I actually met a local friend in relation.

I met Brain Jacques for his book signing of Doomwyte, at the Children's Museum of Houston in 2008. A couple years later, on my birthday,  benzene contacted me on FurSpace to wish me a good one. I checked his profile and noticed he was a Redwall fan and also from Houston. After chatting a bit, I brought up having met the author in 2008; and purchasing a defective Doomwyte book from the place of signing. He told me he happened to be there that day as well and also received the same defective book as I. It's funny how small the world can be sometimes. We've chatted off and on ever since; and it wasn't until last month that he and I actually met. After all, four years ago I was 23, while he only 15. :p

As for inspirations - I've drawn several Redwall related art that helped me practice and improve. I also likewise completed two short fan-fiction stories. It's rare that I write, and even rarer that I finish.

There's a bit of inspiration behind my fursona as well. When I first became a member of the fur community in 2001, my fursona was a sable; and for a good few years I never quite decided on a fur pattern or shade. This reason being I was trying to make a sable look like something it did not. It wasn't until when I came across the Redwall books in 2005, that I realized the desired markings and physique of my character was actually based off a stoat. I didn't know this, cause prior to reading the books I wasn't aware of what a stoat was. Things have been rather unequivocal since. I found it humorous though, that sables were later introduced to Redwall with the release of The Sable Quean.

I was part of the 'RedWall group' in junior high school. XD just a bunch of kids who read the series and loved it.
I started out with marten the warrior. It's still one of my favourites. I was also really stoked then they made the animated series.

I can say for sure the book pearls of Lutra is partly responsible for me being Marten today. ;)