Alorrik

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).