He is a deformed dwarf with a filthy temper (as Polgara states "He hates his deformed body, so he ignores it"). However, his outside appearance and temperament hides an incredibly intelligent mind, and a great eye for beauty. His original name was Din: the "Bel" prefix was added when he became one of the disciples of Aldur. His favorite animal form is that of a blue-banded hawk. He is very good friends with Belgarath, although the two argue frequently (however, it is mentioned in The Belgariad that they both enjoy these arguments tremendously). At the end of The Malloreon, he (probably permanently, although this is not specifically stated) turned himself and a Nadrak dancer who fell in love with him into birds, and flew away with her. The girl's name is Vella, a nadrak girl he bought from Silk's partner Yarblek

When Beldin stumbled upon the Vale of Aldur, he had already learnt the art of sorcery, a fact that annoyed Belgarath intensely. When Beldin was accepted as a disciple, he built an incredibly beautiful tower, almost as a way to make up for his own uglyness. Although he has an intense dislike for most Angraks, he particularly hates Torak's last disciple Urvon.

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From Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The, 2/10/03

NEW FACES, NEW PLACES

Monday, February 10, 2003

COMMUNICATION

Charleston Orwig, Hartland, promoted David L. Potter to creative supervisor -- interactive and Nick Uglow to account executive.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Johnson Trust, Racine, appointed Suzanne Prerost as trust officer - - relationship manager in the Milwaukee office.

First Northern Savings Bank, Green Bay, promoted Gary P. Franke, Tracy L. Campshure and Mary Nonnweiler to assistant vice presidents.

Mutual Savings Bank hired Andrea Friedman as a marketing specialist.

Park Bank named Darci Miller vice president of commercial banking.

St. Francis Bank hired Paul Jelacic as vice president and commercial loan officer for the bank's commercial lending group.

GOVERNMENT

The Wisconsin Department of Commerce named David K. Storey deputy secretary and Aaron D. Olver executive assistant.

HEALTH CARE

Aurora Health Care named Steven C. Pinzer to the media relations team.

Fortis Health promoted Lynn Bernicky to supervisor, Vickie Witkowiak to commission administration supervisor, Nicole Berlin to human resources specialist, Shannon Krygiel to John Alden Group Actuary vice president; and Jon Wirkkula to product actuary -- lead generation; hired Joe DeMartino as vice president of direct marketing, Kristin Smith and Shelley Kroggel Dettloff as staffing services managers, and Yvonne Wheaton as customer service supervisor.

West Allis Memorial Hospital, West Allis, named Patricia M. Martin to the board of directors.

MANUFACTURING

Actuant Corp. promoted Mark Goldstein to president of the tools and supplies segment.

MEDIA

Journal Sentinel Inc. named Erica Jensen controller.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

R.A. Smith, Brookfield, named Jim Nicholson executive vice president and David Schroeder as survey project manager.

Krukowski & Costello hired Angela L. Pingel to its Milwaukee office.

Davis & Kuelthau named Isabell M. Mueller associate in the estate planning section.

Iverson Language Associates promoted Jean Tikusis to account executive.

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren added Joseph P. Decker as a shareholder and Christopher M. Beldin as an associate.

Scribner, Cohen and Co. promoted Kelly K. Miller to manager; Shawn Howard, Kristin Negri and Nick Schulz to staff accountants; hired Eva Kuether as senior accountant, Raven Ledvina and Danielle Ohm as staff accountants and Mary Tarman as an accountant.

REAL ESTATE

Shorewest Realtors, Brookfield, promoted Pat McGinnis to assistant sales director of the Brookfield/Waukesha office.

UTILITIES

Nuclear Management Co., Hudson, promoted Tom Coutu to site vice president of the Kewaunee plant; named Kyle Hoops Kewaunee plant manager and Joe Jensen Point Beach plant manager; promoted Tom Taylor to oversight of corrective action programs and Mano Nazar to senior vice president overseeing the Point Beach and Prairie Island plants; and named Jeff Forbes senior vice president overseeing NMC's boiling water reactors in Minnesota and Iowa.

MISCELLANEOUS

American Society for Quality promoted Jeanine Becker to manager, Jill Jossart to administrator and Julie Zaworski to systems coordinator; hired Kelly Mazzotta as assistant administrator, Tamara Schultz as transaction processor, Sue Chapman as manager of the division relations department, Sheryl Schnering as controller, Gretchen Trautman as book production administrator and Jennifer Brady as acquisitions editor.

Narada Productions named David Neidhart vice president of sales and marketing.

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