Anubis is later revealed to be one of the Children of Oberon. According to Greg Weismann, Anubis is not the only death god among the Children.
According to the writers, this Emir is the one mentioned in "The Edge".
It was suggested Greg Weismann use the Egyptian deity Seti in the show, but responded that he was a classic trickster, and he'd already chosen four characters that embodied this - Puck, Raven, Anansi, and Coyote. He decided to use Anubis instead.
Greg Wiseman stated that the village Jackal wiped out with Anubis's power was unable to be restored.