Where would you find ESO races in todays world ? maybe something like this ? ...

Ilithyania

Sixty5

I'd say swap Dunmer and Altmer.

Altmer have a long and rich cultural history. And the Dunmer live in a place with weird fauna and flora, that may or may not try and kill you.

AzraelKrieg

Sixty5 wrote: »

I'd say swap Dunmer and Altmer.

Altmer have a long and rich cultural history. And the Dunmer live in a place with weird fauna and flora, that may or may not try and kill you.

As an Australian I completely agree with this.

SpiderCultist

LOL, why are dunmers located in the UK and high elves in Australia?

Doesn't look like having much sense but quite funny tbh.

Edit:

LOL x 2 @ Argonians in Mexico and Orcs in Russia.

ScardyFox

Theres going to be a flood of virtue signaling in this thread I bet...

wolf486

I think Dunmer would be more centered around China, no?

AzraelKrieg

wolf486 wrote: »

I think Dunmer would be more centered around China, no?

I think one of the races that inhabit Akavir would be a better fit there

Chilly-McFreeze

In b4 "assigning fictional races to real life people promotes racism".

I always considered Bretons to be an equivalent of the old brits lore wise. But france maybe fit as well.
And dunmers, alone for the architecture, far easter like Japan or China.
Don't know what links swamp loving Argonians to Mexico.

Ilithyania

AzraelKrieg wrote: »

wolf486 wrote: »

I think Dunmer would be more centered around China, no?

I think one of the races that inhabit Akavir would be a better fit there

daym, i forgot about the snowelves, falmer and dwemer too.

wolf486

Chilly-McFreeze wrote: »

Don't know what links swamp loving Argonians to Mexico.

I wonder wondering about that as well, however I can see Argonian/Black Marsh architecture being very similar to Mayan's I suppose

Ilithyania

wolf486 wrote: »

Chilly-McFreeze wrote: »

Don't know what links swamp loving Argonians to Mexico.

I wonder wondering about that as well, however I can see Argonian/Black Marsh architecture being very similar to Mayan's I suppose

yes their Mayan houses were the idea

AzraelKrieg

Ilithyania wrote: »

AzraelKrieg wrote: »

wolf486 wrote: »

I think Dunmer would be more centered around China, no?

I think one of the races that inhabit Akavir would be a better fit there

daym, i forgot about the snowelves, falmer and dwemer too.

If you're to include them

Ka Po' Tun from Akavir may fit well with China or Japan due to the whole "becoming a dragon" thing. The Kamal would work in the north, particularly Canada. Tang Mo might work in South-East Asian countries. The Tsaesci are very tricky. Maybe India, Bangladesh or South America.

Morgul667

This is going to end bad

zaria

Dumer fits in Australia weird flora and fauna.
Khajiit architecture is south east asia but prime environment is steppe so one option is Africa south of Sahara.
Argonians and Nord is obvious, Redguards in middle east and Imperials are Romans, Breton Europeans
Bosmer would be Amazonas or other rainforests.
Altmer is the hard ones, kind of want to put them in the far east, architecture don't match but it don't match any culture I know.
orcs are another hard one, Russia is not an stupid idea.

AzraelKrieg

Probably right about that @Morgul667

Jade1986

Ilithyania wrote: »

The UK is not dunmer, not by any measure. They are 100% Altmer. Dunmer would def be Asian oriented. Chinese or Japanese.


Orc would not be Russian, I get a far more Mongolian type feel there, possibly even African Tribal, but not Russian, just no.

Khajiit I always think of Spanish more.

Bosmer Would be some of the Tribes that are still inhabiting the Amazon or the head hunter tribes in the Pacific.

Reddguards I would see more as Northern African.

Nord is a combo of German and Norsk. So Both.

Imperial, if you want to go by TODAYS culture would be the US. Once powerful, but not so much atm.

OlafdieWaldfee

ScardyFox wrote: »

Theres going to be a flood of virtue signaling in this thread I bet...

More likely a flood of facepalming.

Jemcrystal

Idk but this argonian's got the jam on.

https://youtu.be/58azwBbpWQw?t=4m4s

Chilly-McFreeze

Ah, I see. But I don't think that architecture always translates like that. Dunmer mainland architecture resembles chinese/ japanise architecture, yet they are portrayed as grumpy racists, which doesn't quite fit the stereotype of the always polite japanise volks. But I guess that's it, stereotypes and prejudices.

Jade1986

Chilly-McFreeze wrote: »

Ah, I see. But I don't think that architecture always translates like that. Dunmer mainland architecture resembles chinese/ japanise architecture, yet they are portrayed as grumpy racists, which doesn't quite fit the stereotype of the always polite japanise volks. But I guess that's it, stereotypes and prejudices.

