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I know this has been discussed a lot, but I can't stand it anymore. In Heroes 5, there's a lack of Orcs, Ogres, Goblins, and some kind of terrifying primordial beast (a Tyrannosaurus Rex, King Kong, a cave lion, or something similar). Something that would tear enemies in half with its hands (claws, tentacles, fangs, etc.). In short, a living embodiment of rage, I emphasize, rage, not chaos. Basically, a race of nomadic raiders and barbarians, not anarchists. And no matter what anyone says, it shouldn't be a duplicate of demons. If they aren't included in the next expansion, I'll be very sad.

Celtic Elves.
English Humans.
Greek Mages.
The rest – ?

In my opinion, elves cannot be compared to any race from our world; they are simply not alike. The best image for them is the one created by Tolkien: refined beings who are concerned only with their forest and its harmony, and they can only intervene if their forest is threatened, which is the case in the game. Perhaps this is not just an image of Tolkien's elves; it seems that many elves from fantasy works have been combined here.

The answer is simple:
Mages - Arabs
Necromancers - Hungarians (due to Transylvania)
Elves - Native Americans
Dark Elves - Mongols
Dwarves - Vikings
Inferno - everyone at once
Humans - well, they're just humans (humans are humans)

After thinking it over, this is the picture that emerges
humans - Europeans, Christianity
mages - Islam + Greeks
Necromancer - Judaism
dark elves - something Eastern, because of the hieroglyphs
dwarves - Scandinavians
Barbarian - Mongols, African tribes
but I would do it like this:
humans - Europeans
demons - let them just be demons
mages - Greeks, or something European
Necromancer - let them just be necromancers
elves, they are elves and there is no need to link them to Native Americans, they have nothing in common except that they shot bows; I would make the druids as they should be, using a bit of Celtic mythology
dark elves, no need to link them to specific cultures
dwarves - Scandinavians
Barbarian - nomads

In my opinion, Humans should be an image of medieval Europe, closer to the Renaissance.
Necropolis is also a European culture, but from the Gothic period. Tall structures of black stone with various statues symbolizing a connection to the afterlife.
Mages are the East and more specifically Arabs. After all, that is where alchemy originated.
A medieval Japanese style would suit Elves: small streams, blooming trees, etc.
Dwarves are Scandinavians and Slavs. For example, Jarls remind me of a Ukrainian batko.
Demons should have the image of demons that everyone is used to (a devil with horns and hooves).
Dark Elves—if in Heroes 3 I would have compared them to Greece, then now they are more like Amazons. By the way, according to recent data, Amazon tribes lived near the Black Sea, and then their state disappeared (maybe underground?).:smile39:

In general, if they added something to the mages that reflected the image of medieval sorcerers (you know, those guys with stars on their pointed hats), it would be cool... because right now, they all look like Arabs... mixing things up wouldn't hurt, and I think the issue with religion can be resolved.