Credits Henri Hakl (author) Henri was born, raised and currently lives in southern Africa He studied at the University of Stellenbosch and holds postgraduate degrees in applied mathematics and computer science Although his field of study centred on computer vision and real-time graphics rendering, he earns his living as a software engineer for the hospitality industry Henri enjoys roleplaying games and has a penchant for melee characters, especially monks - who he may like a bit too much He hopes that his passion for the subject comes through in Monk Unfettered and can capture the imagination of readers and players Hamed Talebany (artist) Hamed was born in Shiraz, Iran, though currently lives in Glasgow, Scotland He studied visual arts culminating in a bachelor's degree in graphic design from Azad University in Tehran Hamed possesses extensive experience in most forms of visual art and has taught drawing skills, anatomy for artists, as well as character design Currently he is a professional freelancer and welcomes requests for commissions (http://hamex.deviantart.com/) Daoyi Liu (artist) Daoyi Liu was born in China, but grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa She studied digital animation in Cape Town before discovering digital art for herself and extending her skills through self-study She currently works as a graphics artist at an advertising company in Cape Town (http://daoyiliu.deviantart.com/) Cassey Toi (editor) Cassey really hates writing miniature bios Born, raised, and now raising a son in Cape Town; she's a stay-at-home mom by day, and a work-at-home freelance editor by night (cassey.toi@gmail.com) And additional credits go to a whole group of friends who've been ever so patient with my monk work Always willing to lend an ear and act as sounding board for ideas and balance discussions: Jerall and Cassey Toi, Isabel Basson, Jean Marais, Herc du Preez, Juandré Mellet, Willem Pienaar and Emma Gernetzky Where things are great in the Monk Unfettered, it is their hand that guides it – where there is a problem well that was just me 37