Heidi Gygax Garland
Co-owner, Author and Editor
Heidi Gygax Garland grew up around the gaming industry as the third child of E. Gary Gygax. From a young age, Heidi worked for TSR at Gen Con game conventions, and later full time at TSR in the Gen Con department, at the Dungeon Hobby Shop, and Marketing. After 30+ years in Hawaii working as an executive for a large jewelry manufacturer and retailer, Heidi and her husband Erik Gygax Garland collaborate on gaming adventures that are published under GAXLAND (www.Gaxland.com).
Erik Gygax Garland
Co-owner, Author and Cartographer
"Yes, my middle name is actually Gygax. Heidi did me the honor of taking my surname when we married. I took her maiden name as my middle so I could enjoy standing beside her in the lovely lines at places like the DMV and Social Security office."
Erik Gygax Garland recently retired from his tenure as Chief Information Officer for a small healthcare group in Kentucky and professional firearms instructor. A lifelong enthusiast of comics, fantasy ,science fiction literature, and RPG gaming, in 2015, Erik attended his first Gary Con where he met tbe lovely Heidi Gygax. They became friends and a relationship developed over the years, and they married in 2023, complicating the hell out of both of their lives.