WorldEmber 2023 Mini-Meta

Welcome to Xaph's Mini-Meta, which is also currently its only Meta.
First, I should explain what this project is. Xaph is an in-development (pre-pre-alpha) rogue-lite dungeon crawler RPG game. Mechanically it is intended to share a lot in common with the Wizardry games, especially Wizardry 8 which was a big part of my own childhood. In terms of tone and aesthetic, I'm drawing heavy inspiration from other games such as Dungeon Keeper (another big part of my childhood), the original Doom games, and Diablo. The Xaph World Anvil page is where I intend to explore and expand on the lore and atmosphere of the game.
So where did the name Xaph come from? Xaph is the game's main antagonist, the "final boss" to be defeated. What was the inspiration for him? He was originally a villain from my best friend's first ever Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Not the most interesting or well written villain at the time, sure, but for us players he was extremely memorable with his catchphrase of "It's MEEEEEE!".