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[edit] Anime

[edit] Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

  • Michelle of Fryda, the alias Irene used when in Sylea, was named after Irene's PB, Michiru (Sailor Neptune), whose name was changed to Michelle in the English dub.
  • Tyre was originally created to have a Haruka PB play a cousin to a Michiru PB, since their lesbian relationship was censored into being cousins in the dub.

[edit] Chobits

  • Freya and her sister Ilda were named for the true names of their shared PBs, Light and Dark Chii.

[edit] Chrno Crusade

  • Father Remmington, the priest who helped Maire and Terrance while they were in Norey, was named for Father Remmington from Chrno Crusade. He was also stationed at the Magdalen temple, where Remmington of CC fame was of the Magdalen Order.

[edit] Fantastic Children

  • Papan Island is named for and based on the island of the same name found within the anime.
  • Chikao Island is named for and based on the island of the same name found within the anime.
  • Prince Ian's alternate name is "Agi"; a subtle homage to a character in the anime who also goes by both the names Ian and Agi. His horse, Vander, is named for an alternate romanticization of the robot ridden by Agi, Wanda.
  • Princess Seraphine's name was taken from Serafine, one of the many incarnations of Tina.
  • Helga was also named for one of Tina's incarnations.

[edit] Gankutsuou

  • Matthias' father, Franz, was named for his PB, Franz d'Epiniy, as well as the uncanny connection between Matthias and nearly every song by Franz Ferdinand.
  • Tarmon's sisters, Benedette, Canti, Cavilla, and Andrea, were named for the names of his PB, Benedetto, aka Andrea Cavilcanti. Fransisca's name is unrelated. It's supposed to be amusing.

[edit] Gravitation

  • Eric's horse, Suichi, was named for the lover of his PB, Shuichi.

[edit] Gundam Wing

  • Jakob's horse, named Shen, is a shortened for6m of the name "Shenlong." This name was used since Wufei calls the Shenlong gundam "Nataku," and Jakob's PB is Nataku from X/1999.

[edit] Shin Shirayukihime Densetsu Pretear

  • Emmeline's first poem, "Mirror, Mirror", was taken from the anime Pretear, which is also where her PB is from.
  • The sigil of being House Nallen, a Tulip, is also a reference to Pretear.

[edit] X/1999

  • Gabriel's character was heavily inspired by Subaru from the much-latter chapters of this manga.
  • Kerrik, whose PB is Fuuma from X, was also heavily inspired by said character.


[edit] Books

[edit] A Song of Ice and Fire

Possibly an even larger influence on the world of Eire, its mood, and its characters than the Fire Emblem series it was originally connected with, the ASOIAF series is a special love for many of the game's long term players, and thus there are a great deal of references.

[edit] Homages

Several characters and places in the RP were created with elements of various ASOIAF characters and locations in mind.

