Baru was born the bastard son of a whore. Abandoned at bith, he was resuced by a dwarvish family that recognized the smithing potential of his abnormally large arms. As he grew however, he was teased by the other dwarvish children for his strange appearance and lack of facial hair. Eventally Baru could handle it no longer and struck out on his own.
After leaving the dwarves, Baru spent much of his time looking for ways to find some familial contact, someone who would care. After a number of years, Baru made contact with a lesser Tripurasura who recognized him as the offspring of an Asurenra. Unwilling to give up its master's name though, Baru found few answers before removing the asura's head.
Despite knowing little of his anscestry, Baru continued his mission to find out more of his father. As a sell sword, he has gained the mobility needed to travel to various Galorian libraries in an effort to learn what he can. His studies have brought him here, to Krisol and the fact that he is low on funds has brought him to the service of the mayor.