a cold, but just king. he rules amevelle with utmost dedication and takes great pleasure in punishing any wrongdoers. he's extremely strict, both with himself and others. a total tightass and a stickler for rules. he expects everyone, with no exceptions, to be as morally just as possible. balthazar is obsessed with being the best king he can possibly be. the strongest, most powerful, and the one with the cleanest conscience. he has a very strong sense of right and wrong, and strives to be as righteous as possible. he kinda has a temper, but he tries his best to contain it. he doesn't think it's very becoming of a king to have fits of rage. he's definitely the kind of person to need to count to 10 so he doesn't yell at someone, because he really doesn't like to. it makes him feel like a dick.

his people are prosperous and happy, despite having a strict and very intimidating king. he's very honest and he does care deeply about them. though i think a lot of them are kinda scared of him. it's... mostly because of his face, honestly. he has a Serious case of resting bitch face, which he kinda has a complex about. he's fine with being intimidating, but he doesn't necessarily want to be feared. he also has a reputation for being a little bit of a party pooper. he's an antisocial grump and only holds celebrations when he absolutely needs to. he hates parties. he'd much rather sit in his library and read all day. he has a passion for learning and will read pretty much any kind of literature. he's incredibly intelligent in a lot of different fields because of this. he likes to be well-rounded. overall, he's just very closed off from most people. he doesn't talk about himself to anyone but a select few people, and he isn't the type to really dwell on any of his feelings. so.. he's pretty stupid about them. he doesn't understand his feelings and half the time doesn't register what they are besides grumpy, disappointed, and neutral. love? sadness? he doesn't know what those are.

he smokes a tobacco pipe. it's probably mixed with some sort of fragrant herbs or something.

he has a giant library in his castle, which is where he spends most of his time. naturally then, it's one of the biggest rooms in the castle.

he's always been destined to be the king, and he's been an overly serious tightass since childhood. he's always been obsessed with learning. his parents died when he was in his early 20s, and he proved himself to be very competent despite his age.