Are the in game races based on real world races?

Yonkit

• Breton - France/Europe
• Redguard - Arabic/Ottoman/Persian
• Orc - ______________?
• Nord - Vikings/Barbarian Tribes of the Roman Ages
• Akaviri Humans - Japan/Asia
• Argonian - Aztec/Natives
• Dunmer - Eh... based on architecture and culture I'd say Ottomans or Ancient Russia.
• Khajiit - Can't really say, architecture is quite unique and culture is also incredibly unique.
• Bosmer - Korowai Tribes/African Tribes
• Altmer - Can't say, their culture is kind of unique and the architecture is somewhat reminiscent of Romans.
• Imperials - Roman/Italian, they're heavily based off Romans but their names as the games go on get more and more Italian-based.

SHADOW2KK

CrowsDescend wrote: »

In my opinion, yes. I'm not going to get into it properly due to the fact that the average person thinks they're merely theories and made-up sci-fi bs, etc.

All's I'm going to say is that if you look in the right places, you'll find that there has been a lot of suggestive-evidence and talk of races like the Khajiit, but they're called the "Kitkarai" or something like that. If you avoid the 'official' story told to you by mainstream science, history etc and look at Ancient Egypt with an open mind, you'll see so many cat-like humanoid statues and hieroglyphs which mainstream say "Oh they just wore cat masks and stuff don't worry." and other nonsense, have actually been around but the suppression of our true history is there for a reason, and I don't need to go into why, those occult's and secret societies aren't around for nothing.

Many different kind of Elves exist, if not on this planet in a higher density, then on one/some of the billions of Earth-like planets out there.

Argonians? typical Reptilian race representation. I'm sure you've heard your fair share of Shape-shifting Reptilians from conspiracy theorists but there's actually a deep truth to that, believe it or not.

The list goes on and on really. Look at multiple lore sources even dating WAYYY back, and all the movies/games today, like the whole LoTR lore, WoW lore, Elder Scrolls Lore.. it's not all coincidence or just made-up at random by somebody with a great imagination, no.. there's truth to a lot of things we perceive to be just fantasy.

"Absence of Evidence is not Evidence of Absence."

Well said.

ArrerBoy

Yonkit wrote: »

• Orc - ______________?

Mongol
See the similarities?

Yonkit wrote: »

• Dunmer - Eh... based on architecture and culture I'd say Ottomans or Ancient Russia.

More Chinese/Filipino with the Ancestor worship, filial piety, and crazy wavy swords.

Yonkit wrote: »

• Khajiit - Can't really say, architecture is quite unique and culture is also incredibly unique.

Indian and a mix of various South East Asian cultures.

Glorious_One

Gothlander wrote: »

I was thinking about this and it actually does seem to be that way. Does anyone else see this?

Kind of, alot of inspiration is from real world races, but I dont think one specific race represents an actual race in real life. I am fairly sure certain aspects of certain races are inspired by the real world. Like how the wood elves are short and dont eat vegetables exactly how Mexicans are in the real world.

AngryNord

Yonkit wrote: »

• Dunmer - Eh... based on architecture and culture I'd say Ottomans or Ancient Russia.

I'd rather say Chinese, a lot of their buildings are very Chinese, and at least one of the ships in the Davon's Watch harbour is a spitting image of a Chinese Junk