Q: Thanks for your time, Chris! Please, tell us a bit about yourself. Are you much of a gamer?

I’m Chris Avellone. (It’s pronounced “Av-a-lone” as opposed to “Av-a-lone-ee,” because my Sicilian progenitors decided to Americanize it at some point because apparently inviting a Sicilian to dinner means you have to check your silverware after every meal.) I’m fast approaching 34 at break-neck speed, hurtling around dangerous curves and swerving to avoid traffic. Due to a miscalculation on Feargus’ part, I am co-founder of Obsidian Entertainment, an RPG game company in Orange County. I’ve worked on almost every Black Isle game ever made, and some of the Dragonplay games as well, since that’s what Black Isle was in the Old School Dayz.