What’s the origin of the characters in The Nine? Were they a game party? Made up for a novel? Or a module? They were created for a fantasy short story I wrote about six years before D&D existed. So like the Realms itself, they predate all fantasy roleplaying games. They got game stats in 1977, when I was detailing the Sword Coast North.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 31, 2019