jackofallgeeks | Quoted from MagicTheGathering.com

"And during this graveyard-a-go-go, we were planning to have the zombies sit it out. We were left with two choices. We could either figure out why the minions were so graveyard conscious (Yes master. If you say I must obtain a fresh new brain and then consume it, I guess I shouldn’t question your motives.) Or just let the zombies have their fun. (Brains! Brains!) Obviously, the zombies won out."

Me: Sorry, there are no merfolk on Otaria.
Jess: I’ve read the first draft. Trust me, there are merfolk.
Me: But there can’t be merfolk. The set has no merfolk.
Jess: Then put some in.
Me: The whole point is that we’re specifically not doing merfolk. That’s hard to do when we print merfolk. Can’t the villains just be human? Perhaps wizards?
Jess: They live under water.
Me: Water-breathing wizards? They have magical gills or something.
Jess: Yes, a race of humanoid creatures with magical gills that live below the sea. I like it. Perhaps we could call them merfolk.
Me: How about a race of creatures that live underwater and use magic but don’t look like merfolk?
Jess: What would they look like?
Me: I don’t know. Squid.

And thus, the cephalids were born.

Hee hee, I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. The quotes in there were too priceless. ^^