Kirkwall alway struck me as an amalgamation of the many mediterranean port cities that have been found themselves changing hands between various nations throughout their long history.
The reason I think that Kirkwall's culture and politics are not that well-defined (at least compared to mediterranean cities) is because Kirkwall seems to be constantly in flux and never able to settle into one particular niche before something comes along to turn over the apple cart.
In the span of twenty years, Kirkwall went from an authoritarian Viscount attempting to throw out the Templars, to himself being overthrown and replaced with Dumar. The Blight brought thousands of refugees into the city, followed shortly by the Qunari landing. The Qunari then launched an ad hoc invasion attempt, murdered the Viscount and were barely stopped. Meredith then assumed full control over the city, grew increasingly draconian, leading to Anders blowing up the Chantry, the Circle rebelling and the Mages and Templars turning the streets into a battlefield.
Suffice it to say, Kirkwall changes it's relationship status more times than Taylor gorram Swift.
Lets not forget that the current viscount is a Dwarf. if you count Hawk, it means that Kirwall had 4 Viscount in just 20 yrs
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