Beniago was a lieutenant and later the captain of Ship Kurth in Luskan. In reality he was a drow under the guise of a human who was a high-ranking lieutenant for Bregan D'aerthe. In human form, Beniago appeared as a tall red-haired man. His human disguise did not age, so he told others he was a half-elf so that they did not get suspicious about his longevity or unchanged appearance. By 1484 DR, Beniago claimed to be more comfortable in his human form than in his natural drow form.