Thoughts on In-Game Cultures

[Taoma]

Am I the only weirdo who actually loves the original portraits? Coming from a background of classic portrait-based RPGs like Baldur’s Gate II and Neverwinter Nights, I’ve always been amazed by how much art style alone can enhance roleplay and immersion. Lately, I’ve been collecting stock photos of Iron Age reenactment from around the internet and using them to build a broader cast of characters for my game, and while doing that I noticed something: the in-game lore feels a bit sparse, with each culture only having a short paragraph in the encyclopedia. That made me wonder whether there is any additional official material about these cultures, or whether they are meant to be direct reflections of real-world peoples, where most of the “lore” is simply what you can already research about their historical inspirations. If it turns out that there is very little written lore beyond what’s in the game, I’d love to hear from the community what you have learned to love or hate about the peoples of UnReal World, and what your favorite culture is and why.