Talk:Dementlieu

Renaissance France, or Victorian England?

So, why is this domain considered to be based on Renaissance France? The language is French-based, yes, but honestly the feel I get for it is more reminiscent of Victorian England; haughty, arrogant, technologically advanced... the abundance of mind manipulators reminds me of various "penny dreadful" stories; the mysterious mastermind weaving tendrils of deception and illusion just feels like a very Victorian England "pulp" sort of story. There's even a Sherlock Holmes analogue in the form of Alanik Ray.--Hell Born (talk) 10:25, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

Yeah, I think that decision was influenced more by the language than anything else, but there's also the resistance to basing anything on England, it being the vanilla of fantasy settings. I'd also point to the predominance of fashion and arts in their culture, even for the poor. That sounds more like the French to me, but that may just be my American bias.DeepShadow (talk) 19:54, 11 August 2019 (UTC)