Alorrik









Alorrik Bane

Half-elven Warlock

Patron Unspoken, Pact of the Tome


Viper in the Zhentarim

Seeker of knowledge and lore

Shaper of images and illusions

Once Iarno Albrek (anagram name) aka "Glasstaff"

Formulator of vengeance

But also pursuer of redemption


Piper

Imp familiar - who is insistently "imaginary"
(temperamental and typically invisible)


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Once Iarno Albrek (anagram name to Alorrik Bane)

  • a Stingblade in the Lords' Alliance of Neverwinter

  • until a rival secretly bankrupted him and his family

  • leading to desperation and betrayal,

  • making a pact with a dark-turned-benign power (The Philosopher King)

  • and joining the Zhentarim,

  • partnering with the dopplegangers Vyerith and Vhalek

  • hired by the Drow wizard Nezznar The Black Spider

  • becoming the "Evil Wizard" called Glasstaff.


Seeker of vengeance

  • on the cruelly shrewd Lord Draffodil Whispybottoms of Neverwinter

  • whose greed and entitlement led to financial ruin

  • and an unrepairable reputation for the Albreks.


Pursuer of redemption

  • Acting on orders from Rian Nightshade vs. regional and world threats

  • from the Cult of the Dragon, Anchorites of Talos, and the Church of Myrkul.

  • Reinventing himself as Alorrik Bane, an identity with a clean slate.


Piper (as in "pay the piper") - temperamental and typically invisible

  • is insistently imaginary

  • except for in the brief instances strictly serving the terms of its contract with Alorrik's patron.

  • This allows Piper to

    • be lazy and unhelpful (Alorrik's view)

    • try to ignore tedious or dangerous requests (Piper's view)

    • grind down Alorrik's sanity (nature of the beast - or fiend).