  • Colleen is loosely based off the character Daenerys. Her Lord, Drogen, is similarly based off the character Drogo, and her brother Rory off of the character Viserys. All three characters in the RP share a relationship much like that between Daenerys, Drogo and Viserys in the novels.
  • House Rhia somewhat resembles ASOIAF's House Frey, particularly in terms of its size, power and tone. It's ruling Lord Craig is based loosely off the character of Lord Walder Frey. In addition, Lorcan's horse Walder is a subtle homage to the oft-mentioned tradition in the novels of naming Frey males "Walder," after Lord Walder Frey, in order to gain his favor.
  • Cameryn and Hilary are homages of a sort to Jaime and Cersei Lannister.
  • Lady Anita of House Vernhail is loosely based off of the character Sansa, particularly in her idealistic view of the world.
  • Lucas's father, Councilor Rickon, is named after Rickon Stark.
  • Lord Elmudd of House Lireth closely resembles the character of Tywin Lannister, from personality to eventual fate.
  • The personality of Fartgus was loosely based off Renly Baratheon. His horse, Loran, was named for Renly's lover, Loras.
  • Hasten's horse, Lannis, is named for the Lannister family, whose sigil is a lion.
  • Many aspects of House Franel were based on the Stark family. Lawrence in particular has been described as the Stark males put into a blender.
  • The character of Alys was somewhat loosely inspired from ASOIAF's Asha.
  • The character of Finlay was somewhat loosely inspired from ASOIAF's Bran.
  • The NPC Master Cromwell, the tutor who was a second father to Reeve and Edalene, was heavily inspired from Maester Luwin.
  • The country of Atsiria was heavily inspired by ASOIAF's Dorne, before much about Dorne was known.
  • The country of Dentoria was (very evidently) inspired from ASOIAF's Westeros.
  • The characters of Anthony, Lord of Aeda and Franz, Lord of Diarnay, are inspired largely off ASOIAF's Robert Baratheon and Eddard Stark. Anthon and Franz were wards together in Rhia as boys, much like how Robert and Ned were wards together in the Eyrie.
  • The ongoing character development of the character Keane has been largely inspired by Theon Greyjoy's development in the novels.
  • The circumstances surrounding Jarek's death and Relette's rape and maiming were heavily drawn from the Red Wedding.
  • The Prophet of the Goddesses, Melyndra, was inspired by the character of Melisandre. Melyndra's name is also a play on Melisandre.
  • The abortive drug issued by the Dark Church is often call moon tea, after the same drug in these books.
  • Pamela's distate for needlework and preference for the sword is modeled after Arya Stark.

[edit] Anne of Green Gables

  • Gilbert was named after Gilbert Blythe from the Anne books.

[edit] Annie On My Mind

  • The concept for Hannah and Nancy, plus the name of Hannah's brother, was lifted from this book.

[edit] Babysitters Club/Babysitter's Little Sister

  • Hannah and Nancy are named for the protagonist's two best friends.

[edit] Dark Ages: Vampire

  • Myca was named after Myca Vykos, the main character of this novel and one of White Wolf's most notorious NPCs: his cousin Symeon was named for Vykos's sire.

[edit] Don Quixote de la Mancha

  • Lark's donkey is named after the main character from this novel.

[edit] Gone With the Wind

  • Cylina was based off Scarlett O'Hara in many ways during her initial creation, which led not only to Ohara Scarlett from Wedding Peach being used as her PB but also her username, scarlet_desire, as well.

[edit] Harry Potter

  • Harry is essentially a giant play on the like-named protagonist of this series. His sisters are named for female professors at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and he shares Harry Potter's birthday of July 31st. Also, Harry's parents are potters and his best friend's name is also Ron.
  • Hermione is a recruit in the same company as Harry, named for the female lead of the series.

[edit] His Dark Materials

  • Demi's horse Pantalaimon is named for the protagonist's daemon.

[edit] House of Leaves

  • Delial and her horse Navy were both named for prominent characters in the novel.

[edit] Jane Eyre

  • Appears as "Jane of Eire", and is one of Celeste's favorite novels, and is referenced many times by members of the cast.

[edit] Last of the Mohicans

  • Muirne's horse is named Cora after one of the heroines in the story.

[edit] My Sweet Audrina

  • Stephanie's life is based off that of the title character's, minus the evil stepsister.
  • Jayne's teacher is named after the title character, and the woman's husband after her father Damien.

[edit] Pern

  • Raetha's family members are named after prominent characters from the Harper Hall Trilogy, a part of the Pern series by Anne McCaffery.

[edit] Sister Carrie

  • Both Caroline's name and her username are from Theodore Drieser's novel.

[edit] The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  • Emmeline was named after a character in this novel and also gets her debatable poetry skills from the dead girl.

[edit] The Belgariad/Mallorean

  • The Kanemorian locations of Dransa and Mallorea where named from the Eddings locations of Drasnia and Mallorea.
  • The Kanemorian city Riva is named after the island of Riva, the land of Garion's birth in the novels.
  • Vince and Brittany's horses are named Kheldar and Liselle, respectively, reflecting the inspirations for their characters.

[edit] The Bible

  • Terrance's parents, Abe and Sarah, were named from Abraham and Sarah from the Bible.

[edit] The Catcher In The Rye

  • Irving's horse, Holden, is named for Holden Caulfield, the main character, for no particular reason.

