The Garleans tend to be a mix of the Romans, Nazis, Amestris from FMA and the Galactic Empire from Star Wars in my head (this is mostly from the childhood indoctrination/rampant racism/their military dividing nicely into Marian era units, with Latin-appropriate names/Magitek being somewhat reminiscent of automail/the fact that Gaius reminds me rather strongly of Darth Vader). I make certain assumptions based on that; that they have a Senate, maybe a noble caste, enough political intrigue and backstabbing to gag a poli-sci major, et cetera and so on.
The Elezen fall rather heavily under Tolkien mythology, with the Wildwood being the Rivendell elves and the Duskwight the Wood elves (there's some form of dramatic irony somewhere in that statement, but it's 1am and I can't be arsed to find it). Having read the Silmarillion eight-hundred-bajillion times I have a hard time not filling the gaps in Elezen lore with the tales Fingolfin and company. Also find myself reciting A Elbereth Gilthoniel in my head when thinking of this particular race.
What else, what else... The whole Beastmen summoning the Primals thing makes me think of the Call of C'thulhu (Ifrit fhtagn!). That's all I got at the moment.
The Elezen fall rather heavily under Tolkien mythology, with the Wildwood being the Rivendell elves and the Duskwight the Wood elves (there's some form of dramatic irony somewhere in that statement, but it's 1am and I can't be arsed to find it). Having read the Silmarillion eight-hundred-bajillion times I have a hard time not filling the gaps in Elezen lore with the tales Fingolfin and company. Also find myself reciting A Elbereth Gilthoniel in my head when thinking of this particular race.
What else, what else... The whole Beastmen summoning the Primals thing makes me think of the Call of C'thulhu (Ifrit fhtagn!). That's all I got at the moment.
What a monstrous sight he makes, mocking man's best friend
When both the wolf and lion crave the same thing in the end
The Lion | Monty's Wiki | The Wolf
When both the wolf and lion crave the same thing in the end
The Lion | Monty's Wiki | The Wolf
