The world Videssos and its neighbors are placed in is based upon a compressed and reversed area corresponding to Europe, the Mediterranean, and Asia. What normally lies to the east in our world lies to the west in Videssos and vice versa. Many peoples are likewise based upon real-life peoples. Examples include: Arshaum=Mongolians Desert Nomads=Arabs Haloga=Vikings Khamorth=Turks Makurani=Persians Namdaleni=Normans Vaspurakaners=Armenians Videssians=Greeks/Romans