[edit] The Chronicles of Narnia

  • The novel "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" appears in Eire as "The Lion, the Mage and the Wardrobe," and is discussed by some characters on occassion.
  • Isanae's horse Jadis is named for The Witch, Jadis (her favorite character.)
  • An Atsirian ship that Lawrence and Faith departed from Razen on shared its name with the Dawn Treader of these novels.

[edit] The Hobbit

  • Jasmine's dragon Smaug is named after the dragon from the novel.

[edit] The Sevenwaters Trilogy

  • Isobel's muteness was inspired by the first novel of this trilogy, Daughter of the Forest, in which the main character is not allowed to speak for a fair amount of the story.
  • Liaden and the majority of her family are named after characters from the trilogy (the only exception being Rosamund, whose name comes from Middlemarch by George Elliot)

[edit] The Thorn Birds

  • Justine and her sister Megan are both named after characters from this novel, though character-wise Justine owes a lot more to Bridget and Marly from "The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants" series.

[edit] The Wheel of Time

[edit] Pegasus Names

All of the Pegasi in the game are named after Aes Sedai, as follows:

[edit] Other References

Isanae is magically blocked similarly to Nynaeve.

[edit] Cynthia Voigt's Tillerman Saga

  • Samuel's backstory and the names of his family are modeled after these stories.

[edit] Wicked

  • Fiyero is named after a main character from both the novel and the musical of Gregory Maguire's "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West".

[edit] Video Games

[edit] Fire Emblem Series

Because the RP was originally created with the idea of a game based on the Fire Emblem franchise, there are quite a few call backs to the series, though the RP has over time evolved well beyond its roots as a Fire Emblem homage and now stands completely on its own, with no official ties to any of its inspirations.

[edit] Character Classes

  • The idea of character classes as they are implemented in Himitsu was lifted directly from the Fire Emblem series, as were many of the classes themselves. They are primarily borrowed from Seisen no Keifu. Some classes, however, are Himitsu specific.

[edit] Magic

  • The core organization of Himitsu's magic system and all of the spells practiced by able mages are nearly directly borrowed from Seisen no Keifu.

[edit] Characters

  • Daisy and Nathan were originally inspired by the traditional red knight/green knight duo from several Fire Emblem games.
  • One of Tyrane's older brothers was named Matthew after the thief of the same name from Rekka no Ken.

[edit] Other References

[edit] Super Mario Bros. Series

  • A good number of horses belonging to members of Franelcrew are named for characters from this series, including:
  • Chef Mario is a cook of some repute from Franel. His appearance closely resembles that of the plumber, and he is reputed to make a mean batch of spaghetti. He also has a friend named Luigi, a gardener, also employed under House Franel.

[edit] World of Warcraft

  • Various herbs mentioned in game share names with herbs from this game, including Khadgar's Whiskers, Stranglekelp, Goldthorn, Gromsblood and Swiftthistle.
  • The herb Netherbloom was a direct factor in the death of Thanes, the former King-Regent of Atsiria and father to Edalene] and Reeve.
  • The herb Bitterhorn was given to Terrance by Druce and used in a complicated rescue of Lawrence and Finlay.
  • The name of the orphanage in Norey that Jace grew up in, Lady Elune's Children's Sanctuary, was named for Lady Elune, the Night Elven Goddess of the Moon from this game.
  • The Alterac Mountain range in Kanemoria, and the town of Strahnbrad located within it were named for the Defias Thieves' town of the same name (located within the same mountain range) in the game.
  • The first Queen of Atsiria, as well as one of the daughters of House Atsir, Azshara, was named for the first Queen of the Night Elves.
  • Lady Tyrande of Atsirian House Sarris, and her husband Malfurion, where named for the Night Elf leaders Tyrande Whisperwind and Mulfurion Stormrage.
  • Two of Jarvis' dogs are named after Magmadar and Chromaggus, bosses of Molten Core and Blackwing Lair respectively.
  • Laeleena's brother Illidan and sister Maiev are named after the Warcraft characters of the same name. They share a relationship and personalities similar to that of the same characters in the game. Additionally, Laeleena's youngest sister Sylvanas is named after Warcraft's Queen of the Forsaken.

