Isaiah Cartwright

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Isaiah Cartwright (Photo taken during the first Guild Wars Championship)

Stephen Isaiah Cartwright, Skill Balancer, got started in the gaming industry seven years ago with Asheron's Call. He was involved in Asheron's Call 2 and was part of the Mythica development team before joining ArenaNet.

Role at ArenaNet

Isaiah Cartwright was the head of the Guild Wars balance team before the Guild Wars Live Team took over its responsibilities. Back in February 2009, he was involved in the development of combat, economy, and other unspecified "big systems" for Guild Wars 2.

Trivia

• It is said that Izzy does "Epic cartwheels".
• The NPC Little Izzy is named after Isaiah and even talks about his cartwheels.
• Iziuh of the Zaishen is named after Isaiah (source).
• Izzy loves the "deer" emote and wishes to obtain rank 3 hero for all of his accounts.
• The skill Isaiah's Balance and the bow Isaiah's Balance are named after him, as well as their corresponding Boss and Miniature.

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki has an article on Isaiah Cartwright.