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this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2023
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I assumed the intent is not to actually be Polish or Celtic etc. but give areas influence. I’m still not sure I like it though.
I would rather have seen it done more like Middle-Earth where names can be different depending on language, but the common “English” tongue is normally used. So you have a river called Brandywine and another place Rivendell for locations in regions for two different races. Both just being English-sounding words unless asking their native races.
It kind of takes me out of it when suddenly stepping into Druid country and I start thinking of Scots and single malt whisky. I mean there’s no lore reason behind this at all because this is not even planet Earth. It just… is. :-/
It's a little strange that there are such drastic changes in culture and climate in such a small area of land, but I still like that they did it. It's of course completely a fantasy world so they can do whatever they want, and it's got 'video game scale.' But I think the cultural differentiation helps to make the world feel larger and the different areas feel more distinct.