Jeremy Messersmith was born in Charleston, and grew up in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. He moved to Minneapolis in 1999 to attend North Central University.Jeremy is an avid gamer and has been known to play such titles as Star Wars Galaxies, Everquest, World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Starcraft 2, and Warcraft 3. He also plays Dungeons & Dragons regularly with a gaming group that includes science fiction author Rob Callahan. His brother has been quoted as saying, "I have never witnessed such horribly amateur skill when it comes to the world of gaming, although he does try."