The Calinan Sea

Gaming / Movies / TV Series

  I take inspiration from a number of new media sources when developing Annyrion.   In terms of video games, I take inspiration from the Assassin’s Creed series of video games. I also took inspiration from the lore of the Mortal Kombat video games, and Age of Empires was perhaps the thing that most kindled my interest in the setting. I also took inspiration from CRPGs such as Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Dragon Age and Tyranny. I also took inspiration from tabletop, namely various elements of Dungeons & Dragons.   In terms of TV series, I take a great amount of inspiration from sword-and-sandal adventures; Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess are high up my list. I also take inspiration from adventure-based TV shows such as Black Sails, and contemporary fantasies like Game of Thrones. Even Disney adventures like Aladdin contribute to my inspiration.