Eric S. Trautmann was an author and co-author of several roleplaying game books for West End Games, and articles for the Star Wars Adventure Journal. Eric Trautmann is married to the famous owner of Olympic Cards and Comics in Lacey, Washington, where he appears periodically as a guest speaker. He has worked on other franchises, created story bibles for Halo and Crimson Skies, as well as numerous comics including Lazarus and Forged.