Yes, he was taken over by the evil entity to get the power to Alvondir.
I'm thinking that I can write the novel with several POVs, and two of them will be Skanev/Alvondir, but will be massive flashbacks, 1000 years or so behind.
Then I will have "modern" POVs, Khyrindor being one, and I have a friend that will help with another. I might have another on top of that, but I don't want to add too many characters. I'm kind of having it like Alvondir is making the trip to destroy the power to save the world, and now he and several other immortal Skylanders (I might change Skylanders to something else by the way) come back down to try and take over the Lowlands again. Alvondir finally lost against the evil thing (needs a name too). Anyway, Khyrindor will be running parallel to Alvondir's story line, but will be being used as a pawn for the Skylanders without realizing it. I have some ideas anyway.
On another note, Since Alvondir's Lightblade is a "replica" so to speak, I don't know if he would name it.
Thanks for your feedback, quitecontrary