The Sobayid Atlas (1994) is one of several supplements Chessex released in support of the third edition of Skyrealms of Jorune. It is a sourcebook detailing one of Jorune’s wilder provinces, and is intended as an alternative starting location for new players (as opposed to the nearby Ardoth, the fairly civilized city most Jorune products focus on).  The back of the book points out that it contains “new dyshas and new knowledge of the muadra and their societies,” which as a beginner makes total sense to me. Wait, no it doesn’t. That is actually a great example of how alienating the language of Jorune products is. So many fantasy words.

There is another major departure here: Mile Teves doesn’t do all the artwork. Which is…strange. It doesn’t quite feel like a Jorune book with him mostly absent. However! Much of the art is done by Janet Aulisio and George Barr. I’ve long adored the enigmatic Aulisio’s art – she did some great work in Call of Cthulhu’s Mansions of Madness, as well as for Earthdawn and World of Darkness, and she’s just as good here. And this might be my favorite selection of Barr’s RPG work.