What influenced Exploits of a War Party from Seraph'Ithil

Exploits of a War Party from Seraph'Ithil is in many ways a compilation of influences of many other books, video games and anime that I read or played over the course of my life. I though about making the world vast and diverse like in Tolkien's works or World of WarCraft, so that anyone would be able to find something in there that they can love and relate to.

I also though about making it more realistic and believable without making it too gloomy and gritty. Real but likable like in The Witcher, Medieval Total War.

And finally I decided it should be fun and entertaining with lots of battles and likable characters like in Code Geass, Naruto, Fate/Zero or Captain Blood many of the above mentioned titles