From publisher blurb: Times of Great Adversity Bring Out the Best and Worst in Others! The Known Lands of Aden have survived the Darkfall and the intervening years, but each new day brings new risk of a horrible demise. Adversity and necessity have brought to the fore some of the greatest heroes... and greatest villains... that the world has ever known! This sourcebook contains prominent characters from across the Known Lands of Aden and beyond, each with their own agenda and background ready to be linked to player characters and their adventures.