Maple Glen

I know parents aren't supposed to have favorite children... but Maple Glen is my favorite baby by far. Ironic, considering this island was never supposed to happen. 

This might ruffle some feathers, but I've never been a huge fan of autumn or Halloween. So, I had no intentions of making an autumnal island once I finished with my previous island. 

But while watching the lovely Console Caito (follow her on Youtube!) build her spooky island, I instantly was SO in love with the idea of an orange, autumnal Halloween island. Initially I thought I'd do something kinda witchy, but it wasn't clicking. And then one night, while I was standing around bored out of my mind at my crummy retail job, it hit me - gnomecore. An island that gnomes would live on. It was PERFECT. I started scribbling notes furiously in my little pocket notebook - I'd have a little gnome lass named Gwen who would run the local bakery, specializing in pumpkin pie, because what could be more autumnal than that? I then thought up my second character, Greta, who would be a surly goblin bartender that nobody in town really liked. A whole love story came together in my mind - and I actually even wrote a few chapters for it. If youre interested in reading it... well, you might have to pester me before I'm willing to publish any of it online. 

I think that having such a strong storyline in my head for this island is what made me so inspired to work on it. I also think that not really having any formal plans for builds was actually a blessing, because I sort of just slapped things together as I went along. And somehow, it turned out to be one of the most beautiful islands I've ever made.