Balthus von Albrecht was born in Draconis in the minor noble family of Albercht. His father is the leader of the Albrecht clan while his mother is a commoner from Kupala, a very secluded region. She left her homeland to see the world, and he rescued her from danger; the two fell in love, married and had Balthus, but his mother was loathed by her husband's clanmates due to her lowborn origins so they constantly harassed her. The couple were forced to part ways Balthus' mother returned to homeland, and Balthus remained with his paternal family as the heir apparent, even when he did not consider himself cut to be the heir. Some time after the departure of Balthus' mother, Lord Albrecht was forced to marry a local noblewoman who also bore him a son, Balthus and his younger half-brother were pretty close, but the boy's mother loathed her stepson and was obsessed with her son becoming the heir of the family. All of this was followed by Balthus' own unruly behavior and finding that he could use the Drago Jabber, also known as the Vajra-Mushti, a Heroes' Relic; for him to use it his bloodline must be pure and strong in him. Some time after Balthus' Trail of Evolution he decided to run away since not only he was harassed by debt collectors and other enemies, he greatly feared that his cruel stepmother would either harm his mother and her people as revenge against him, take her frustrations on his father, or pit him against his brother and taking the Drago Jabbers.

During this time he gone around taking part in many arenas and tournaments, winning himself a belt in one of them and was never beaten. He started to call himself the King of Grappling and was asked to join the royal guards.