Balinor Emrys

Balinor is a dragonlord who was widely believed to be killed in action until Means to an End, where he attacked the NWO at the same time as Excalibur. 
==History==
Before he joined the army and became a highly-decorated soldier, he was a member of a street gang and had "[run] guns for a living" (Collaborations). Balinor was a SAS Lieutenant involved in Operation Albion. He and his team were in charge of many artifact retrieval operations. When Balinor discovered the reasons behind Operation Albion, he went MIA, trying to protect his family -- most of all Merlin. Merlin wasn't even six when Balinor left. On Merlin's tenth birthday, Balinor called Hunith to tell her that he is alive. 
While on the run, Balinor has been running missions with his Dragon Team while following orders from Kilgarrah (kind of). 
Most of Excalibur disovers Balinor is alive at the end of Means to an End, but Merlin doesn't find out until Breakwater. Arthur's first meeting with Balinor is a bit shakey, especially since Arthur is the son of Uther whom Balinor deeply distrusts and hates. 
==Personality==
Balinor is a gruff, untrusting and sometimes bitter man, which is a product of his years on the run. Before he went MIA, he was a loving family man who loved coming back from missions to Hunith and to Merlin. Balinor is deeply protective of Merlin and will do anything to protect him (which led to the binding of Merlin's magic and Balinor leaving his family). 
He trusts his team (Phillip, Michael, others) more than anything and has a deep distrust of Uther Pendragon.
==Relationships==
Balinor is Merlin's father. He is married to Hunith Emrys. 
He is on friendly relations with Gaius Lumney who taught him a bit about Druidic traditions and beliefs because he "never believed that secrets should be kept, only taught and passed on" (Collaborations).
==Quotes==
"I weren't even six," Merlin said abruptly, his whisper loud in the silence of the cab, barely loud enough to be heard over the crunch of heavy, reinforced tires on the icy sand, but he had their attention from the very first word, as sure as he were speaking through a megaphone.
"Mum was a wreck. This bloke in uniform kept coming to the house, once every week, once every two weeks, for nearly a year. Stretched out the hope that he would come home, that they were looking for him, that nothing was wrong, that they'd lost contact with him, is all." - Merlin about Balinor's disappearance/Intermission
==Hive Speculation==
I've been working on the timeline a bit, so I've gotten to thinking about ages and stuff. I don't think Balinor is as old as Uther. So let's assume that he is around 55 right now and he had Merlin when he was about 24, which means he went MIA when he was 29. Does this make sense? --Bekah
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