User blog comment:Krayfish/Your inspiration?/@comment-796766-20120401020831

The Karnasaurs came from a myriad of inspirations. They started as ferocious beasts with only one directive: Kill. But then, I really wanted to be a Scientist in Spore, so I made them more sensible. The government comes mainly from an old political ideal I still hold about meritocracy being the best form of government. I took the culture from Greek philosiphers a first, but then started to build it more personally. Baba Yetu I took from Civ 4's soundtrack. The Angels (future update on Sauren religion/theology) I took mainly from a mix of Christian theology and Greek mythology. The Angels are kind of a mix of Christianity's saints in their patron spheres and Greek mythology in the way they have actual power over these spheres rather than simply a person to pray to. I model the Karnasaurs, and Etah especially, after myself, and my own personality is a diverse thing. Everything Etah does, I would do, and everything the KMF stands for, I stand for. So, if you want to narrow it down, I am the biggest inspiration for my creations.