Baldric was once a kind and loving father.
Baldric was once a normal rank-and-file soldier, chosen to be an Umbral Blade because of his unique approach to knighthood.
Baldric took to the Umbral Arts like a house on fire. With just as horrible consequences later on.
Baldric had no way of knowing what caused The Vanish. Nor will he ever.
Baldric can't ever find closure.
Baldric was one of the finest Umbral Blades to ever be made.
Baldric took it upon himself to abandon his original mission and head home to help, he was years too late.
Baldric slowly went insane over the trek home, his companions didn't want to instigate anything, following him reluctantly.
Baldric can't escape anguish, it is who he became.
Baldric is still a good person.
Baldric can still do something.
Baldric slowly changed in the Umbral Blades, but nothing drastic until The Vanish, the event that destroyed his homeland.
Baldric can't accept the things he had done as an Umbral Blade and to get home, blaming everyone else for his actions.
Baldric's surname is Yulen.
Baldric is the last Umbral Blade, and the only survivor of the empire of Dyzenza.
Baldric cannot die, be it his own Umbral Arts or a sheer refusal to bend his will to anything but himself, dedicated to keeping himself and the legacy of his people alive.
Baldric did at least find himself someone to love later, but he worries he's going to ruin it because he can't seem to act normal anymore.
Baldric hates Kerze, out of principle for an outsider of the Umbral Blades knowing the Umbral Arts.

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A full rez .png of this exists, but I can't really put it up here due to FA limitations.