Kote

Anything you are about to read is the information presented in the story so far by Kote.

Do not take anything as fact as some, or all, of this may be completely false.

## Kote

"Huh, Kote doesn't look like the secretive calculating type I'd imagined, but I guess that's the idea""I think if you look like you have a secret, you suck at having a secret"

## Backstory

### Life before The Party

Prior to joining his fellow adventurers on their quests, Kote claims to have travelled around the province of Ilum quite a bit. Doing odd jobs here and there, eventually finding himself in the employment of a group of merchants in a caravan. Kote joined the other adventurers as they escorted the passengers to the next town.

#### Life in a theatre

If you've had a conversation with Kote, there is a good chance that he may have lied to you at some point. Having in his formative years grown to be quite an actor, claiming to have performed in the award-winning Vilmark College of the Arts production *'A Noble Quest'* Kote has learned to become quite the master of tall tales and white lies.

#### The slums he calls home

Kote hails from the capital city of Asteri, growing up spending much of his time in the slums of Old Towne. Kote speaks often of living with his mother who loved him dearly and basically raised him on her own. Kote's father has always been absent from his life. Leaving the two to fend for themselves for as long as Kote can remember.

#### Harbour Street

After years on the street Kote's luck finally ran out and he pissed off the wrong noble, a wealthy banker by the name of Lord Vantari Von Mægler Sølvmont. This culminated in Kote escaping the city after a showdown with Lord Sølvmont's Men in the centre of Harbour Street. This was the last time Kote was in Asteri and the last time he had seen his mother.

### Why an Adventurer?

He gathers he has been on the road for just over a year now and wishes to one day return and see his mother, find her and make sure she is okay, Hopefully by then he can accumulate enough riches to let them both escape the life that they had been living.

## The Story so far

Kote Joined The Party without a second thought. Whether destiny or just the temperament of those around him, Kote feels more comfortable dropping the facade of lies that seperate him from those around him.

### Bonds

Kote has formed quite a strong attachment to Jackal in their travels thus far. Nothing irks Kote more than seeing the naivety and genuine kindness of the Dragonborn be taken advantage. Although, he still thinks that Jackal has some way to go before he thinks Jackal can be left to his own devices.

Molly seems like a bit of an enigma to Kote. More importantly though he is a larger than life figure to distract others away from himself.

Shuey seems to be in the same boat as Kote, he wonders whether they were destined to meet or whether this is just another coincidence on his tumultuous journey. Either way, it will be nice knowing he has someone else by his side that knows what he is going through.

Kote's adversarial friendship for Zephira, born from their mutual mistrust of each other, can become quite heated at times. The intricacies of morality fascinate Kote and this fascination extends to his friend's stark defence of all things sacred. He hopes she fares well on the road, and wonders whether their paths will cross again.

Kote seems to admire Marius quite a bit, often spending his downtime listening to the tales of the retired sailor's adventuring days.