Anonymous Coward · 10mo
Hello! I was curious about if there was a clear and concise listing on the cultures of everyone, and how they connect to their depictions? Since I myself, am trying to get into creating works of fiction rooted in ethnic backgrounds! Buttt I'm extremely forgetful, leaving me lost as to how to go about it and would like a general idea.. If you wouldn't mind me taking notes?..🥲
There’s no list existing or breakdown drawing but I can list them right now.
Maijira, Ta’ka, Rakan: United States Midwest/Southern blend
Yesenia: Belizean Blend
Paola: Brazilian (Bahia) Blend
Nadak: New Orleans + Gullah + Benin + Fante blend
Idriss: Northeastern/ DC/ United States + Yoruba Blend
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Nasser: Iranian (Bakhtiari base/ Isfahan)
Arik: Moroccan (Essaouira)+ Sudan (Makuria)
Some OCs are inspired by regions, some ethnic groups, some cities, some an era in time and some a blend of all the above.
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A lot of the chosen mixtures here have historical ties in real life. For example the enslaved brought to New York/DC were more likely from Nigeria than in Southern America where they were often from Angola/DRC so I added that to Idriss. The black Americans of the Midwest are of Southern heritage more often than not. So that’s why Maijira and Ta’ka have that blend.
