Huh, I don’t think I ever made my ocs have roots (specifically of like real world) maybe connections due to armor and settings looking like areas in real world. But then again many of them are either from DND or I usually think of what kind of place they came from and how that affects them if they’re out of there and how they grow and change.

Perhaps my King Cheetah, Sieger, but he’s more rooted in desert themed areas.

Naturally, not everyone creates or attaches their OCs to IRL influences.
But usually there is some sort of influence.

Another one is Malik:: My Crow.
Originally, he was just the Master of Alterie's Harem. But a friend kept trying to get me into DnD, which, Ive lost interest in tying to get into it (after many failed startups) convinced me to look at DnD again, and exploring the Races, I came across the Kenku, which sounded complicated yet very interesting. And then the Aaorckra. I updated and Remade Malik around an idea for a character in DnD. being park Aarokra which allowed him to learn and speak fluent Common instead of just using Mimicry. Then many years later DnD I think updated again to allow Kenku to speak Common. So that's a unique thing taken from his 'rebirth'

Without going deeper, thats a character not inspired by any IRl influence.
Well, beside the Harem thing, but I kinda mostly shifted away from that and replaced it with a Cult concept

Fascinating!

If anything, besides DND, I do connect my characters with specific songs to help flesh out what they might look like or act like.

If going with Sieger it’s the song Back Against The Wall by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

I find certain music helps me build the characters more, like Chavra my grey cat being designed with the sound track of Shantae the Half Genie game and of the sound track of Fantastic Mr Fox. This ended up with her quirk of going to adventure to adventure, but having the tendencies to exaggerate or lie, and even making a deal with her patron (genie) for the opportunity for magic.

I always try to merge music though with most of the things I think up, sometimes even specific lyrics are what make me bring them to life.

If I ever do get the chance to really get myself an oc that’s perhaps closer to my roots, I wonder if I would end up focusing on my Mexicans side or my American side, or border life side or small town side.

There’s a lot of possibilities for me to create an oc around these concepts, you’ve given me much to think about ^^

Are you going to do this with the rest of your OC’s?

Not all of them.
Kairie, Sienna, Nemesis, D'Vorah & Uuna have no connection or Roots to anything IRL

He isn't - Alex is British, which I definitely am not.

He is? I could just not have paid enough attention, but I haven't seen any art that suggests that he's British.
I guess I could say the same for Laskey. Heck, Ive gotten more Irish-ish themed art for him, even though he embraces his 'British Half' more.

It's on his ref sheet, and the version of him as an SAS soldier has a British flag patch on his uniform. There are other references to his nationality, but they're all text-based, so you likely wouldn't have noticed them.

You also put the representation on a 'Medium' level image (As you sorted it)
So I overlooked it, thinking it would be on SFW image.

It kind of had to be, considering he's tied to a tree, and the image also features an organization that doesn't have a very stellar reputation.

Thats fine, I mainly mean I was thinkin you'd have an SFW image of something British themed to show the representation.
That was just my mindset

Well, yes, I do need to get more of him showing off his Britishness - when I can, I intend to get something of him and a few others having a cup of tea; a very British pastime.

Similar to these Irish Wolfhound lads Celebrating St.Patricks Day?
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/60247862/

Pretty much - just not as raucous.

Harriet is from the USA, and her initial story exists between the 40's and the 60's, but her behavior is somewhat anachronistic for that time. The other minor details seem to be appropriate.

Plum is somewhat Westernized despite her Eastern European roots, although time has partially suceeded in molding populations based on contact with eachother. (In this way, the character is not totally unbelievable.)

Apologies, which is Harriet? I might not be 100% awake and so my eyes and Brain might be mush and I probably passed them a million times.
If you could do something, get an art piece that is "Eastern European" themed for Plum, what would you do?

Ah! It's non-canonical to Harriet's story, but this art should give you an idea of what she looks like:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/49236255/

I hope you get some sleep! It sounds like you really need it. :0

Depending on the place in Eastern Europe, there's lots to choose from. Plum could dance with the locals, walk with carolers, try local food, or hike to somewhere popular among the Carpathian mountains. :)

When I first humanized Zarek I made him a white American, but as I've matured he's closer to African American, to the point even characters I've created based on him share the same qualities. His lore I've developed and kept to the script as much as possible, and now, reciting his history is second to my own. His core is something I've developed over the past decade and I'm sure if I ever opted to transition I would want to personify him in all aspects.

So it sounds like a 50/50.
Zarek is connected to you in Race (Or now is) And IF you transitioned, he would to.
Would you say thats the most you share, or anything else in lore that you've written that also Mirrors yourself?
(If you feel like sharing at all)

There's also the desire for a large family. In stories I've written regarding him he has a large loving family he presides over. In a way, he has an exaggeration of the life I want, and a share of my beliefs.

