Hi,
Im 3D Designer and playing i saw the shield Barbarous Thorn. Im user of Lightwave 3D Software and i saw the similarity with the software logo.
The 3D Design of SK was made in Lightware?
Image of logo:
http://www.celshader.com/dj/L6Logo-12.jpg
Image of Shield:
http://wiki.spiralknights.com/Barbarous_Thorn_Shield
Just curiosity! =D
This is really interesting...
Well, OOO did say somewhere that SK was somewhat inspired by many childhood games of the creators.
If there IS some connection, maybe a designer who uses Lightwave Software, found the logo to be interesting, inspiring him to make a shield out of it?