Baldur Valleros

**Baldur**, a character from the *Blades of Light and Shadow* series, is one of the Princes of Morella. Although he is first referenced in the premium lore tablet in *Book 1, Chapter 2*, and first seen in *Chapter 7*, his name is not revealed until *Chapter 8*.

## Appearance

Baldur has dark brown hair, light brown eyes and fair-to-tan skin. He wears a gold crown, a blue tunic with golden pattern, and a fur cape with gold and sapphire chain.

## Personality

Baldur is haughty, arrogant, and prideful; he is also not that bright. All his life, he has been told that he is destined for the crown and acts invincible and narcissistic because of it. He is considered the favorite, handsome, bold, outgoing, a great hunter and warrior by his people.

## Chapters

### Blades of Light and Shadow

#### Book 1

* Chapter 2: Of Loss and Legends (Mentioned; Determinant)
* Chapter 6: The Cursed Isle (Mentioned; Determinant)
* Chapter 7: The Deadwood
* Chapter 8: A Tale Of Two Princes
* Chapter 9: The Queen, The Prince, And The Exile
* Chapter 13: City of Wonders (Mentioned)
* Chapter 14: City of Horrors

#### Book 2

* Chapter 5: Into The Woods (Mentioned; Determinant)
* Chapter 7: Conflict and Compromise (Mentioned; Determinant)
* Chapter 17: The Longest Night (Mentioned)

## Relationships

### Your Character

You first meet him at the end of Book 1, Chapter 7, when Baldur reprimands Aerin for panicking after being chased by the Drakna. You and your party help them take down the Drakna, and they agree to hire you for protection after Mal tells them that you are mercenaries. Baldur is a collector of exotic beasts, in search of the drakna queen to make her his trophy. Aerin says that Baldur is only interested in the world for what he can take from it.

He enjoys having swooning damsels regaling in his heroic tales of slaying beasts, and in Chapter 9, he will take credit for slaying the drakna queen if your party is successful.

### Aerin Valleros

Baldur is Aerin's older brother. Having been raised as the heir to the kingdom, Baldur is arrogant and boastful and his personality clashes with Aerin's. He doesn't appear to have much love for his younger brother, constantly demeaning or insulting him. In Book 1, Chapter 8, even though Aerin found them a burrow to hide in from the attack on their caravan, Baldur found the action pathetic and cowardly. It appeared that Baldur wanted to fight or at least was confident in himself to be successful if they had fought. After Baldur tries to shoot a unicorn, he backhands Aerin for preventing him from killing it.

In Chapter 9, when your party is captured by the Drakna, Baldur suggests leaving Aerin to die because he believes that he is the one who got him in this mess in the first place and you'd waste time saving him. In Chapter 14, Aerin states he accompanied Baldur on his "stupid" hunting trips to travel the realm and spread the Shadow Court's influence. When Baldur and their father, King Arlan, return unexpectedly to the throne room, Baldur wants to rough Aerin up for overstepping. Aerin kills Baldur as revenge for the years of bullying and abuse he was subjected to. Their dialogue also implies that Baldur regularly beat him.