The Road Ahead
The Known Realm is built one tale at a time, and it is far from finished. Here is what is still to come — roughly in the order it is being worked on.
Being worked on now
- Original art everywhere. The last television stills and the borrowed fan-made sigils are being replaced with my own artwork, piece by piece, until every image on the site is my own.
- A better map. The base map is redrawn and re-redrawn; sharper editions keep coming, and the layers button will offer more of them — styles, close-ups, and eventually a lighter and a darker chart to choose between.
- Pictures on every page. Every wiki article, episode and chapter should have art of its own; the empty frames are being filled.
Planned
- The last game. Where in the Realm? — a view of somewhere in Westeros or Essos, and a map to place it on — is the next game to open.
- A richer family-tree hall. Cleaner layouts, more houses, and more of the branches filled in, with the cross-links between them made easier to follow.
- More of the two younger sagas. House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will keep growing — more wiki articles, episode and chapter retellings, and map coverage — until they are as deep as the Game of Thrones side.
- More on the maps. More layers, more journeys, more of the world charted, across all three map tables.
- Bigger game pools. More Small Council puzzles, more trivia, more quotes and more rounds, so the daily challenges never run dry.
One day, perhaps
- Accounts & saved progress. A way to sign in, keep your streaks and settings across your devices, and leave comments beneath the pages.
- A true, editable wiki. Perhaps — a version where readers can suggest and make edits themselves, the way the great fan wikis do. It is a large step, and a maybe, not a promise.
Have an idea?
Much of what is here started as someone's suggestion. If you have found a mistake, or thought of something the realm should have, I would genuinely like to hear it — ideas and corrections are always welcome. Write to knownrealm@gmail.com.
And a first thanks belongs to my brother Hans-Magnus, whose idea this was, and who helped me set the whole thing in motion.