Nationality?

[madclairvoyant]

I was thinking about the nationality of the characters. Actually, out of the three countries, I always thought that the Attolians were the most Grecian, especially because of the pale skin and dark hair. The olive complexion that we often associate with the mediterranean region is probably from prolonged exposure to the sun, but the royals, especially the females, would not have been allowed to wander out in the open, much the way Athenian women were kept within the compound of their homes since dark skin indicates being of a lower caste because it means that one has been working. (And heaven forbid that, for a reason.) So actually, nobility and royalty probably had light coloured skin, like Irene. On the other hand, I thought that the Eddisians were native to the extent that they were more polynesian than greek, especially because they were emphasised to be native, and that they had darker skin. It would also explain why people of the other countries look down on them; there is this innate prejudice against polynesians and aboriginals that makes itself evident through how they were hunted down like game by many. As for the invaders of Sounis, I thought them to be either Anglo-Saxon, or Gaellic, because they strike me as slightly different from the other two, not in the least because they have blond hair, like Sophos, while Attolians and Eddisians have dark hair. Maybe that is why the three countries have so much bloody history between them; racial prejudice is rampant, and it might be possible if it appears in a fantasy work. Thoughts?

P.S. I know I am a tad bit more than obsessive. I will try to stop.