Wood Elfs are Asians, Argonians are Mexicans, Nords are...

Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:24 am

Altmers (High Elves) - Germans
Argonians - Mexicans
Bosmers (Wood Elves) - Asians
Bretons - Italians
Dunmers (Dark Elves) - Arab
Imperials - ancient Romans
Khajiits - Spanish
Nords - Scandinavians
Orcs (Orsimers) - Russians
Redguards - African Americans

Anybody agree with me? :D
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Eibe Novy
 
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:29 am

Nope. Pretty much all the races draw inspiration from multiple cultures.
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Taylor Tifany
 
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Post » Sat Dec 10, 2011 8:33 pm

Argonians are Mexicans...

Huh, I hate Argonians but I really like Mexicans. I'M SO TOOOOORNN
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Ray
 
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:08 am

Um...no.
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stevie critchley
 
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:46 am

Uninspired attempt at flamebaiting.. 1/10
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loste juliana
 
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Post » Sat Dec 10, 2011 8:57 pm

Not really.

If anything Redguards are Arabs, Khajiit based off of Nomadic tribes in the middle east or asia.
Can't really agree with Altmer, Argonians, Bretons, Dunmer and Orcs either.
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SiLa
 
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Post » Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:26 pm

Altmers (High Elves) - Altmers
Argonians - Argonians
Bosmers (Wood Elves) - Bosmers
Bretons - Bretons
Dunmers (Dark Elves) - Dunmers
Imperials - Imperials
Khajiits - Khajiits
Nords - Nords
Orcs - Orcs
Redguards - Redguards



Fix'd
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Dalley hussain
 
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Post » Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:12 pm

The only one i agree with is the Imperials being roman.
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Justin Bywater
 
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:49 am

how are khajiits spanish? I'm Spanish and I see no resemblance :/
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:03 am

Really?

My theory was wood elves were wood elves, high elves were high elves, dark elves were dark elves, nords were nords, redguards were black guys >.>, imperials were imperials, bretons were bretons, argonians were argonians, and khajiit were khajiit.
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Tanika O'Connell
 
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Post » Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:22 pm

Go post this is the Lore forum, they really love these threads.
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Catharine Krupinski
 
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Post » Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:34 pm

Altmers (High Elves) - Germans
Argonians - Mexicans
Bosmers (Wood Elves) - Asians
Bretons - Italians
Dunmers (Dark Elves) - Arab
Imperials - ancient Romans
Khajiits - Spanish
Nords - Scandinavians
Orcs (Orsimers) - Russians
Redguards - African Americans

Anybody agree with me? :D


Argonians are clearly Canadians


:D
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James Shaw
 
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Post » Sat Dec 10, 2011 8:00 pm

Not at all, sorry. It's really off.
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Makenna Nomad
 
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:19 am

I'd really like to know why you think they are what they are, because they really don't make a lot of sense to me.

Khajiits are Spanish? Really? They're a desert people. Some are nomadic. So maybe Moorish. Or more likely Persian or Arabic.
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:24 am

Altmers (High Elves) - Germans
Argonians - Mexicans
Bosmers (Wood Elves) - Asians
Bretons - Italians
Dunmers (Dark Elves) - Arab
Imperials - ancient Romans
Khajiits - Spanish
Nords - Scandinavians
Orcs (Orsimers) - Russians
Redguards - African Americans

Anybody agree with me? :D


Bretons are Italians? What? No. No no no. They live in a temperate country that's heavily based on the feudal system with lords in castles and peasants in the fields and various quaint little towns with thatched roofs.

http://www.intriguing.com/mp/_pictures/grail/large/HolyGrail034.jpg
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Deon Knight
 
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:31 am

Khajiits seem more arabian cultured to me.
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Sophie Miller
 
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Post » Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:20 pm

idiot.
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Rhiannon Jones
 
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:14 am

i would think orcs to be mongolians

and argonians are obviously from New Orleans Louisiana duh

my trollface was on tight on that last one
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IM NOT EASY
 
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Post » Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:49 pm

Dark elves are African Americans!!! At least that the way there treated!!
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:32 am

Go post this is the Lore forum, they really love these threads.

:rofl:
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Peter P Canning
 
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:01 am

Wow...this one just about put me to sleep.
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Facebook me
 
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Post » Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:32 pm

Bretons are Italians? What? No. No no no. They live in a temperate country that's heavily based on the feudal system with lords in castles and peasants in the fields and various quaint little towns with thatched roofs.

http://www.intriguing.com/mp/_pictures/grail/large/HolyGrail034.jpg


BAH!

They aren't siccing familiars on each other and getting arrested for brutal political intrigue.

http://www.baxterboo.com/images/products/large/k9-cop-dog-halloween-costume-casual-canine-1.jpg

Much better.
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:14 am

The Nords were based off of Scandanavian and Scottish tribes.

Redguard are, in Skyrim, Arabian - with Khajiit following suit.
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Kirsty Collins
 
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:47 am

This is a ridiculous thread.
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hannaH
 
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:01 am

Altmers (High Elves) - Germans




How does this make any sense at all...
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