egelantier asked Katherine Addison:

That's a bit of a random question, but was by chance Great Avar's title picked intentionally? It's just that I'm half-Avar myself, and in conjunction with Russian samovars it made me curious :)

Katherine Addison No, that wasn't a conscious choice--although I can't always catch my subconscious when it does things like that.

Did you use any visual references for all the costumes and architecture ect in the Goblin Emperor?

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