[edit] Zelda

  • The city of Hyrule in Kanemoria is named for the traditional setting of the Zelda games, the Kingdom of Hyrule.
  • Various Hanalan fairy myths involve Navi, a fairy whose name comes from the name of Link's fairy helper in The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time.
  • Carl's horse is named Epona, after the traditional name of Link's horse in the series.
  • Fayre's dragon is named Valoo, after the dragon that sits atop Dragon Roost Isle in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

[edit] The Fine Arts

Many musicians and writers are mentioned in the game, as well as their relevant works. A no doubt woefully incomplete list of these mentions:

[edit] Poetry

  • Robert Frost appears in Eire as "Sir Robert Frost", a famous Dentorian poet, all of whose major works are assumedly represented.
  • William Blake appears as "Sir William Blake," another famous Dentorian poet.
  • Some of William Blake's poems are attributed to a Kilian poet who copied Sir William Blake's style.
  • Sylvia Plath appears as "Lady Sylvia", a famous yet tragic Korin noblewoman.

[edit] Music

  • Great Big Sea: "The Jolly Butcher" and "Yarmouth Town" are popular Eire drinking songs.
  • Chiel and Matthias once used the lyrics to the System of a Down song "Cigaro" in response to a thread about poetry.
  • Fayre's parents, Daniel and Lisa, were named from the "Danny and Lisa" in SoaD's "Radio Video".
  • Simple Plan: Terrance once wrote the lyrics to "Welcome To My Life" when asked to write a pleasant poem.
  • The Lord of the Rings: "In Dreams" was used when Maire was practicing her Old High Megam.
  • Franz Ferdinand: Matthias' father was named Franz for Matthias' connection to nearly every song sung by Franz Ferdinand, as well as the name of his PB, Franz d'Epiniy.
  • Jimmy Eat World: Matthias' nephew, James, was named for Matthias' connection to Jimmy Eat World songs, and how his voice sounds uncannily like their's.
  • Lazy Town: Lenore enjoys singing the song, "Cooking Book." Similarly, Raetha enjoys singing the song "You Are a Pirate."
  • Nobuchika Eri: Eri is named after this Japanese artist.

[edit] Movies and Television

  • Aladdin: Jasmine is the daughter of a high ranking general from the Atsirian city Agrabah, a reference to this movie.
Her father's dragon is named Aladdin, after the title character.
  • Brokeback Mountain: In a conversation between Andrew and Maeve, the former told the latter "I wish I could quit you".
  • Hide and Seek: In a conversation regarding hide and seek, Kolton remarks he played with Charlie, David, and Emily, all characters of the 2005 movie.
  • Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey: Two of Kayla's dogs are named for the movie's canine protagonists. (Chance and Shadow)
  • House MD: The department heads of the Rayla Academy and their assistants, Gregory, James, Lisa, Eric, Allison, and Robert, are named after the major characters from this television show, Dr. Gregory House, Dr. James Wilson, Dr. Lisa Cuddy, Dr. Eric Foreman, Dr. Allison Cameron, and Dr. Robert Chase.
  • Rugrats: In an attempt to raise money, Lauren and Celeste once babysat four children by the names of Thomas (Tommy), Charles (Chuckie), Angelica and Susie, whose personalities were taken directly from the characters of the same name from the television show. Their parents were also named Sir Stuart and Lady Denise, after Tommy's parents Stu and DeeDee.
  • Serenity/Firefly: Malcolm of House Sylea was named after the character Malcolm Reynolds from this movie/series. However, he acts nothing like said Mal. Inara the character and Inara the bird were also named after a Serenity/Firefox character.
  • South Park: Randy's pet fox Stan is named for one of the four protagonists; a homage to Randy being the name of Stan's father.
Kenneth's entire family and household are named for South Park characters, as are Pamela's twin brothers.
  • Star Wars: Fallyn and Isllyn's parents, Lucas and Leah, are a tribute to the twins Luke and Leia. Reese's character was initially inspired from Han Solo.
  • Star Wars: Marias's staff teacher, Mistress Meg, was inspired a great deal by Yoda. She even speaks like him.
  • Hey Arnold!: Helga's parents are named Bob and Miriam, after the parents of major character Helga Pataki.
  • Euclid was named after Maximillian Cohen's computer from the movie Pi, which was in turn named after the Greek mathematician.

