Well, they’re pretty much, it seems, influenced by the Bedouin type culture, they are a people who are nomadic, though not in the absolute sense, their nomadic nature seems more cyclical, in that they travel a lot, but within the same region. Which lets face it is, is not unusual, many of the Great Plains tribes did the same, travelling with the movements of the buffalo, which themselves tended to be nomadic, yet returning via the same routes to the same places. They are desert survivors, living in an inhospitable environment to many, I mean, lets face it, Trolls are pretty resilient, but Vol’dun is where political prisoners were sent in exile, to die and be forgotten. It clearly is not a fun park as far as living there goes. They also seem to be a fairly mercantile people, and most of their names do have a somewhat Arabic sound, the two exceptions being Kiro, and Eudora.
They also it seems, have a natural flair for alchemy, and lets face it, alchemy, right down to its very name, had its roots in Arabian culture.
I’d say its pretty much plain, that they are Bedouin types. Oddly, had a similar chat with a fella on Argent Dawn forum, who -is- Arabian, and they had came to the exact same conclusion.
I am so going to use that inspiration for my Vulpera alt when they come out, a fierce travelling merchant/adventurer, based on Sinbad the Sailor (In before anyone says that sounds racist, Sinbad is a fictional character of middle eastern devising, who first appears in “The One thousand and One Nights”, not a western pastiche. Its literally the same as saying "I’m basing a character on Robin Hood).
I reckon if people actually portray them as they are shown, and don’t buy into the ‘Furry Hype’ that people seem to be determined to throw in there, whilst forgetting the existence of Worgen, Tauren, Pandaren, technically Draenei too, and a hecktonne of other already existing beastfolk races, that they could be pretty epic, if done well. And you know what, a positive depiction of an arabian-esque culture is a nice thing to see in this day and age.
) developped a strong interest in vulperas.
