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History of uniques
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:29 am
by penfold1992
we all know silkroad is based on REAL events.
now i know isyutaru and lord yarkan are not "real" but they are based on REAL things.
im trying to find out what they are based on so i can search up the history of some of the monsters. i know it may be difficult to find information but every creature must be based on some historical evidence.
if you can get me there names or some info of them, that would be great. otherwise ill keep searching

ps. i just killed isy hehehe
Re: History of uniques
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:38 am
by AutumnLeaves
Well just by skimming through Wikipedia it turns out that Taklamakan and Karakoram are real places. All the chinese towns are actual towns situated along the Silk Road and Roc is a mythological beast from Persian lore.
Re: History of uniques
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:40 am
by penfold1992
Re: History of uniques
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:00 am
by /Pi
The origins of Lord Yarkan is pretty elusive. The closes you can get so far are the
Niya Kingdom, the
Tarim Basin and the
Yarkent County.
As for Isyutaru. The closest match I can get is
Ishtar.
This thread might help you since these has been discussed before:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=91442&hilit=ishtar
Re: History of uniques
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:07 am
by ImmortalKiller
Jangan is based off of the chinese city Chang'an, IIRC. I do not like world studies, so someone else can look it up for me

Re: History of uniques
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:10 am
by penfold1992
ImmortalKiller wrote:Jangan is based off of the chinese city Chang'an, IIRC. I do not like world studies, so someone else can look it up for me

JUST LOOKING AT UNIQUES NOT LOOKING AT CITIES OR W.E IM JUST LOOKING AT THE STORY LINE OF UNIQUES AND CHARACTERS.
oops sorry about caps :S
Re: History of uniques
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:24 am
by ImmortalKiller
Meh just stating what I know >.<
"Shayṭān" "Satan" (شيطان, from the root šṭn شطن) is both a noun and an adjective. As a noun it means "adversary" or "enemy" or "opponent," and as an adjective it means "adversarial," "opposing," or "evil." In popular Islamic culture, Shaitan is often simply translated as "The Devil."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaitan+one more
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_(mythology)
Re: History of uniques
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:05 am
by Snoopy
-.- another one of these.
Silkroad is real, most of the towns and cities are real. The Uniques are based on mythical creatures gods/godesses and whatnot back in the time.
Constantinople:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConstantinopleSamarkand:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SamarkandHotan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HotanDonwhang / Dunhuang:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DunhuangJangan / Chang'an:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JanganSilk Road:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_RoadChinese Mythical Creatures:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_my ... _creaturesEasy to find more ;d
Re: History of uniques
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:46 am
by [SD]Kratos
i made a topic liek this o.o where is it gone
Re: History of uniques
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:01 am
by OTG
Thanks for the links guys. I really like looking at this stuff. Shows Joymax has a bit of creativity* left in them. They actually researched and made up a whole game based on mythiological* creatures and history.
Re: History of uniques
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:05 pm
by selenne
Re: History of uniques
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:47 pm
by SoAyame
selenne wrote:feelin like "holy shit ive seen this before"

LOL I PVP HERE EVERYDAY LOL xD


This idk kinda scary >.<
Re: History of uniques
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:24 pm
by penfold1992
PLEASE READ THE POSTS BEFORE YOU POST
NOT TALKING ABOUT TOWNS OR CITIES, JUST UNIQUES AND MONSTERS BACKGROUND!!!!!!!
ive already seen that link, and read through it... thats not what im talking about!
Re: History of uniques
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:27 pm
by Swindler
^ok but hotan,downhang and the others town is real, just as you know.