^ If you'd like, I could hunt down some fantasy world maps and PM you candidates to pick through. 

Most maps that I'd find would include topographical information (locations of mountains, deserts, etc), so that would mean that we could also group cultures that way instead of using the cultural equivalents. For example, you could place an Arab inspired kingdom in a desert part of the map rather than in the circle labelled 'Astieb'. 

That would also give people a little more freedom, and help keep kingdoms from being spread too far apart; ensuring that all or most kingdoms have neighbours provides for more inter-kingdom interaction, which is the whole purpose of the roleplay.