Meet the Crew of Rise of Aester

Name: Marshal
Rank: Commander in Chief

Our fearless leader and originator of the concept of Aester. It's because of him and many nights involving alcohol mixed with creativity that we're here. This entire thing was his idea, we blame him.

Name: J, Thingmaker
Rank: Commodore of Art

Creative catalyst and sounding board for the Commander in Chief, she has been instrumental in extracting useful ideas from the unintelligible gibberish spouted by the fearless leader.

Creator of the “Sweep” character class.

Name: Desiree (Desz)
Rank: Artisan & Courtier

One of several artists, Desiree has been working on this project since the beginning. She has been involved in all aspects of development, though she has applied herself the most to the art section. She was instrumental in getting the initial website on line. A nomadic woman, she often shows up with unanticipated ideas and sketches, which usually devolve into more world developing madness.

Name: Eric (Takkless)
Rank: Artisan & Courtier

Takk is a primary force in visualizing the world and characters. Eric has been a godsend to the team, designing the Rise of Aester logo, visualizing the Aester Marine exposure suit, and the creating the post card art. We look forward to seeing what else he comes up with.

Name: Angela
Rank: Artisan & Courtier

A fine hand for “Swoopy” art and illustration and a voice for the dramatic, she has been able to mine the trackless wastes of the Commander in Chief’s caffeine-fueled rantings to create truly exquisite visualizations of the world and the Cities of Light in particular.

Creator of the “Lightkeeper” character class.

Name: Justine
Rank: Royalty

Maven of social graces, customs and cultural questions. Our Steampunk Emily Post who helps to educate the cave dwelling troglodytes (Jeff, Ray and Marshal) that the pointy thing on the table is a salad fork, not a back scratcher. She has also been our organizational genius, and quite often the voice of reason when the artsy types get carried away as they are prone to do. She too was there the night this idea came into being over a bit too much alcohol and unrestrained creativity.

Name: Ray
Rank: Admiral of Game Structure

Overall game structure guy as well as a life science and medical reference, Ray was there the night that this madness came into being, and therefore, the Commander in Chief blames him for all of this. Ray is the out of game organization lead and translator of arcane sentences into something vaguely resembling a playable rules set.

Name: Jeff (Sergeant Major)
Rank: Admiral of Information

Jeff is the staff history and sciences guy who has put some kind of framework around the Commander in Chief’s mad ravings over beer, wine and scotch. It is his in depth knowledge of history and the sciences (and having a strange ability to actually understand the Commander in Chief) that have allowed us to create such a rich and believable world.

Name: Austin
Rank: Commodore of Web Technology

Austin is a late comer to the team and has been instrumental in getting our web presence put up and expanding our ability to reach out to people. It is because of him that many of our more technological ideas for the web have been brought to the forefront.

Name: Jordan
Rank: Illustration Infantryman

Jordan has been instrumental in getting certain illustrations up and running and is most notable for his rendering of the Aeroplex.  He has also had nearly limitless energy when it comes to construction and the creative process of building interiors.  Be looking for more of his illustrations in the future.