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* Belwar Dissengulp is a former burrow-warden of the svirfneblin, another humanoid race in the Underdark.

Ten years prior to the events of Exile, Drizzt was part of a raiding party of Menzoberranzan who attacked a mining party of svirfneblin, led by Belwar.

Again Drizzt's merciful nature showed, and he convinced his group to let Belwar live ( using the excuse that he could serve as a warning to the svirfneblin against venturing so close to Menzoberranzan ).

However, Drizzt's brother, Dinin, decided to sever both his hands as an example.

10 years pending Drizzt's self-imposed exile, he ventured into the svirfneblin city of Blingdenstone, where he requested to speak with Belwar, who's hands had been replaced with a magical hammer and pickaxe.

The former burrow-warden decided to take Drizzt into his home and keep responsibility for him, knowing that he owed his life to him.

When Drizzt was forced to leave the city ( the city fearing the drow hunting him ), Belwar decided to join him in his adventures through the Underdark, and only left when Drizzt told of his intentions to go to the surface.