Born and raised in New Jersey Nikolai Crumb was the second son of Paula and Jan, 7 years younger then his eldest brother, the creator of Diamond and Sphinx, Chris Cory. Early on Nik showed a talent for technology, often claiming he would grow up to be an inventor. To this day he still sees the world through eyes of "what's missing" constantly formulating ideas for inventions that may one day be produced. But as he approached his teen years he showed other Talents; Programming, Art, Architecture and fiction writing. As he moved into college he showed an aptitude for accounting and psychology as well. But with the untimely death of his mother at the hand of breast cancer he had to delay his education to move to LA to assist his brother. Since then he has come to metaphoric blows with Chris over but nothing to serious and has grown in his talents for programming, web design, and fiction.