Herzgo Alegni

Herzgo Alegni is a Tiefling who makes his first appearance in the 2010 R.A Salvatore novel "Gauntlgrym". Little is known about this powerful tiefling, but there are a few things that are worthy to note.

A) The elf Dahlia Sin'felle was raped by Alegni while very young. Soon after, Dahlia discovered that she was carrying Alegni's child. Upon the child's birth, Dahlia sought out Alegni, and upon finding him, presented the child to him as she stood upon the edge of a cliff looking down upon the Tiefling. After recieving Alegni's full and undivided attention, Dahlia threw the child from the ledge of the cliff which we assume killed the infant. In "Gauntlgrym", we see this event as a key turning point in Dahlia's life where she begins her path to becoming a hardened warrior.

B) Alegni regularly employs the service of an Assassin who goes by the name of Barrabus the Gray. Barrabus bears very striking similarities to the villain/anti-Hero Artemis Entreri, an Assassin from Calimport, and a nemesis of Drizzt Do'Urden. There is a great deal of speculation about one key aspect of the relationship between the two, and that is the fact that Herzgo Alegni is currently in possession of Charon's claw, an ancient Netherese weapon that was aquired by Entreri after the death of a prominent Guildmaster of one of the many thieves guild of Calimport. The relationship between Barrabus and Alegni apears to be one-sided, for Barrabus seems to be at Alegni's beck and call, and often states his displeasure at being inconvenienced by Alegni's frequent summons. Alegni also has a device that is similar to a tuning fork that, once struck, causes great pain to its target, and he uses this on Barrabus during their first meeting in Gauntlgrym, where Alegni hires Barrabus to convine the Local Lord to rename a prominent landmarked bridge to the "Herzgo Alegni Bridge". This name only lasts for a few days before the Primordial contained in the ancient Forge of Gauntlgrym is set free by the Dwarf Athrogate. The primordial's awakening causes Neverwinter to be devastated, and Alegni flees with Barrabus.

In Gauntlgrym, Alegni appears as something of a minor character, not having any real direct influence on the events of the story, but it is believed that he will become something of a major character as the events of Salvatore's "Neverwinter Trilogy" unfold.