Brian R. James is an award winning game designer and patent holding software engineer. As a writer, Brian is best known for his online and print works for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game published by Wizards of the Coast. In addition, he is highly regarded for his lore mastery of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting and its extensive history. In 2012 Brian won a Silver ENnie Award for Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale and he has been nominated for other ENnie Awards and Origins Awards. Brian lives in Seattle with his high school sweetheart Toni and their four children.