[edit] Theater

Elden and Performer Crew once scored the lead roles of Romeo and Juliet for a showing of the play in Eblar.
Additionally, Zach's horse Hamlet is named for the Shakespeare character of the same name, and enjoys the same depressive personality.
Kelita and Finlay's parents, King Claudius and Queen Gertrude, are named after said characters from the Shakespearian play "Hamlet" as well.
The characters of Leon, Alma, and Aubrey are inspired by the characters of Laertes, Ophelia, and Hamlet, respectively, from "Hamlet."
Kenneth's story is taken from that of King Lear, in which the ruler offers inheritence to whoever loves him the best.
  • Rent: This popular musical appears as a controversial play shown in Norey; Performer Crew scored several of the lead roles.

[edit] Mythology

  • Eire was named for an old form of Ireland, for the many Celtic influences used by Rosa to build the original premise. Likewise, the sister continent that sank, Dyfneint, was named for an old form of Britain, Ireland's neighbour.
  • Morgan and her paramour Arthur are named after Morgan Le Fay and King Arthur from the Arthurian legends.
  • Aine was named for the celtic goddess of faeries and fertility.
  • Pandora was named for the keeper of the virtues of mankind and her box, who trapped hope inside.
  • The myth of Rhaieen and Eban that is told during every Moon Festival is inspired from the tale of Chang e and Houyi from Chinese mythology.
  • Delial was created with the fairytale of Cinderella in mind.
  • Faith's horse, Sleipnir, is named after Odin's eight-legged horse from Norse legend.

[edit] Personal

  • One of Owen and Kaylene's kittens was named Charlie after a cat Dots has with the same coloring.
  • Elliot's parents Aion and Eliayra are named after characters from a Dungeons & Dragons game run by Frozen and including various Himitsu players.

[edit] Other

  • The Ujayeb of Dentoria is named for a particularly amusing typo of Rosa's. (And all of the relevant acts within it are also named for Rosa typoes.)
  • The Giev river that runs through Korin and Dentoria was also named for a typo of Rosa's.
  • Irene's username, la_serieuse is a historical reference to the Princess Marie Therese Charlotte de France, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, who was nicknamed "La Serieuse" and was the only member of the immediate royal family to survive the French Revolution.
  • Hobbes, a cat that Inara gave to Lauren (and Corrina ended up taking care of) is named after the tiger from the comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes."
  • Every Eire country was named after a bastardization of a Japanese word, because Rosa was uncreative and working on Japanese homework at the time. Atsiria for atsui, meaning hot. Dentoria for dentou, meaning tradition. Hanalan for hana, meaning flower. Kanemoria for kane, meaning money and the word more, more money, lol, Kanemoria. Kilia for kiri, meaning mist. Korin for kori, meaning ice. Megam for megami, meaning goddess.
  • Some Eire holidays coincide and hold some some similarity with real life holidays.
Rose Day coincides with Valentine's Day, Spring Fair with May Day, King's Birthday with the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Night of the Dead with Halloween and Day of the Fallen with Remembrance Day. These Eire holidays have some similarity with their real life counterparts.
The national holidays of the countries coincide with those of some countries on Earth. These chosen countries are similar to the countries on the Eire continent in either history, geography or culture. Day of Mists coincides with St. Patrick's Day, Unification Day with the real birthday of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Day of Epiphany with Republic Day (Italy), Day of Long Summer with Canada Day, Independence Day with the American Independence Day, Day of Good Harvest with Bastille Day, and Day of Summer Rain with National Day (Saudi Arabia).
Some Eire holidays also have similarities with real life holidays, though they do not match date for date. The Day of Leaves is often compared to Christmas, though it is celebrated during autumn. The Moon Festival holds great similarities to the East Asian Moon Festival, though the date itself coincides with Easter Sunday.
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