Xykon is an evil sorcerer lich bent on ruling the world through control of one of the five Gates imprisoning the Snarl, a scheme he developed on the prompting of Redcloak, the Bearer of the Crimson Mantle. Roy Greenhilt was sworn to destroy Xykon to fulfill his father's blood oath, and formed the Order of the Stick for this purpose. Xykon is a pseudonym taken by the sorcerer in life; his original name is not known. Xykon is the leader of Team Evil, though the other members of that group seem to have their own purposes as well.