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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

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.

Uruchi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_Dynasty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hou_Junji
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Wu_of_Han

epic

PS. i already know that they are real places. if you have a wiki on the actual "roc" bird then that would be awshum

edit:
Roc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_(mythology)

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

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

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)

-.- 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/Constantinople
Samarkand: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarkand
Hotan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotan
Donwhang / Dunhuang: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunhuang
Jangan / Chang'an: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jangan
Silk Road: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road
Chinese Mythical Creatures: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_my ... _creatures

Easy to find more ;d

i made a topic liek this o.o where is it gone

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.

feelin like "holy shit ive seen this before"

This idk kinda scary >.<

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!

^ok but hotan,downhang and the others town is real, just as you know.