Staff

Our team is made up of avid LARPers, storytellers, and adventurers! Learn more about the people who write and produce the world of Aldwa.

The people who have the final say on what makes it into the world of Aldwa. From aesthetics and design to rules and logistics, these folks have a hand in every aspect of Ashenfall.

Kieran is ultimately responsible for everything in one form or another. He loves running a good combat scenario, exploring mysteries or secrets, and building a world of consequence. Kieran brings his prolific background of random hobbies and strengths in strategy and data-driven decision making to lead the team. He values building up a community and seeing the people in it come together to create the best LARP experience they can!

Andrew manages our technical and logistical needs, everything from our tech stack to game organization. Known for his knack for streamlining and automation, he thrives on enhancing efficiency and reducing busy work. Andrew loves the escape LARP offers; he finds joy in the social play and the creative challenge of crafting immersive experiences that surprise and engage players. He enjoys the unforgettable weekends of goofing around with friends and seeing the community come together to create a story.

Chelsea oversees our Prop Support team and oversees the visual aesthetics of our game. Bringing over 20 years of LARP experience to the table, she manages all of the visual elements of our events and immortalizes them in pictures. She loves bringing creativity to the story and visuals of a game and gets the most enjoyment out of making detailed costuming and props. She’s an animal lover, and in the past she’s worked with animals of all kinds, including farm, exotic, and even zoo!

Jess makes sure that our content is ready for consumption, applying her real-life editing skills to our game’s voice and outward-facing presence. She loves dressing up and playing pretend, especially if she gets to make you laugh in the process. Jess was a theme park performer for six years; she brings a strong background in improv, storytelling, and character work to the table. She enjoys offering players interesting choices–and crafting equally interesting consequences!

Rob is our lead rules designer. He lends his considerable mechanical and electrical systems skills to the game to create large props and ensures that the crafting system is implemented at events. Rob prides himself on thinking outside of the box and asking the right questions. He loves immersive experiences that hit the emotions just right, intrigue of all sorts, and the occasional combat. With an entire woodshop at his disposal, there’s no telling what might show up in Mysthaven!

Our logistics and standards experts! In addition to writing lore and plots, these folks help create and manage the cast and player experience at Ashenfall.

Jessica is a member of our Prop Support team. She is ultimately responsible for organizing cast costuming and props at our events! Jessica is very detail oriented and has a creative eye that she brings to the team. Her favorite thing about LARP are the friends she gets to make and see there. Hearing the excitement of our cast when they come back from plots brings her joy and she loves planning non-LARP social events throughout the year!

Julie is a member of the Prop Support team. She has been playing pretend and making costumes for her entire life. She started at a very young age with her mom, helping her make costumes such as a bald eagle and a tree. Julie brings a very broad background of interests, hobbies and experiences and a ravenous appetite to incorporate new techniques and materials into her builds. She helps ensure that our props and costumes have meaningful details that give the world a real, lived in feel.

Victor heads the desk team which keeps the behind-the-scenes operations running smoothly at our events. He brings a deep background of organization and project management experience to the team as a real life (mad) scientist. He loves diving into the secrets and details of the collaborative stories at LARP and presenting interesting, hard, and impactful decisions at the game.

The people who write each and every detail into our world! You can count on this team for exciting lore, tangled plots, and characters galore.