Working reference for the real-world places, institutions and periods used as models for places in Adaris. The models named here are for James's reference only; they are never named on the wiki itself. Each entry gives the place, its real-world model, and what was taken from it.
Arezilur
| Place |
Model |
What is taken from it
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| Gristilia |
Jaffa |
A stone port city rising from the shore, with no deep-water quay: a line of rocks lies offshore, ships anchor beyond it, and cargo and passengers are carried ashore by boat.
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Balúrail
| Place |
Model |
What is taken from it
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| Balúrail |
Finland and inland Russia |
Cold, misty, forested lowland and highland country; a population that is urban and port-centred, with swamp pushing settlement onto dry ground and the coast.
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| Têr |
Helsinki |
The capital and largest port; the only city with electric light.
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| Mifajene Reservation |
19th-century American reservations |
Self-governing but not fully sovereign; established by a forced treaty and dealt with through a federal department.
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Gosterra
| Place |
Model |
What is taken from it
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| Gosterra |
19th-century Argentina |
A densely settled region with a railway, major cities and two states.
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| Gosterra (climate) |
New Zealand |
An oceanic climate, slightly colder in the south.
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| Goirleach Islands |
The Falklands |
Remote, windswept, largely treeless islands with sheep and fishing, more oceanic than the mainland.
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Khamria
| Place |
Model |
What is taken from it
|
| Baviare Vale |
The Levant c. 1900 |
The settlement pattern of walled cities, hill towns and empty steppe (not its population).
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| Barerte Waste |
An arid Mojave or Utah region |
Thinly settled desert with small towns, inhabited parts less dense than the Vale.
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Orinilure
| Place |
Model |
What is taken from it
|
| Erden Monopoly |
The Dutch East India Company |
A single chartered company that governs its territory in its own right and is not democratic.
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