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| Author: | Germaine [ 29 Aug 2008, 02:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Mythology in the game? |
Ah yes, I just remembered something I've wanted to ask for a long time, but never got around to post on the subject. I find that the mythologic creatures and old wives' tales give the game a really nice ethereal and mystical touch. For example, one of the prominent ones - does anyone know if shabnak-adyr, the clay caniballess actually exists in Russian mythology? |
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| Author: | WhiteWind [ 29 Aug 2008, 18:43 ] |
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Quote: For example, one of the prominent ones - does anyone know if shabnak-adyr, the clay caniballess actually exists in Russian mythology?
AFAIK, no. I think this entity is collected piece by piece from several myths. One of those may be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga
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| Author: | bratt_n [ 10 Sep 2008, 00:21 ] |
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Baba yaga is not that bad. Actually she's commonly used in Russian folklore tales as a trial conductor for the protagonist. She' neither good nor evil, she's neutral. And I really doubt that she was the prototype for the city's troubles. |
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| Author: | Humanophage [ 26 Sep 2008, 22:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mythology in the game? |
I would expect the mythology to be based on Turkic rather than Russian mythology. Russian mythology is tied to Western Russia, which is clearly quite alien to the steppe-based, desolate setting of the game. I'd say it's largely self-invented with a Central Asian, shamanist flair. |
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