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Described as the first ‘Pan-African Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game’, Zairoo is an RPG set in an alternate 17th–18th century where African & New Afrikan Myths come alive. The game revolves around five vibrant kingdoms where science,spirituality, and the supernatural intertwine. You’ll fight with steam spear, rifles,and ancestral magic; soar over volcanic deltas on airborne Kente-clad dreadnoughts fueled by sacred oils; raid the All-Blue Sea aboard submersible canoes hunting Eldritch leviathans; and explore island coasts teeming with forgotten magic, all while answering one pivotal question: Will you heal the scars of war, or succumb to the lure of Discord?

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Described as a ‘Pan-African Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game’, Zairoo is anRPG set in an alternate 17th–18th century where African & New Afrikan Mythscome alive. The game revolves around five vibrant kingdoms where science,spirituality, and the supernatural intertwine. You’ll fight with steam spear, rifles,and ancestral magic; soar over volcanic deltas on airborne Kente-clad dreadnoughts fueled by sacred oils; raid the All-Blue Sea aboard submersible canoes hunting Eldritch leviathans; and explore island coasts teeming with forgotten magic—all while answering one pivotal question: Will you heal the scars of war, or succumb to the lure of Discord?

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Described as a ‘Pan-African Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game’, Zairoo is anRPG set in an alternate 17th–18th century where African & New Afrikan Mythscome alive. The game revolves around five vibrant kingdoms where science,spirituality, and the supernatural intertwine. You’ll fight with steam spear, rifles,and ancestral magic; soar over volcanic deltas on airborne Kente-clad dreadnoughts fueled by sacred oils; raid the All-Blue Sea aboard submersible canoes hunting Eldritch leviathans; and explore island coasts teeming with forgotten magic—all while answering one pivotal question: Will you heal the scars of war, or succumb to the lure of Discord?

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Described as a ‘Pan-African Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game’, Zairoo is anRPG set in an alternate 17th–18th century where African & New Afrikan Mythscome alive. The game revolves around five vibrant kingdoms where science,spirituality, and the supernatural intertwine. You’ll fight with steam spear, rifles,and ancestral magic; soar over volcanic deltas on airborne Kente-clad dreadnoughts fueled by sacred oils; raid the All-Blue Sea aboard submersible canoes hunting Eldritch leviathans; and explore island coasts teeming with forgotten magic—all while answering one pivotal question: Will you heal the scars of war, or succumb to the lure of Discord?

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2025
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Creative Core Team

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Founder, Lead Writer, and Worldbuilder

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Molombo Thillia Thillot III

Founder, Lead Writer, and Worldbuilder

Molombo Thillia Thillot III

A Congolese-American raised in Colorado. Law School Graduate, Musician who works in Marketing. Pan-Africanist, Blerd, Hip-Hop lover, staunch revolutionary optimist

 

 

African/Black Executive Leadership

Khalil Combs

Director of Operations

Khalil Combs

African/Black Game Design Team

VJ Harris

Lead Game Designer

VJ Harris

V.J. Harris (he/they/themperor) is a full-time TTRPG designer and professional GM. He’s most well known for his work on An Elf and an Orc Had a Little Baby and MCDM Productions Arcadia Issue 8 Monstrous Components and Flee Mortals. They’ved worked on over twenty titles to date. In his spare time he makes youtube videos around TTRPGs such as game prep & design tips. game. He also makes TikToks talking about some of the bigotry ingrained in the TTRPG space and D&D 5e. You can find V.J. pretty much everywhere on social media at vjhcreations.

Tafarri Clark

Game Designer

Tafarri Clark

I am a game designer who makes TTRPGs. My favorite system is the Fallout 2d20 system, which is surprisingly simple if you can get past how overwhelming it looks. I also have a couple of indie one-page RPGs and some voice acting floating around out there.

African/Black Writing Team

Steven Underwood

Writing Team

Steven Underwood

Hailing from Columbus, Ohio, Steven Underwood is an award-winning writer with a penchant for unveiling magic in the hypercritical. Honest to his experiences, Underwood has published essays on Blackness and identity. Steven was a finalist for Le Maison Baldwin’s Writers-in-Residence Program. His debut, FOREVER FOR THE CULTURE: NOTES FROM THE NEW DIGITAL BLACK ART RENASSANCE was published in 2026 with Beacon Press, while his first Young Adult novel, THE LION OF MALI, will publish with Macmillan’s Feiwel and Friends.

Boaz Carson Ochieng

Writing Team

Boaz Carson Ochieng

A Kenyan fantasy writer who blends the whimsy and the dark into something breathtakingly macabre.

“I love creating worlds that are as enchanting as they are disturbing.”

African/Black Art & Visual Design Team:

Joshua Clarke (AOJC)

Character & Environment Design Lead

Joshua Clarke (AOJC)
2 years in zairoo

Yaela Grimes

Illustrator & Character Developer

Yaela Grimes
3 years in zairoo

Middnite

Concept Artist & Thematic Illustrator

Middnite
3 years in zairoo

Joshua Clarke (AOJC)

Character & Creature Design Lead

Joshua Clarke (AOJC)
A Barbadian illustrator, writer and old school dinosaur nerd. His art combines a love of the natural world, history and literature with bold colors and strong narrative flow, all in service of the two pillars of Afrofuturism and Afrofantasy.
 

