Steven E. Schend

Steven E. Schend is a fantasy writer and game designer.
==Background==
Schend was born in 1967 and his childhood was heavily fantasy-influenced. He previously worked as a teacher, a street sweeper, a curb builder and a landscaper before gaining employment in fantasy, where he has worked, off and on, for over thirty years. He is a former game designer and editor for TSR, Inc., Wizards of the Coast, Bastion Press, Green Ronin, and Goodman Games, as well as a former substitute teacher in Washington and Wisconsin.
Erlkazar was the setting of Schend's first D&D campaign set in the Forgotten Realms, which he played around 1988. His character was Gamalon Idogyr.
He has been an adult instructor of World Building for Writers and Game & Adventure Design workshops/seminars. He also briefly taught college classes at various venues, including Kendall College of Art & Design. He was a stay-at-home dad for his two amazing children and since they've reached schooling age, he's also worked for a few colleges and libraries in various capacities. He claims his favorite role is spokesperson for the denizens of the Forgotten Realms.
He is also currently working on a novel in his "Vanguard" universe and a non-fiction World-Building book for writers.
==Bibliography==
===Sourcebooks===
* Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue, with Anne Brown and J. Robert King
* City of Splendors, with Ed Greenwood
* Lands of Intrigue
* Cormanthyr: Empire of the Elves
* The Fall of Myth Drannor
* Empires of the Shining Sea
* Calimport
* Skullport
* Sea of Fallen Stars
* Cloak & Dagger, with Eric L. Boyd and Sean K. Reynolds
* Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition (Editorial assistance)
* The Grand History of the Realms (Additional design)
===Adventures===
* Undermountain: The Lost Level
* Undermountain: Maddgoth's Castle
* Undermountain: Stardock
* Hellgate Keep
* Wyrmskull Throne
===Novels===
* Blackstaff
* Blackstaff Tower
* Realms of the Deep: Persana's Blade
Steven's complete bibliography of written and edited works (not just Realms-related materials) is at his personal website. 
==Appendix==
===Further Reading===
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===External links===
* Steven E. Schend's Blog
* Steven E. Schend's Homepage
* Steven E. Schend's Livejournal
===References===
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