Baelon

"He's made mistakes, Shiera. We all have." - Baelon sticks his neck out for Byron Cruentus.

At a Glance
A half-genasi, half-human, Baelon suffered painful degredation and racism for his  human heritage and sexual preference during his years in Carabostos. Constantly unsettled and wishing to leave, he would eventually cross paths and befriend Sleepy Cara of the Brotherhood of the Spoke who would bequeath with him the mission of relaying messages to other Brotherhood agents as they would pass through Carabostos. Begrudgingly, he stayed true to his word and remained in the town that hated him until a chance encounter with adventurers would take him out into the world.

History
Growing up as a street-child, Baelon's early years were made more difficult by his racial heritage, damning him to a second-class status in Carabostos. Spared only by his latent elemental abilities (as a cindersoul he would survive Carabostos' harsh winters by regulating his own heat) Baelon was ostracized from the community for several years. Growing up, he gained work as a blacksmith's apprentice where again his own elemental traits would allow him to handle forged armaments more easily.

Prejudices would turn against Baelon as he came to adulthood and came to discover his sexuality with one of the blacksmith's sons. This relationship, short-lived and a phase for the blacksmith's boy, was nothing of the sort for Baelon and as both a half-human and homosexual he would be spurned in the streets for his heritage.

Fate would intervene when Baelon would eventually cross paths and befriend Sleepy Cara of the Brotherhood of the Spoke. Seeing a courage in his heart, Cara bequeathed him with the mission of relaying messages to other Brotherhood agents as they would pass through Carabostos. A "sleeper" for the Brotherhood, Baelon was thrilled with the idea of being something more than a lower-tier citizen. Accepting the station, he stayed true to his word and remained in the town that hated him until a chance encounter with adventurers would take him out into the world.

"Who Are You, Really?"
Having travelled to Kirk's Landing and Faerun with the band of adventurers, Baelon's would have a chance encounter with Charnago Sarnazerrus during the feasts of Yulehaven in Kathlon City. Taking offense to Charnago's snide quips ("Who's the fruit?") Baelon demanded a duel (unbeknownst to him that Charnago was a powerful arcanist). Rather than engage in battle, Charnago continued to run his mouth, taunting Baelon with comments that the cindersoul was "so ashamed of being a flaming homosexual, he's spending all his time getting heated about the wrong things". Driven into a rage, Baelon's temper finally released his latent powers, engulfing himself in brilliant red flame.

With a wink, Charnago stood up and walked away, musing that he'd helped Baelon see what his half-genasi side could accomplish.