Tyr is pretty in line with his species origins, even establishes his Yōkai in lore and how he uses it to his advantage. I am trying to expand it even to this day.

Your avatar made me think you had a new white Dragon that I somehow missed XD
So more Japanese Demon Deer in the future? :P

-snickers- Yeah thats another one, people have been thinking it was XD
Oh yes absolutely, Good ol Yokai Deer

For my fursona, overall pretty rooted to me. Even has my body shape and the Scottishness in the Kilt. Granted Corythosaurus are found nowhere near Scotland but I like dinosaurs and wanted something that isn't yee olde Rex or Raptor.

Fucking BASED (Ill be honest, Im to old to know what that word actually means)
Screw the over-rated Rex and Raptor!

I would also point out we do have a fossil of a tyrannosaur showing signs of being trampled to death by hadrosaurs. So they should fear our mighty thighs. :P

In some form or another, all my fursonas are me in one way or another UwU but I do not have a truesona

I feel like Fursona and True sona are the same thing.
Sure you can say a 'Furosnna' is just a representation in the Fandom...but..I feel like thats exactly what a "TRUEsona" is in this context.
But at the same time...I feel like you might be using "True"sona as a Singular Representative Character.

Egon is a European Red Deer - albino to be more precise - the folklore (hunting legend) around them, in my cultural circle, if you hurt or kill the white Deer ill fortune will stalk you and your bloodline. That checks out with Egon. Otherwise I imagine him to be have a very thick croatian accent, in ways of thinking and behaving he is a typical eastern european.I think a mixture of hungarian and croatian.

Vern is an Acrador... they are well Acradors. They are the closest to Jackals so... Jackals exist in Africa and Europe alike, but really he is the modern 'paladin'/hospitaller knight archetype. He stands for moral high-ground in a morally grey world.

Ixion is a demonic Hippogriff so there we go again... no exact parallel to any cultures. They pop up in legends and various medias. But given he is tied to Hell, he embodies the noble side of the Goetians. On a plane of existence where everything is based on some sin. Similarly to Vern he is also a 'black sheep' among his peers with different morals.

Imagining Vern with an African Accent actually sounds kinda....Cool

OH, is Ixion made in-universe to Hazbin? or is he completely unattached to that hellverse?
I considered making a Goetian Owl, but I think Im about done with character creation - from the ground up. Otherwise I have a bird character I haven't uploaded yet (Still working out details) and I considered, just for fun as a 1-shot (Or very short-term) making Malik a Goetia. He already has the eyes and the the very.....snooty personality.

Would you say you'd feel very connected to Egon?
Since he seems to at least share your nationality (If Im reading things correctly)

I imagine him something like a Czech trying to convey his thoughts in English. His inspiration is very russian-european. The species is a mix, but as I said Golden Jackals are a thing in Europe. I bet they have European Jackal accent. Smaller Acradors would have african accent. Zuds come from the warmer climate.

A very dear person got me onto the Hellaverse wagon, so yes Ixion is related to that universe, but he can just as well function as a Goetian. As they are... well technically just occult entities beyond our comprehension. I already have planned a few of his buddies out, knights and other wardens, as they can be more than just Owls. Sure the main mascot character is Owl but I think there are dozens of cool birds out there to have. So go ham I say! I'd like to see what you come up with.

Egon is closer to the cultural circle by itself. Yes the nationality is similar, but the, Eastern European mentality and central European influence is the best word.
Their struggles (all of them together, as in Ixion, Vern and Egon) are what makes me connected. As they go through day by day. Mission by mission, shift by shift. Moral struggles mean more to me than ethnicity or nationality. Sure they help, but trying to stay 'good' or at least 'remotely true' to your moral compass is what makes them compelling.
When by the end of a day they ask themselves: am I a good person? have I done this or this right? can I do this right? what will I eat next morning? and other more personal questions. I think the most moving - aside of cool helmets - to me is the 'human' part. As every supposed 'action hero' have human moments. Not everyone is the 'tough, brooding, morally grey' type, but actually a sensitive being with their own thoughts.

Damn. Sorry I just went on. Ignore that.

No

This would be a...somewhat long list for me. So I'll keep it with just the main 4:

-Lisanndra Gonzalez = She has Strong Latin American Heritage with close ties with those of the Aztecs/Mexican diaspora. She knows very little as her heritage on her mother's side is shrouded in mystery (most of the people on her mom's side...disappeared at the behest of her controlling father). Her father is mestizo Spanish but he hides this fact as all his children are mixed with other canine species (Lisa's is a Papillon, which she only has 1 full sibling with). Her story is actually about connecting to the roots of her absent mother once she sees her father for the man he is.

