Edgegatherer

Those who hail from Edgegather have lived in the City on the Edge (p. 169), a settlement built on a cliff over a deadly jungle, with Blood Mountain looming high above. In Edgegather, the music never ceases, there’s always a party or festival or celebration, and the venomwine flows freely. But for every pot raised in cheer, there’s a scavenger waiting to cut a drunkard’s throat, a storyteller looking for fools to swindle, or a monster-hunter looking for a fight. In Edgegather, the tricks you play to stay ahead are the ones that keep you alive. Edgegatherers have a reputation for being liars, entertainers, gamblers, and revelers. How did you spend your time in the Drunken City? Did you enter fully into the festival atmosphere, or merely pick up a few tricks while busy about more sober matters? Are you proud of your rakish reputation as an Edgegatherer, or do you try to avoid discussing your background? Skill Proficiencies: Sleight of Hand, Deception Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set Languages: One of your choice Equipment: A scouting hoop, a set of common clothes, a woven bag with a concealed pocket at the bottom, and a belt pouch containing wooden jewelry, dried jungle berries, and carved bone figurines worth up to 15 ps in the Great Valley.

Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Sleight of Hand

Equipment: A set of fine clothes, a disguise kit, tools of the con of your choice (ten stoppered bottles filled with colored liquid, a set of weighted dice, a deck of marked cards, or a signet ring of an imaginary duke), and a pouch containing 15 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Anyone from Edgegather is assumed to be a drunkard, a swindler, a show-off, and an entertaining companion with more good stories than just about anyone. In a city given to revelry, most survive by adopting a festive mood—even if it masks darker secrets below the surface.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I lean into an intoxicated act. It throws my enemies off.
2	I always have a trick, a joke, and a con at the ready.
3	I am the life of the party. And if there isn’t a party, I’ll start one.
4	I hang back while others celebrate. I’ve seen too many festivities go wrong to let down my guard.
5	I treat everything as a joke, including death.
6	I steal things absentmindedly.
7	There’s nothing I like more than watching others get into trouble.
8	Life is too short and pointless to be anything less than heroically gutsy.

d6	Ideal
1	Trickery. If I can fool you, you deserved it. (Chaotic)
2	Civilization. As one rises, we all rise. (Lawful)
3	Greed. There’s nothing I want that shouldn’t belong to me. (Evil)
4	Pleasure. There is no higher good than the hunt for happiness, ease, and wellbeing. (Neutral)
5	Courage. The best of us stare down danger with unblinking eyes. (Good)
6	Cunning. Survival belongs to those smart enough to stay one step ahead. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I fleeced the wrong person and must work to ensure that this individual never crosses paths with me or those I care about.
2	I owe everything to my mentor—a horrible person who’s probably rotting in jail somewhere.
3	Somewhere out there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her.
4	I come from a noble family, and one day I’ll reclaim my lands and title from those who stole them from me.
5	A powerful person killed someone I love. Some day soon, I’ll have my revenge.
6	I swindled and ruined a person who didn’t deserve it. I seek to atone for my misdeeds but might never be able to forgive myself.

d6	Flaw
1	I can’t resist a pretty face.
2	I’m always in debt. I spend my ill-gotten gains on decadent luxuries faster than I bring them in...
3	I’m convinced that no one could ever fool me the way I fool others.
4	I’m too greedy for my own good. I can’t resist taking a risk if there’s money involved.
5	I can’t resist swindling people who are more powerful than me.
6	I hate to admit it and will hate myself for it, but I’ll run and preserve my own hide if the going gets tough.