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* Ixia's name may be a reference to the nine circles of Hell in ''[[wikipedia:Inferno_(Dante)|Dante's Inferno]],'' as IX is the Roman numeral for 9. | * Ixia's name may be a reference to the nine circles of Hell in ''[[wikipedia:Inferno_(Dante)|Dante's Inferno]],'' as IX is the Roman numeral for 9. | ||
** It also shares its name with the planet [https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Ix Ix] from ''Dune'', whose inhabitants are also known as Ixians. | ** It also shares its name with the planet [https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Ix Ix] from ''Dune'', whose inhabitants are also known as Ixians. | ||
** Ixia could also be a subtle reference to the Neopet Ixi<ref>https://neopets.fandom.com/wiki/Ixi</ref> | ** Ixia could also be a subtle reference to the Neopet Ixi.<ref>https://neopets.fandom.com/wiki/Ixi</ref> Claire Hummel, a concept artist on Neon Prime was responsible for most of the iconic art of the Ixis on neopets in the early 2000's.<ref>https://www.clairehummel.com/neopets-20012003</ref> Abrams even shares a palette with the blue Ixi.<ref>https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/guilds/images/5/54/Blue_ixi.png/revision/latest?cb=20170625001306</ref> | ||
* One of the building types in the [[The Cursed Apple|Cursed Apple]] is labeled ''"Arch_apartment_ixia"'' in the game files. | * One of the building types in the [[The Cursed Apple|Cursed Apple]] is labeled ''"Arch_apartment_ixia"'' in the game files. | ||
* There is an unused texture for a sign advertising ''"Ixia hair braiding and Conjuring"''. | * There is an unused texture for a sign advertising ''"Ixia hair braiding and Conjuring"''. | ||