Chris Quilliams has been an illustrator/freelance artist in the gaming industry for the last decade and has worked on such properties as Conan, Elric of Melnibone, Shadowfist (ccg), Starship Troopers, Ruin Quest, Dungeons & Dragons Slayer's Guides d 20 supplements, Traveller, Banestorm, Cybernet, Slaine and Godzilla. He's lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada for most of his life and went through the fine arts program at the University of Manitoba. In 2011, he won BGG's "Golden Geek" award for "Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation" for his artwork on "Merchants and Marauders".