Project Director eias
He/HimThe head of Nine Lives, covering direction, quality review, and narrative. His biggest worry lately: he's run out of desk space for new figures.
✦ Nine Lives
Team
The people behind Nine Lives.
Project Director 
Design Director steel
He/HimThe universe is heading for its end, and we all return to a handful of dust. Which is exactly why our plans have to mean something.
Art Director bluedot
He/HimArt director at Nine Lives, and the team's most-followed on social. Characters are born the moment they pass through his hands.
Tech Director sonan
He/HimTech director at Nine Lives, holding up the foundations. He does a bit of everything — sometimes no one's quite sure what.
Game Designer kangddo
He/HimHe handles level design and balancing — and carries a remarkably deep abyss within.
Game Designer yami
She/HerCreator of the malevolent things that reign on the edge of tension and despair. She shapes worlds across countless genres — and wanders their depths herself.
Concept Artist ming
He/HimA concept artist who also takes on level design and set dressing. He draws incredibly well — and is still kept hidden as a secret weapon.
Technical Artist jinhee
He/HimThe team GOAT — the bridge between tech and art, and owner of visual quality. His hobby is optimization. GOAT, at least there.
Technical Artist yaquati
He/HimThe team's content GOAT. Every developer who's worked with him says the same thing — meeting him is a 'whole new world' of process. All of Nine Lives' UI/UX, and every effect, comes from his hands.
3D Modeler kimsse
She/HerYes — she's the only modeler at Nine Lives. With remarkably fast hands, she brings the team's monsters and characters to life.
Animator muyaho
He/HimAn action-specialist animator who joined Nine Lives after much courting.
Animator hyoroya
He/HimA panda lover whose dream is to sneak a panda into the game. He makes cutscenes and all kinds of monster and character animation.
Lead Programmer sigrey
He/HimLead programmer, passionate gamer, and developer. He owns core development — an Excel master, though they say he doesn't actually touch Excel anymore.
Senior Programmer rotten
He/HimThe team's resident social butterfly, contributing as a programmer on the strength of wide-ranging experience.
Programmer seungury
She/HerShe loves a challenge and is curious about everything — and today, once again, she's fixing the final_final_FINAL bug.
Studio characters
Shay & Lumi — the two cats from Ember & Blade, our studio characters and the voices behind the blog.
Shay News & Community
The studio town crier — Shay blogs team news and community updates.
Lumi Devlog
Lumi keeps the devlog — writing up how Ember & Blade is coming together.