Dr. Mark Benecke is a multifaceted personality with a diverse background in zoology, biology, and psychology. He has also completed training at the FBI Academy and works as a publicly appointed and sworn expert in biological trace evidence. As an author and media figure, he is known for his work on unusual cases and the exploration of vampirism. Benecke is a regular guest on talk shows and documentaries and is a member of the Nobel Prize Committee for curious scientific research. Additionally, he is musically active, having produced music in collaboration with Bianca Stücker and Sara Noxx. On top of all this, he has also worked as an author, publishing two crime novels in 2022 and 2023 with Benevento Publishing.

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Raphael Sommer is a multiple award-winning Swiss producer and composer who has self-taught his way into becoming a versatile musician. After completing his school education, he furthered his studies as a film editor and actor, and at the age of 19, he established himself as a freelance composer. From the outset, his focus was on the fantasy and medieval genres, where he was able to fully express himself through various soundtracks. Since then, Raphael Sommer has expanded his field and composed music for feature and documentary films, including “Schweizer Geist” (2013), “Camino de Santiago” (2015), “Ein Königreich macht Schule” (2015), “Der weisse Hirsch vom Gantrisch” (2019), “Am seidenen Faden” (2020), “2nd Chance” (2020), and many other projects. In 2017, Raphael Sommer went on a Swiss tour with the concert “Requiem.” The follow-up project, “Dimension,” premiered at the end of 2022.

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Björn Pankratz is a versatile German game developer, game designer, story writer, sound designer, and composer. He worked as a Creative Director at Piranha Bytes and contributed to the development of the Gothic, Risen, and ELEX series. Currently, he serves as the CEO and Creative Director of his own company, Pithead Studio, and shares his experiences and knowledge at conferences and events such as the German Dev Days. In addition to his work in the gaming industry, Pankratz is also active as a musician and released his concept album *Cassandra* simultaneously with *ELEX II*, which can be heard on the radio in the game. He has also performed as a singer in concerts, including a joint concert with Reginald Jennings at the Zirkus Probst in Gelsenkirchen in 2020.

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Dr. Bianca Stücker studied musicology, art history, and history, completing her PhD in 2012. She has released numerous CDs under various projects and performs concerts and teaches internationally. In addition to her musical career, she is also successful as an author, dancer, and tattoo artist. In November 2017, she released her first album under her own name, followed by another album in collaboration with Rafaela Schützner in 2019. Bianca Stücker is also part of the FFF collective, with whom she released the album *Arsenic*. Together with Mark Benecke, she produced an EP in 2020 titled *We Want it Darker* (A Tribute to Leonard Cohen). Her album *De Alchemia*, released in 2022, offers a glimpse into the alchemical arts with new melodies and ancient texts.

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Timo Wuerz is a painter, activist, and has published over 100 books. He generally just does whatever he wants and remains grateful and humble to be paid for this freedom. He has had the opportunity to unleash his creativity for companies like Adidas, Daimler, Disney, Marvel, DC Comics, McLaren, Porsche, and Roncalli, to name just a few. His work is displayed in international galleries and several museums, and he has received international awards as well. Timo is passionately committed to sustainability, nature conservation, and species protection, recently collaborating on projects with Yoko Ono and Captain Paul Watson. Activism in color!

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Jennifer Pankratz is a German game designer and video game writer, known for her work with the Essen-based development studio Piranha Bytes, where she contributed to the Risen and ELEX game series. She has been part of the video game industry since 2008 and currently works as the CEO and project manager of her own company, Pithead Studio. In 2017, the industry portal Gameswirtschaft recognized Jennifer Pankratz as one of the 50 top developers in the video game industry and one of ten remarkable German game developers. As one of the few visible women in game development, she has also been featured in international articles.

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