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Argonians are based on the Irish. I've always thought they should have Irish accents.

They live in a misty place

They are mistreated

They are tough

Their English is hard to understand

They like fish  and I bet they like potatoes (it's not confirmed that they dislike them)

They are seen as dockworkers and are isolated from high society in many places

They recently drove out their oppressors

Now their architecture is definitley more Aztec so it's like Irish lizards living in Aztec temples.

As for the Aldmeri,

They are a mashup of early napoleonic French architecture with a bit of 1500's France thrown in as well. IMO.