Beneth was a Korelri slave in the Otataral mining camp of Skullcup. He was a large, "astonishingly handsome" man with high cheekbones and long, curly black hair which he groomed with whale oil. He kept his fingernails immaculately clean. While at the camp, Beneth had become a crime lord of sorts and had elevated himself to a position of trust with the Commandant of the camp, Sawark. He was the only slave allowed inside Sawark's Keep.