Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-74.240.204.179-20130522155455/@comment-67.180.182.203-20130813003259

I think Nirn was based on entire real world, not just two continents. The Altmer/High Elves are based on the Chinese (both have yellow skin but totally different ways of thinking. However, there's something about the mysterious legendary Chinese magic/arts and the affinity the Altmer have for magic), the Dunmer on the Africans, the Redguard on the Native Americans, the Bretons on the Bretons, the Imperials on the Romans, and the Nords on the Germans (Vikings are German). The rest are more based on creatures from lores, the Orsimer/Orcs on the Orcs and the Bosmer/Wood Elves on the Dryads. The Khajiit and the Argonians are just races born because some guy decided to get creative, but they are more or less based on the real-life cats and lizards. I wonder if Argonians and Dragons are related. Also, the Dremora, though not playable, are based on demons.