Balduq

Balduq

Origin:	French
Japanese:	バルドゥーク
Appears In:	Ys IX

Origin

Although the geography doesn't quite match (Balduq being located on a peninsula that doesn't exist on Earth) Balduq is clearly inspired by the Bastille in Paris. Both structures were originally designed as fortresses and were later repurposed into prisons.

Appearances

• Balduq is the setting of Ys IX.

Trivia

• The journal that Adol wrote regarding his travels in this region bears the name 'The Prison of Balduq'.
• The comparison to the Bastille is especially pronounced in a conversation between guards that mention special prisoners that have been held there including one who wore an iron mask, a reference to the famous and mysterious French prisoner once imprisoned in the Bastille.