Thread:KaoNinjaratzu/@comment-25694917-20150120001918/@comment-25779330-20150120004919

Well, I called my species unique names mostly so I have more control over how they're supposed to look instead of just calling them "Starmaninjian wolf", etc.

Ratzu came from a misspelling of Amaterasu, where I thought the last part was "Amateratzu", so I made Kao's last name "Ninjaratzu". Upon looking it up on google, I found out the word "Ratzu" doesn't exist and was purely made up. So I decided that because "Ratzu" roughly translates to "Wolf", and Ninjaratzu would mean "Ninja wolf", that's where that came from.

Koya came from a weird mix up of the japanese word for cat "Neko". I initially called them "nekoyas" based on this japanese restaurant I loved going to called "Negoya", but then I removed the "ne" part so it'd look less like "Neko". I like the sound of "Koya" better anyway as it sounds more African.

Rizu was completely made up. It just sounded cute and stuck. Loosely based on Rodent, as they both start with R.

Tsuni was also based on the japanese word for Fox "Kitsune", but I got rid of the "Ki" part and messed with the spelling a bit. Tsunis aren't actually foxes though, but roughly translates to "Ferals" and encompass any Starmaninjians who aren't clearly a Canine, Rodent, or other mammal of some kind with definitive traits, like Raccoon, Kangaroo, etc. THe only reason Foxes are considered Tsunis is because despite thier canine like features, I kind of see Foxes as too different from canines, so they got thier own species name.

Dranan is based on the goddess, Drane Dragon. Since she's the first reptile based Starmaninjian. However, unlike all the other Goddesses (and gods), Drane is the only one who's first name named the species, rather than her last name. Drane comes from a femininized version of Drake.

Amphian is just Amphibian. I was kind of lazy with that one, but it stuck. It encompasses all aquatic based Starmaninjians (and lizards for some reason).

Tazya is completely made up just like Rizu. It's loosely based on Talon, but it just sounds fitting for bird based species.

and finally, Manan is just Man with an addon. Manans are Primapes essentially, though they have pretty different features from earth based primapes. They're the most basic Starmaninjian species.

Each species has a deity that is the "original". Some have 2 deities to represent different major versions. (e.g. domestic cat versus Big cat (like lions and tigers))