Yaela Grimes (Creative Director)

Creative Director

Yaela Grimes

Yeala is an illustrator and concept artist based in the U.S. In addition to her professional work, she writes and illustrates original comics, which can be found on her website. Her work primarily explores the genres of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy, often focusing on dystopian cyberpunk and afro-fantasy themes. She can be reached via email at anitithe@gmail.com or on most social media platforms under the same username.

Middnite

Concept Artist

Middnite

Middnite is an Illustrator, Designer, and Sequential Artist dedicated to bringing dynamic stories to life. With over five years of professional experience, she specializes in creating character design sheets, comic books, and striking cover art for a diverse range of clients, including work on album covers and children’s books.

Adrian Ridgway (ZekeTE

Lead Creature Artist & Environment Artist

Adrian Ridgway (ZekeTE

Writer, Illustrator & Concept artist inspired by titles such as Dragon’s Dogma, Berserk and Dark Souls. Creature Conjuror, Horror enthusiast, Black-American Artist

Ami Salami

Hero Designer

Ami Salami

Ami is a 21-year-old self-taught artist who’s inspired by surrealism and combining the beauty of real imagery with her own imagination. Ami loves incorporating her sense of fashion and love for all things black culture in her art.

Ariel Caison

Background/Kingdom Developer

Ariel Caison

hi hi! im ariel! Im the kingdom environment artist on Zairoo. Im a concept artist and illustrator that draws whatever haunts my thoughts (cool and fun fantasy worlds!!!!!!!)

Gutembergue Nascimento

Creed Artist & Thematic Illustrator

Gutembergue Nascimento
Gutembergue Nascimento, concept artist and illustrator based in Recife, Brazil
 

Adrian (ZekeTe)

lead creature artist and environmental artist

Adrian (ZekeTe)
2 years in zairoo

Amisalamii (AMI!)

Visual Artist

Amisalamii (AMI!)
1 years in zairoo

African/Black Web Development Team

Keino

Web Developer (Full-Stack)

Keino

Non-African/Black Team Members:

Anya Combs

Kickstarter Lead

Anya Combs

Jonathan Sweeney

Systems Architect & Optimization

Jonathan Sweeney,
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    Enzi Mlimani
    (Based on East Africa)

    A mountain kingdom defined by an unyielding spirit, where warriors and mystics guard a land rich in magical ores and technological marvels. Ruled by the non-binary Sword God, Omukamo Juma Makori, its society is a complex web of powerful guilds governing everything from arcane arts to commerce, centered in the balanced capital of Nkonge. Though currently thriving from the wealth of mines like Marashiya, the kingdom lives under the constant shadow of an active eldritch portal in Shikari Pango, a blight that threatens its hard-won prosperity. Native Kin are Humans, Alokozay, and Ataikin. Motto: “here lies unyielding spirit.”

    Omukamo Juma Makori the Sword God

    Ilmoran Dominion (Based on Southern Africa)

    A land of boundless savannahs and grasslands, where rangers, artificers, and adventurers prioritize hands-on experience and exploration. Ruled by the albino queen Nkosi Nomvula Kgosiwan, the Pale Soul, the kingdom is a beacon of innovation, famed for its advanced steam-tech, airships, and environmentally conscious craftsmanship centered in the wheel-shaped capital of Zephyrhold. Its culture celebrates boundless horizons, balancing a deep reverence for nature with groundbreaking technological progress that some fear may upset the very balance they cherish. Native Kin are Humans, Intolu, and Abatwa. Motto: “Bold Hearts, Boundless Horizons”

    Nkosi Nomvula Kgosiwan, the Pale Soul

    Saharadune Sultanate (Based on North Africa)

    A realm of vast deserts and fertile deltas, renowned as the birthplace of casters and magicians due to its proximity to divine realms. Ruled by the visionary Sultana Fatma Al-Hassani, the Omniscient, the kingdom is a center of magical learning and ancient wisdom, governed through a complex system of tribal alliances (the Bledsiba) and direct royal authority (the Makhzen). Its society is defined by a deep pursuit of knowledge and spiritual balance, though it is internally divided among factions debating between expansion, preservation, and fanatical appeasement of the very Eldritch forces that threaten the continent. Native Kin are Humans, Ifrit, and Bumbasti. Motto: “Whispers of wisdom find their rhythm”

    Sultana Fatma Al-Hassani the Omniscient

    Maravi Isles (Based on West Africa & Black Diaspora)

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    Oba Xiomara Marooncrest, the Balladmaster

    Nkutu Enclave
    (Based on Central Africa)

    A secretive jungle kingdom, ruled from the pyramidal capital of Kushimba. As healers and masters of espionage, its people guard ancient mysteries and a lucrative trade in rare medicines and resources. The charismatic “Shadow Lark,” Makalakini Itoto, maintains stability through a vast spy network, but faces clandestine plots from his own council, the Sikalords, who are manipulating a violent cult splinter group to undermine his rule. Native Kin are Humans, Zinariya, Gidim and Pymera. Motto: “sweat and sacrifice birth possibility”

    Makalakini Itoto Lualaba the Shadow Lark