Jeph Bales is Arlens father, he lives in Tibbet's Brook. He owns a small farm, with chickens, pigs, two cows and a horse. He also has a small amount of metal tools. Arlen was his first son, after his wife Silvy Bales died he married Ilain Bales. Silvy died as a result of Jeph not having the courage to save her as she got attacked by demons. Only Arlen saved her by attacking the demons, afterwards Jeph did not have the courage to take her all the way to the herb gatherer of Sunny Pasture, this results in Silvy dying on the road, Arlen runs away because he couldn`t take the cowardice of his father.

Later he married the daughter of Harl Tanner, Ilain. Ilain married him because she wanted away from her father who had raped her since she was of a very young age. With Ilian he got 3 kids, the young Jeph, Coline and Silvy. The young Jeph was engaged with Jene a young girl out of the town city squard. also old Norrin lived on their farm, a victim of demon attack on the village at the forest and lived after this with the Bales. Jeph knows about the crime of Harl but he never told this anyone becouse his wife fears the consequences.

When Arlen comes back to Tibbets brook Jeph hasen`t changed he also looked when a family member gets killed, so he did nothing to save Renna in front of the comunty. But he has learned and attacked the daemons when they tryied to kill Renna. So he fought the demonss but was helpless against the community and only looked when she should get killed by the demons. After Arlen saved renna he becomes the speaker of the Bales comunety because of rennas statment that he saved her.