100% yes - though there's still a lot of potential as he ages.
Thanks to
Judah Dashiell
, Balun has developed and evolved hugely once he found his family in the Dashiells. I was feeling a little lost for direction as I wanted to take him in the whole Rogue Force-User direction and do something different from my standard Jedi characters. While he does have a lot in common with the ethos, the OOC invitation and discussion with Judah around Balun joining the Dashiells have opened doors for him as a character that I never saw coming. It's given him depth and created a set of relationships with his long-lost father, brother and their side of the family. His mother is still out there somewhere, and we've even discussed future possibilities, such as someone playing her or perhaps an NPC for her, but I haven't fully decided on that one.
The problem I have at the moment is that I'm trying to do too much with Balun, and as a result, I don't have the time to cover all the bases. Realistically, he couldn't achieve all these things within the time he has. As such, I've had to create NPCs as a means of outsourcing work, such as
Tharan Zeren Kai, who now runs Dashiell Retrofit™ in Balun's absence. Balun's trying to establish a trading colony on a planet in High Republic space, while also raising a three-year-old son and training under
Ala Quin
as well.
All this at the young age of twenty-three!