20
Steamforged Games: The Faraway Sea
Unlimited Realms
Authors:
Brian Spielbauer: Lemuria
Danielle L. Jensen: The Bridge Kingdom Series
Kristen Martins: Shadow Crown Series
L.R. Lam: Dragonfall Series
Artist behind Magic the Gathering Lord of the Rings land cards
Exploring worlds and sharing your adventures

Want to commission Deven to create a map for you? Below is a list of her rates and lead times. There is a $500USD deposit required to reserve your spot on the calendar with the remaining funds due when the map is completed.
I love to help people create their own maps!

Deven’s Patreon has over 100 lessons on making maps both on paper and digitally!
Learn her quick world-building technique that brings you from the start of your planet to modern times; giving you the tools you need to easily fill in your map, create realistic and immersive worlds, even help with naming your towns & cities!
New lessons are being added all the time!
Or you can join the monthly workshop where Deven has a livesteam answering questions, showing examples & helping you create maps that wow your players or readers!
Maps create a sense of wonder & immersion