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)
See also: Campaign Site
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).