The Sultan's Alchemist quest....erm, what?

[Bhruic]

Originally Posted by KaryAnn

This guy isn't referenced as someone who is 'obviously middle eastern' but someone who is and was around where Islam was practiced. Which puts Islam in your whole game setting. Which puts kind of everything else in the whole picture too. It's not unique anymore.

This is, I'm afraid, an incredibly silly statement. You're confusing culture with religion. There is no mention of Islam, or anything relating to it. There are references to historical Arabic culture. Which is no different than the references in the game to historical Viking culture. You have to be trying awfully hard to get offended by this, as no rational thinker is going to make the leap between "harems" or "Sultans" and Islam.

Heck, if one were to make such a leap, you'd have to assume the game was putting Christianity into the game too by referencing "Kings" and "knights".