Jason Cosmo: Hero of the Eleven Kingdoms in the closing years of the Age of Hope. Born in the village of Lower Hicksnittle in the Kingdom of Darnk, most dismal, remote and obscure of the Eleven Kingdoms. Jason lived a fairly unremarkable life as a woodcutter and turnip farmer until the spring of 990 AH, when the bounty hunter Lombardo of Calador arrived in Lower Hicksnittle, claiming that there was a bounty of ten million carats on Jason's head. After defeating Lombardo and his henchman Guido, Jason was expelled from the village by his fellow Hicksnittlers. Numerous adventures followed, which will not be summarized here because, really, you should read the books.

Parents and Early Life

Jason's father was Jolan Cosmo, a simple, but honest and hard-working Darnkite woodcutter in Lower Hicksnittle, where the Cosmo family had lived for at least three generations.  Jason's mother, Janna Cosmo, was the runaway daughter of a minor landholder in Brythalia. She taught Jason to read and write, though these were considered useless and potentially dangerous skills in Danrk. Jason grew up reading and rereading his mother's small library of books on history, geography, mathematics and other topics. His knowledge had many gaps, but he was highly educated by Darnkite standards.

Both parents were killed by the plague when Jason was still a boy. It is not certain exactly which plague did them in, as there are usually several plagues ravaging Darnk at any given time.

Woodcutter and Turnip Farmer

Left to fend for himself by the death of his parents, young Jason took over his father's role as Lower Hicksnittle's woodcutter, while also maintaining a small turnip patch.

Known Aliases

• Burlo Stumproot

See: Champion of The Gods, Cosmosuit, Gardswell, Mighty Champion, Overwhelm