claim: Emperor Norton is the basis of characters in games.
evidence: Carrie Brown -LRB- born May 29 , 1959 -RRB- is an American novelist .. novelist. novelist. She is the author of seven novels and a collection of short stories .. Her most recent novel , The Stargazer 's Sister , was published by Pantheon Books in January 2016 .. Pantheon Books. Pantheon Books