In truth, he is a former Riskbreaker who continues to hold to the title, works for Duke Bardorba and knows many secrets about the true nature of Leá Monde and Ashley's past. Apparently he is immune to the powers of Darkness. His name is a reference to a minor character in William Shakespeare's Hamlet; he is also one of the protagonists in Tom Stoppard's Waiting for Godot/Hamlet pastiche, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead