Contributors

Erik Dahl writes code, music, and, of course, Ars Magica supplements in the land of Davis, California. There he has a happy home that he shares with his lovely wife, which makes it kind of a stretch for him to write about evil, corruption, pain, misery, and all the fun gaming material contained in this book. So, while reading, please instead pretend that he is a tortured soul chained to a fiery desk, whipped mercilessly by his unfeeling line editor, surrounded by a ring of demons that alternately berate and scorn him for the last book he had anything to do with, every day ruing that he ever signed his name to that Infernal contract.

Dedication: For my brother-in-law Thomas, the most delightfully evil man I know.

Timothy Ferguson appeared briefly to describe a few demons, and explain the corruption of the young. Then he left, saying something about "serpents" and "cactuses." He'd like to thank the other two authors for letting him meddle with their book.

The True Name of the unfortunate creature known as Mark Shirley is only sought by those foolhardy souls who wish individual-based models of social and epidemic networks. He may be questioned on the biology of meso-predators, Norse literature, graph theory, and British Sign Language, and is also a carver of wooden effigies. When he gets too boring, he may be driven back to whence he came with pop music and beetroot.

Dedication: From LMS, to Azazael, whose pedantry made me evil; and to B.Z. Bub, whose puns forced me to stay evil just to punish him.

Jason Cole attended the Academy of Art in San Francisco for two years before accepting a double scholarship to the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit. He is currently enrolled in F.I.T.'s MA in Illustration program.

Kelley Hensing (www.wickiearts.com) is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. Creating creatures and mythological characters is one of her favorite subjects. Inspirations include myths, fairy tales, and religious texts.

D. Malachi Penney invites you to see more of his work on the world wide web at www.pen-paper. net/artgallery/Malachi/.

Brad McDevitt (www.bradleykmcdevitt.net), a 17-year veteran of gaming art, has done work for everyone from TSR to Pinnacle. He lives in Ohio with his wife Jessica.

Grey Thornberry (www.greystudio.com) is a self-diagnosed (and self-medicated) illustrator based in Brooklyn, NY. "About art I'd say there's few things more important than a well-drawn line; about myself, caffeine is the only thing standing between me and the evil person I really am."