-Zachariah Jackson = African American. He, like Lisa, has limited knowledge of his African roots simply because he'd never knew his father and rarely sees his paternal Grandfather, Leonardos. His story is more about meeting those that come from Nigeria and help him better understand some of his cultural background.

-Esmeralda "Wolf" Cisneros = She's full Native American but a mix of tribes (Creek = Father, Seminole + Choctaw = Mother) as her actual last name is "Wolf" however she was taken from her Reservation when she was young and was filtered through the foster care system (was NOT treated well) and she lost a lot of her roots as they tried to "teach" it out of her. Her elder sister, Grymhylda, went through something similar but she had more time to learn her tribe(s) cultures and customs.

-Alexander Teller = He's got clear-cut Scandinavian heritage on his father, Joseph Teller's side but he knows little about it as he and his father have a despondent relationship. He knows that the woman he "grew up" with is not his real mother (she's told him this many times), and he learns that he is actually a mix of Scandinavian and Korean heritage. Meaning he 's not a half-Kitsune...but half-Kumiho (which is actually MUCH worse...)

They're all "American" but have ties to other cultures as their ancestors (save Esme) immigrated from various parts of the world. I still have to do CONSIDERABLY MORE RESEARCH but I've always loved the idea of trying to tie in ancestral roots into a character! While none of them are Japanese per se, there's a world-lore trait that ties them all in with things like Yokai and mythological creatures from all over the world (cause I love the supernatural).

OOooo~
So wait, are all 4 American Born? And, maybe I just suck at reading, or Im to reliant on visual commentary, but Lisa is the only one I can clearly see Roots to a heritage beyond Westerner/American.
Always intriguing reads from ya~

Yup! All Amercian-Born, the setting is actually a Fantasy city based in Oklahoma!

And nah you're all good, I'm the same way. It's a bit hard to get certain traits to translate into the furry space (something I try to work on incessantly) but that's also why I try to flesh out their ancestry via names and lore (and weapon names n such). Regarding some like Esme and Alex, there's story-driven reasons why their roots aren't as prominent.

But I always appreciate the interest!

I'll get better at fleshing it out...I hope

Hah, well technically, almost all of my characters live in Fantasy Counterpart ScotIreland, so there's that. Though I've been working to make my setting more unique and distinct over the years as well. So I suppose the closest I've come to linking a character a real-life culture is with my snow leopardess Stephanie and my half-baked idea of her family coming from a fantasy counterpart China, with her mother being a strict traditionalist who pushed her toward a career in a respectable orchestra and who is deeply unhappy with her preference for rock music. To say nothing of her dating another woman! (And her name being a stage name, in the vein of how Robert Zimmerman transformed himself into Bob Dylan.) Buuut I've always chickened out of leaning too much into that for fear that, in my ignorance of Chinese culture, I'd just turn it all into one humongous stereotype.

Id say FUCK IT, and just have fun!~ (EVERYTHING has a Stereotype)
But....the culture and population in the fandom has become very....political to put it simply. So ONE person might randomly find something offensive if its a detail that is horrifically inaccurate to a culture...fantasy or not.....and then potentially put you on last and put you on a list...So I get it.
Well hey, good luck on figuring it out!

Try to still have fun with it, despite how stressful it could be!

Let's see...

Titalus is American and VERY American so much so it's concerning.
Roderick is Distilled French, but divorced from France because he's from Pathfinder...
Rodney is obviously English and quite upset about this fact- though he's from D&D.
Jack Omen (my sona) is Irish and incredibly so despite me being an American.
Heneri Keahi is Hawaiian albeit from the Pokemon World so he's Alolan, but he's VERY Alolan.

And that's off the top of my head.

--VERY American....I dont see a cheeseburger or a machine gun in -Titalus's- hands!
--Makes me really wanna make another Human Male Character. I like -Roderick's- design
--I really like -Rodney's- hat. It interesting to me its a Helm in a Countries Armor
--Im using search to find your characters, Jack Omen & Heneri Keahi didnt pop Up :(

my oc's are either in born in or their families are immigrants from an all furry planet, and they live in IRL locations on earth
or at least they did, unfortunately in recent years, due to the policies and recent actions of the second term of the Trump administration a lot of them moved back to their native countries on their home planet and only a very few remain on earth.

my fursona Shawn was born in U.T.A in the Skunk Tribe Province before he and his family immigrated to the United States and settled in California, now they're back in the U.T.A and back in their home Tribe

Riana my other fursona, her family immigrated to the United States as well, coming from Valdory, they settled in Wisconsin, now Riana and her parents are the only remaining members of her family left that stayed in Wisconsin while the rest of their pack family went back to Valdory