

Do you understand? You've made their sacrifice meaningless. Now the world will remember us only by the worst thing our god ever did. People have already forgotten everything he was. I wandered the heights and called their names. Too afraid to open my lips to say that I. I will NOT be dismissed! I am Balthazar, mightiest of the Six! And I swear to you, you will scream your allegiance before the end!Īfter you killed him, people were celebrating. On paintings and statues, Balthazar is usually depicted with his two hounds and the greatsword. His weapon of choice is a fiery greatsword that can act on its own. As one of his domains is fire, the armor itsef has several fiery parts. His regalia, with the motif of chains, hints at his former imprisonment. Under his great helmet he has graying hair and beard, with his face being partially covered in war paint. Balthazar remained imprisoned until 1328 AE, with his freedom starting the events of "Living World Season 3" and eventually "Path of Fire."īalthazar's appearance is that of an older human man. Eventually, Balthazar had threatened the other Gods, which led to his imprisonment and stripping of his powers. However, Balthazar disagreed with them, as he craved for more war and was ready to add the Elder Dragon's powers to his own. After the awakening of Primordus in 1075 AE, most gods held the opinion to leave Tyria for good as the God's interference would make things only worse. After defeating Abaddon, the Five had decided not to intervene in Tyrian affairs to prevent further destruction. After sealing the magic into Bloodstones, Abaddon, another god, turned on the others over splitting the magic.

The gift, however, left the races greedy, starting numerous new wars.

In 1 BE, the Six decided to gift magic to the mortal races, with Balthazar's own sword Sohothin and its twin Magdaer being given to humans.

They also eventually learned of the Elder Dragons, realizing the dragons are more powerful than they are. The Gods eventually settled in the holy city of Arah, being drawn by its magic, bringing many other powerful artifacts for keeping and studying. He had urged humans to wage wars against other races, while he himself waged a war against his half-brother Menzies. He was the second of the Six Human Gods to arrive to Tyria from an unknown place in the Mists, claiming the world for humans. Balthazar is the God of War, Fire, and Challenge.
