"Let us be clear from the outset, Yes, I am threatening you.

"Save your incredulity, you may need it later.

"Please have no doubt that I may follow through on any and all threats made, should I feel that this is the simplest way of overcoming obstruction.

"I am aware that I am a simple man, and as such prefer the simplest solution.

"As Scourge, I get a great deal of leeway with threats and violence, Neither you nor I want you to be that Leeway."

 -Balthazar to a new Arrival

All men are riddles...

I have very little, so I fear very little,

I will speak of my life in the form of a riddle.

Though I will kill, I do not do Murder,

Wise sheep, though sheared, thank their Herder.

I have a desire, a goal, a true aim,

Unseen by the loudmouths who often complain.

What I protect, protects you.

It keeps you safe from witness, makes possible your feeding, sustains your dreams.

It is more desired then blood to the hungry, rarer then the sight of dawn, lighter then a mountain.

It is more regular then a heartbeat, and more enduring then the turning of the seasons.

To this end, I do much you despise. To do these things is to suffer from remorse and guilt and other less pleasant understandings.

Balthazar is in simplest terms, a troubleshooter.  He solves problems with the quiet and deadly resourcefulness which makes sure that the city is safe, his masters are happy, and that the trash gets taken out. While quick on the uptake, Balthazar is somewhat less then able to understand complicated options, or to clearly communicate exactly why he wants a particular course of action taken.

In more complicated Terms he's Steward to Josephine Palmer Honore, A Knight of the Black Lion (chevalier noir lion), an Acolyte, and Scourge. He is known to reside at Palmer Castle with Josephine and Echo