Andrea Sfiligoi can claim he is "working" while playing with toy soldiers. The success of his Song of Blades and Heroes line of wargame and roleplaying books convinced him to write games for a living.

Johan Egerkrans is a Swedish illustrator who has been a professional illustrator for over 15 years, providing illustrations and art for games, comics, films, fashion, and books. In 2013 he wrote and illustrated Nordiska Vaesen, about creatures in Scandinavian folklore. Johan lives in Stockholm.