Alex Kain

Alex Kain

Position

Narrative Designer

Department

Narrative

Alex Kain was a narrative designer and a member of the Narrative Team at ArenaNet.

Jobs

ArenaNet

• Writer/Narrative Designer
  • January 2017 – August 2025

Previous

• Editor at SeithCG
  • January 2018 – March 2018

• Writer at League of Geeks
  • July 2014 – December 2017

• Writer and Co-Designer at Humble Hearts
  • January 2016 – November 2017

• Additional Writing at Pocketwatch Games
  • August 2017 – September 2017

• Writer at DeNA
  • April 2016 – October 2016

• Writer at Ska Studios
  • February 2016

• Senior Game Designer at Venan Entertainment
  • March 2014 – February 2016

• Writer for E McNeill
  • August 2014

• Hitpoint Studios
  • Lead Game Designer: February 2013 – March 2014
  • Game Designer and Writer: May 2012 – February 2013

• Venan Entertainment
  • Game Designer: May 2010 – May 2012
  • Associate Game Designer: September 2007 – May 2010

• Co-Writer and Story Editor at Humble Hearts
  • 2011 – 2012

• Contributing Writer at Archaia Entertainment
  • 2009 – 2010

Work

Living World Season 4

• Daybreak
  • Wrote several books.
• A Bug in the System
  • Wrote several messages, books and background lore as well as Inquest lines.
• All or Nothing
  • Wrote Requiem: Rytlock, Requiem: Zafirah and co-wrote Requiem: Caithe short stories.
• War Eternal
  • Lead writer for The End chapter's first instance in The Auditorium, and Dragonfall meta and open world dialogue. Co-writer for The End chapter's second instance in Dragonflight.

World Versus World

• Wrote The Warclaw.

Fractals of the Mists

• Deepstone
  • Lead writer.
• Siren's Reef
  • Lead writer.

Mythwright Gambit

• Narrative designer and writer.

The Icebrood Saga

• Shadow in the Ice
  • Lead writer.
• Jormag Rising
  • Lead writer.

Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons

• Narrative designer and senior writer on the Can't Trust a Pirate, The Scenic Route, The Future in Jade, To Catch a Spider, and Empty chapters.