Bellurdan [Bell-ur-dan], also known as "Bellurdan Skullcrusher", was a giant-sized scholar and High Mage to Malazan Empress Laseen. In the books, Bellurdan was identified as one of the Thelomen race, although Steven Erikson called him a Thel Akai in an interview. Thel Akai were even bigger than, and technically the ancestors of, Thelomen. Bellurdan claimed his Thelomen blood made him a descendant of the Jaghut. Bellurdan was so tall that, even when kneeling, his head came near to Tattersail's full height.