Beldin was a member of the human species and held the rank of officer within the Galactic Empire. Alongside his Imperial colleagues Hannevik and Ellian Zahra, Beldin progressed through the ranks of the Imperial Academy, where they were all mentored by Governor Wilhuff Tarkin. These three promising individuals, under Tarkin's tutelage, completed their training and entered into Imperial service, ultimately being summoned by Tarkin to the Carrion Plateau on Eriadu, his planet of origin. Tarkin's plan involved tasking the trio with tracking and eliminating an Eriadu veermok, while also competing against one another, to assess their capabilities and decide which one he would ultimately favor. Zahra emerged victorious, overcoming both Beldin and Hannevik, and successfully eliminating the veermok.