Raven was a mythical creature in some Earth folk cultures. Many of the American Indian peoples from northern California and the Puget Sound area had stories involving Raven, casting him as a trickster figure. Spock compared Raven to CloudShape to-Ennien. (TOS novel: Uhura's Song) Raven was also a Romulan folk character often associated with T'Eleijha. (TOS novel: The Romulan Way)