Barem is a hermit with a mysterious past who lives in a booby-trapped house on the docks near the city of Yan Wu. At some point in their teen years, Ashly, Denton, and Aoife were able to befriend the old man and he became a sort of mentor to them.
Barem has a faded tattoo of an Atsuko Panther on his forearm. He warned Ashly, Denton, and Aoife against joining any clan. Just after telling the three the history of the Black Clan War, Barem's home was attacked by a group of ninjas. In an attempt to spare Ashly, Aoife, and Denton, Barem sacrificed himself by triggering an explosion, taking his assassins down with him.