However, the natives resisted human expansion better than the God of War had expected. Balthazar urged humanity to claim Tyria for themselves at the expense of the native Tyrian races. Although the gods were initially drawn to the magic of the Artesian Waters in the heart of Orr, they took humanity with them to Cantha in 786 BE, planting the seeds of the first thriving human civilization in Tyria. Neither the origins of this conflict nor the identities of the half-siblings' parents are known.Īccording to the Orrian History Scrolls, Balthazar was the second god to arrive from the Mists, carrying the severed head of his unnamed father and sweeping Orr with a cleansing flame. Balthazar and his Eternals-spirits enlisted in his service-fought a never-ending war, called the Eternal Battle, against the Shadow Army of his half-brother Menzies the Mad in Balthazar's realm known as the Fissure of Woe. He was a member of the older generation of the Six Gods who guided humanity to Tyria. In the present day the Church of Balthazar worships the God of War.īalthazar's past is mostly shrouded in mystery. Before the Cataclysm, Orrians worshiped Balthazar at the Cathedral of Glorious Victory. Prior to the Rising of Orr and the destruction of the Battle Isles, the Zaishen Order worshiped Balthazar exclusively. Statues of him often depict him with a greatsword and his hounds at his feet. The outcome of this war, or if it even ended, is unknown.īalthazar is often associated with honor, valor, wolves, and hounds. While many often praise and ask him for courage and victory in battle, there are individuals who call the god violent, going even as far as referring to him as the 'god of mass murder.' His half-brother, Menzies, waged a war against Balthazar's realm of the Fissure of Woe. It was Balthazar who urged humanity to engage the other races in battle and claim the world for themselves, believing the other races would fall easily. He was the second of the Six Gods to arrive on Tyria from the Mists, carrying the severed head of his father and accompanied by his two hounds, Temar and Tegon.

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!īalthazar is the god of war, fire, and challenge.

Scroll of glorious battle