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*'''Gaia''''s Artifact is likely based on the Celtic god [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cernunnos Cernunnos], which the English town of Cerne Abbas also gets its name from. It is usually seen as a god of nature and animals and is associated with stags. | *'''Gaia''''s Artifact is likely based on the Celtic god [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cernunnos Cernunnos], which the English town of Cerne Abbas also gets its name from. It is usually seen as a god of nature and animals and is associated with stags. | ||
**While Cerne is pronounced officially with a K, many people pronounce it with an S, leading to the 세르네 (Serne) version of the word in Korean also seeing use alongside the official 케른 (Kern). | **While Cerne is pronounced officially with a K, many people pronounce it with an S, leading to the 세르네 (Serne) version of the word in Korean also seeing use alongside the official 케른 (Kern). | ||
*'''Ventus''''s Artifact is based on the | *'''Rosso''''s Artifact is likely based on the East Slavic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simargl Simargl], a mythical creature that is depicted as a winged dog or lion cloaked in flames, though little else is known about its origins. | ||
*'''Ventus''''s Artifact is based on the mythical [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffin griffin], a winged lion-like creature with an eagle's head. | |||
**It's name is a male Turkish name, which itself can be traced all the way back to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levant Levant], a historical area in the Middle East. People from this area were referred to as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leventis leventis] by the Greek, meaning "handsome" or "courageous man", but also has more unruly connotations in Italian, matching '''Ventus''''s appearance and flamboyant behavior. | **It's name is a male Turkish name, which itself can be traced all the way back to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levant Levant], a historical area in the Middle East. People from this area were referred to as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leventis leventis] by the Greek, meaning "handsome" or "courageous man", but also has more unruly connotations in Italian, matching '''Ventus''''s appearance and flamboyant behavior. | ||
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