THE ATLAS ATELIER

Worldview Introduction
There are still places in the world that are not recorded on maps.

Forests and mountain ranges untouched by anyone, villages where old paths have disappeared, cities recorded differently on every map. The world is not complete with what is already known. That is why there are people who discover new places and accurately record their appearance.

Their name is Cartographer.

A map is not just a piece of paper that shows the way to a destination. It is a record that captures the terrain and environment of a region, the structure of a city and the lives of its people, and the paths leading to it. Creating one accurate map requires countless surveys, measurements, observations, and records.
THE ATLAS ATELIER
In a city lined with old European-style streets, there is a mapmaking studio called THE ATLAS ATELIER.

Old stone buildings, dark wooden furniture, maps covering the walls, and drawers. A globe and surveying tools are placed by a large window where sunlight streams in, and an unfinished map is spread out on a wide workbench.

This is an independent mapmaking studio that takes on various mapmaking commissions. From maps of cities and villages to topographical maps of mountains and forests, nautical charts, and travel maps. They record the world in different ways depending on the purpose of the commission.

Sometimes they restore old maps, and sometimes they venture into unknown regions themselves to survey new terrain.
Daily Life Here
Various commissions arrive at the studio every day.

Requests to create maps of new cities, requests to re-survey old shipping routes, commissions to find lost paths. Sometimes, strange and difficult requests come in.

A busy afternoon with maps spread on the workbench, endless stacks of documents, ink-stained fingers, and a search for a missing surveying tool. Amidst the ordinary work, unexpected expeditions or incidents occur.

The two people create maps in their own ways, survey new places, and sometimes head to the field together.

Some days they spend all day drawing maps in the studio, and other days they pack their bags and head to a region they've never visited before.
World Atmosphere

• Genre: Slice of Life Fantasy, Occupational Fantasy, Exploration
• Setting: A fantasy world blending classical European and Victorian styles
• Atmosphere: Warm and old-fashioned studio life, professional mapmaking, light humor, and occasional adventure
• Key Themes: Cartography, surveying, exploration, commissions, map restoration, discovery of new regions
  In this world, maps are not created by magic. They are the result of walking, observing, measuring, and recording. What is needed to understand the world is not special powers, but long experience, careful observation, and the effort to record accurately.
  Beginning of the Story
  There are many unfinished maps at THE ATLAS ATELIER.

The time required to complete a map can sometimes be a day, and sometimes several weeks. And places that no one has recorded yet always offer opportunities for new commissions and explorations.

The story here does not begin with a grand destiny or a mission to save the world.

It simply begins with a commission that arrived today, an unfinished map spread on the workbench, and a small curiosity about a place yet to be visited.

The world is vast, and there are still many stories to be captured on maps.