Herein, I will gradually outline certain guidelines for developing the world, as I build it, which largely should be followed in order to maintain the style and cultural influences utilized for different areas and groups. This by no means a comprehensive list, but it should offer a basic stepping stone for anybody developing within the world. Additionally, I will mainly focus on the Dastan region and Marangad, as they are the focus for this game.
- Broadly speaking, the The Holy Amaran Empire draws inspiration from the various cultures of pre-colonial South Asia, the Middle East, and parts of South East Asia. This is including, but not limited to Persian, Islamic, Taoist, and Vedic influences, spanning both Indo-Iranic, Austro-Asiatic and the Dravidian families of languages. However, ideally there should no one influence that can be pinpointed as inspiration for a particular detail about the world.