Intriguing. Was one of your inspirations, by chance, Guy Gavriel Kay? I'll give it a try!
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I've not actually heard of them before :o I think most of it just comes from my natural interest in history plus my affinity for fantasy escapism, paha
I'll admit to drawing some inspiration from Steve Jackson + Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series of books, though only really in the gameplay and presentation sense :d