Brian Cortijo began his RPG design career with articles in Dragon and continued after their demise by contributing several monsters, spells, and magic items to the Pathfinder Chronicles campaign setting. In January 2009 he surprised many readers previously unfamiliar with his name and work with the conclusion to the Second Darkness adventure path, which he wrote in record time after the project's original author had to pull out of the commitment. Since then, Brian has become a steady contributor to the Pathfinder Adventure Path and Pathfinder Companion product lines. In addition to work for Paizo, Brian has also designed 4th Edition material for Goodman Games.