Okay, so concept-wise: Khezzik was a small, runt-of-the-litter kobold with pale grey-white scales. He grew up in a sprawling cave-warren with hundreds of other members of his clan, who lived in service to the green dragon Morgalitrax. They helped defend the dragon's hoard from adventurers, and occasionally ventured out to attack travellers and small villages, bringing anything of value back to the dragon.
Khezzik was curious and prone to questioning the way things were, which often got him into trouble. Over time, he learned to accept most of the ways of kobold life, but one burning question remained always in his mind - Why could the kobolds not take advantage of the magical treasures the dragon kept in its hoard? To him, it seemed so obvious. If the kobolds could arm themselves with magical weapons, and wands that could hurl fireballs, then that would let them attack much richer and more well-defended targets, and return triumphant with even
better loot. Surely that would please the great dragon?
The kobold elders were horrified at these questions, and briefly considered letting Khezzik simply ask the dragon himself and inevitably be annihilated. However, Morgalitrax was a vicious and belligerent dragon at the best of times, and they decided it would be better not to rouse his anger. Instead, they exiled Khezzik as an example to all the kobolds.
For someone who had literally never been alone for a single moment in the seven years since he hatched, being made to leave the warren and kobold society was a terrifying and overwhelming prospect. The only thing that kept Khezzik going was that he now had something to
prove. He would gather all the most powerful magic he could find, and then... and then he wasn't sure what he would do after that. But gaining magical power was the important thing.
He wandered into other humanoid settlements, and quickly discovered that he wasn't welcome. People often attacked him on sight, so he learned to stay hidden and steal what he needed. Whenever he found someone who seemed to be able to use magic, he followed them for as long as possible and studied them intently, until he grasped how to weave the spells himself. He accidentally spent a lot of time following sleight-of-hand street charlatans as a result, but he learned to put those skills to good use, too.
After a short while in any town or village, Khezzik had to move on. The townsfolk would start to get suspicious, and he was nearly caught several times. Eventually, though, he found his way to a settlement so vast and strange that it seemed to offer limitless hiding places: Waterdeep. Even better, magical artefacts and magicians of all kinds were abundant, almost common, here. So much power, just waiting for a clever, opportunistic kobold to snatch it for themselves...
Rules-wise, Khezzik is a Kobold Rogue (Arcane Trickster) 5. I'm going to take a punt on rolling some stats. :)
Edit: 18, 15, 14, 13, 12, 12.
Nice!
Edit 2: Added wealth roll (500+d10x25gp: 650gp)
Last edited March 25, 2021 1:41 pm
