Hel'ena Leyland
@helenaleyland.bsky.social
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I didn't say all "Slavic people", I said specifically "Russia".
Thanalan has elements of the African savanna/Middle East - Vylbrand has parts of the Mediterranean, such as Corsica - and they aren't 1:1 analogs, like how Ishgard is a mash-up of French-Nordic, like how Garlemald isn't just Russia.
Thanalan has elements of the African savanna/Middle East - Vylbrand has parts of the Mediterranean, such as Corsica - and they aren't 1:1 analogs, like how Ishgard is a mash-up of French-Nordic, like how Garlemald isn't just Russia.
May 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I didn't say all "Slavic people", I said specifically "Russia".
Thanalan has elements of the African savanna/Middle East - Vylbrand has parts of the Mediterranean, such as Corsica - and they aren't 1:1 analogs, like how Ishgard is a mash-up of French-Nordic, like how Garlemald isn't just Russia.
Thanalan has elements of the African savanna/Middle East - Vylbrand has parts of the Mediterranean, such as Corsica - and they aren't 1:1 analogs, like how Ishgard is a mash-up of French-Nordic, like how Garlemald isn't just Russia.
Except for the whole "imperial power based in a cold climate with an emphasis on natural resource extraction" bit. And they have now done that, so yeah, you can look at a map and figure out where roughly a place would be.
May 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Except for the whole "imperial power based in a cold climate with an emphasis on natural resource extraction" bit. And they have now done that, so yeah, you can look at a map and figure out where roughly a place would be.
I mean, it can be both - their names are Roman, while their homeland is pretty clearly Russia.
May 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I mean, it can be both - their names are Roman, while their homeland is pretty clearly Russia.