Japanese are very very racist a lot of the time. The Public image is the land of smiles, but look at how they treat anyone not japanese. xD

Samadhi

Ilithyania wrote: »

wolf486 wrote: »

Chilly-McFreeze wrote: »

Don't know what links swamp loving Argonians to Mexico.

I wonder wondering about that as well, however I can see Argonian/Black Marsh architecture being very similar to Mayan's I suppose

yes their Mayan houses were the idea

It has been a while since studying into it,
but wasn't the Mayan substance of choice Psilocybe mushrooms
while Ayahuasca use centers around the Amazon basin?

Erm,
Ayahuasca being the plant/mixture of plants consumed for visionary purposes
that, according to tradition, speaks to the people of the Rainforest and guided them to the appropriate plants to dose with

MakoFore

argonians are clearly modelled off of early aztec and mayan civilisations.

khajit borrow heavily from south asian influences, architecture, although i find the constant references to skooma addiction a little racially insensitive and reminiscent of the yellow fever- white china propaganda of the past.

breton is from gaelic and anglo saxon obviously - the hinting of an elvish background inspired by the saxon and nordic part of their ancestry.

Nords obvious. well not exactly obvious- but vikings- in the 800A-100AD era. not the scandi chic 2018 ikea era.

Imperials are ancient romans- probably the most direct correlation - from facial features "the roman noses", olive skin, to the roman gladiator clothing, drapery, garb, etc- even the politics and ethos of the time- that romans were the chosen race, etc. or should we say- the dlc race.

Orcs in eso heavily borrow from mongol , eastern european, northern asian cultures, countries. especially in the 1100 AD era.
For example their tapestries are a straight take from mongol wall tapestries, kazakh wall tapestries. Chechnya, Dagestan, Iran - the entire caucasus regions. Also alot from other indigenous civilisations such as native americans and australian aboriginals with their ornaments etc.

redguards not african but actually more egyptian and arab in its inspirations.

bosmer , wood elves borrow heavily in part form amazonian cultures and other indigenous cultures- but as with the other elves- they just borrow from elvish culture in itself- which after 80 years of fantasy writing- is pretty dense .

dunmer from northern asian Altmer from japan also - architecturally- but culturally more nordic races- as elven cultures have often done in fantasy, these two races are probably the least correlative to known races- and more in line with fantasy lore since tolkein times, although tolkein himself did base elves off of his nordic allies in the war. the inspirations for these two races are far more diverse , original and complex than to just say- "they are like this race" - as we can with argonians for example.

not uncommon a writing device to take what is familiar and re-arrange it with some imagination and re-ordering. what are jedi but sci fi samurai for example.

CardboardedBox

At least nords are pretty obvious lol


I feel orcs are mongolian

Ch4mpTW

Lol. They got Altmer in Australia. 10/10 thread right here.

Apherius

Chilly-McFreeze wrote: »

In b4 "assigning fictional races to real life people promotes racism".

I always considered Bretons to be an equivalent of the old brits lore wise. But france maybe fit as well.

We are really called " Breton " in " Bretagne " (Bretagne [french] Brittain [English] ), it's not a joke, west of france is inhabited by " des bretons "

Runschei

I don't know why but I feel like Imperials should be in the area near Greece. And why didn't you include Finland and Iceland when choosing area for nords? You have Scandinavia with Norway, Sweden and Denmark. But the north also has Finland and Iceland.

madeeh91rwb17_ESO

Breton region should also include England AND Australia etc.

Dunmer/Dark elves belong in South Asia.
They have various aspects from that area in their art etc.
And even Vivec itself is a Hindu name,

Its all often very mixed.
Like Khajit have some south asia themes.

And even red guards in Alik'r name their water ponds: Johad; An Indian word.
Sudan, Nigeria region (Sahel) is also very redguardish.

Samadhi

Apherius wrote: »

Chilly-McFreeze wrote: »

In b4 "assigning fictional races to real life people promotes racism".

I always considered Bretons to be an equivalent of the old brits lore wise. But france maybe fit as well.

We are really called " Breton " in " Bretagne " (Bretagne [french] Brittain [English] ), it's not a joke, west of france is inhabited by " des bretons "

Personally relate to Bretons as 'similar' to Métis
Métis refers to a unique group of people in Canada,
descended from a mixture of Indigenous tribes and (predominately) French colonists

considered to be culturally and politically distinct from the other First Nations tribes, as well as from colonial citizens

more drawing on how Bretons are uniquely a mixture Men and Mer through an imbalanced social structure tho

Morgul667

AzraelKrieg wrote: »

Probably right about that @Morgul667

I hope im wrong though

Goshua

Chilly-McFreeze wrote: »

Don't know what links swamp loving Argonians to Mexico.

Axolotl ( Mexican walking fish) ..there's even white ones with red eyes. just like vampire Argonians. ugly feckers

Peekachu99

ScardyFox wrote: »

Theres going to be a flood of virtue signaling in this thread I bet...

Mostly clueless racism so far.