Aballister Bonaduce

Aballister Bonaduce is a wizard and the creation of author R.A. Salvatore.

Biography
Bonaduce is the nemesis of his son Cadderly Bonaduce, the main character of R.A. Salvatore's The Cleric Quintet. Calculating, cold, and merciless, Aballister will stop at nothing to see his conquest of the region which he lives completed. Guided by the goddess Talona, Mistress of Poison, Aballister creates the Chaos Curse and unleashes it upon the Edificant Library, home of Cadderly and his friends.

Not much is known of Aballister's previous life before he created the Chaos Curse. It is known that he spent some time at the Edificant Library after he left Carradoon, though was asked to leave due to his desires and choices in the use of his magical arts. When he was expelled he left his son at the library under the care of Headmaster Avery Schell, who became a father figure to young Cadderly.

Aballister's familiar is the imp Druzil, who often holds the wizard in distaste. He is also the leader of the wizards of Castle Trinity, located north of the Edificant Library in the Snowflake Mountains.

He was killed by his son, Cadderly, in a spell duel on another plane of existence.