Little is known of the origin of Bartholomew, besides that he was widely known to be an abyssal fiend risen from the ashes of the lower planes and returned back to the material plane by unholy magic. Bound by the Infinitum Cults sealing ritual, Bartholomew was trapped until the party released him and he fled to the decrepit city of Zubar. Planting his feet and offering unlucky patrons of the bathhouse he frequented deals they couldn't refuse. After alluring Balthazar's soul and contracting it for power, Bartholomew took his own way in the world...