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The Council of Thieves Player's Guide is both interesting and useful. It provides background information on the country of Cheliax and the town of Westcrown, and is free. This makes it easy for DMs to evaluate the setting and see if they want to run a campaign without taking a risk or paying money up front. The Player's Guide also provides an excellent overview of locations and customs that players can consider common knowledge. This adds flavour to the campaign and can get players excited about the setting while saving the DM time and effort inventing interesting details. Finally, the Player's Guide supplies several ideas for integrating characters and their backgrounds, which not only assists with plot hooks but helps everyone create a more immersive experience.

Some of the history and location information may feel jumbled the first time you read it, but a second reading makes Westcrown quickly become familiar. The locales themselves provide several intriguing ideas for adventure even if you are not running a Paizo Adventure Path.

All in all a great product. Many thanks to Paizo for creating it and giving it away!