(1) Ezzatu has many faces. Maybe some of you have seen his shark and wasp personas that I illustrated for him a while back. As an homage to his heritage, he asked that I design his Amerindian rat persona, which was an awesome project for me since I used to be around rats when my sister owned them - sweet little things. Move aside, wolves. Go home, foxes. Rats are the new big deal.
(2) Never heard of a divine persona, but I think back to the elementary school playground and my coterie and I had a few "Egyptian God" pretend sessions. Coincidentally, I snagged Anubis every time. Heck, he was a monster in my made-up card game at the time. The Egyptian God of the Underworld is, dare I say, a pretty metal character. It was a trip revisiting ancient memories when Ezzatu approached me with an opportunity to re-conceptualize Anubis, except with an appearance more closely associated with an African golden wolf.
Canids aren't very common in my gallery, so this was incredibly refreshing, and I learned things!