1. This is a character that Ian Shoulders is bringing to the table.
2. What is this character’s name? - Professor Pandemonium
3. What is their ancestry (i.e. human, elf, dwarf, halfling, etc)? - Lich, formerly a human wizard.
4. What is your job or role (i.e. farmer, hierling/mercenary, shopowner, bandit, etc)? - Carnival Ringmaster. He grew up inside this carnival, which had dormant powers itself.
5. How old are you? - A young lich. With glamour magic, he continues to appear youthful, sexy, appealing, etc.
6. Describe your physical appearance. - Tall, slim, good-looking, fancy carnival clothes -- glamour! Skeazy yet sexy, car salesman-like. Either looks like Hugh Jackman or Zac Efron from "The Greatest Showman" -- depends on your personal preference.
7. Describe yourself with 3 adjectives. - Charming, Cunning, Intelligent
8. What is a valuable item/piece of lore/secret that this character possesses? Or do they value an ideal/concept or particular person (i.e. family member, guild member, honor, justice, love etc.) - His phylactery or soul-containment device inside the central Big Tent. His carnival is coin/ticket based, so you have to complete games/fight mini-bosses in order to gain the specific tokens in order to access the Big Tent. You needed at least three of them to access the Big Tent.
9. What is a particular quest you would be willing to recruit or hire the player characters to go do? - Professor Pandemonium wants the player characters to encourage people to attend the carnival/circus and/or to provide security for a ride to the next town. Professor Pandemonium (with his powerful abilities) will seek to exploit/manipulate the desires/wants of the characters to get what he wants -- more souls for the carnival.
10. What would be their reward for succeeding? - A large amount of coin. Perhaps some increased renown or fame.
11. What would be the consequence of failure or refusing the call? - The doors shut and it's game on. You're either going to die to be consumed by the carnival/Professor Pandemonium or get through the carnival.

Optional Questions - not required

• What are the goals and motivations of your character? - It's a cyclical process of recruiting/inviting people to the carnival and feeding upon their souls/lifeforce.
• How do these affect your general personality? - He looks and acts like a car salesman. He says all the right things, looks the part, does the right things...he's selling the experience.
• How do you normally interact with your family/friends/peers? With your enemies/rivals? With people who work for you/report to you? With player characters? - In general, he's indifferent to people already working within the carnival. He's charming to people he's trying to recruit or invite them. The minute someone doesn't cooperate, "it's lights out".
• Do you have a particular accent or language? Any idiosyncrasies in how you act and speak? - No particular language or accent, but he's adaptable depending on where he is or who he is talking to. Almost too charming. Always has nice hair, loud, boisterious, charming when he's recruiting.
• What impact have you made on the world? How have you shaped the local area? - The carnival is always on the move, so no real effect on the local level. On the world stage, A LOT of bodies. There are tall tales, urban legends, and myths that surround the carnival.
• Do you have any current problems that prevent you from being a bigger player on the stage? - Recruiting people -- can't get enough people.