The travelling companions contest

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Contest winners announced here: 
The travelling companions contest winnersHow the winners were selected:
The goal of this contest was to be able to determine three distinct personalities from a single image (could be done in any style as long as the personalities were obvious). Everyone has a different style and the contest was open to use any style, so the judging is based on the key factor - how easy it was to determine three distinct personalities. The three personalities needed to be the ones from the travelling companion story. The characters needed to be portrayed must be an explorer, a chef and an annoying storyteller. Easiest way to portray personality of a character without relying on words, symbols or costumes is by carefully selecting their pose, the posture of their body and facial expressions. For example an explorers pose and posture might look more daring and heroic compared to a chef. A chef might have a big belly, slouched posture or hunch back because he's always carrying food around. Someone that needs to be portrayed as annoying ma

Contest Details:
The artwork must have 3 characters from the travelling companion story each with their own distinct traits. An explorer, a chef and the annoying storyteller. You may change their style, change their species, add color, go crazy and have fun. Make it as detailed or as simple as you like. The goal is that a viewer should be able to determine three different personalities just by looking at a single image.

Prizes:
The best one will win $200
Second best will win $100
Third best will win $50

Deadline:
Submit by uploading to deviantart and posting a link in the comments by Dec 31.
Winning entries will be selected by me in January.

Here's a colored version if anybody wants to draw the characters exactly like the original. (not necessary to do so)