Zedar

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In David Eddings's fantasy saga The Belgariad, Zedar is a disciple of Torak.

Zedar was formerly known as Belzedar, and was a disciple of Aldur, until he attempted to stealthily obtain the Orb of Aldur from Torak, Belzedar attempted to trick Torak into believing he wished to become His disciple, so that he could steal back the Orb. However, Torak's methods of accepting disciples were wildly different from Aldur's. Zedar, along with Ctuchik and Urvon was a slave to Torak's will. After becoming Torak's disciple, Zedar became known as "Zedar the Apostate." Over the course of the Belgariad books, Zedar attempted to impede Belgarath's attempts to recover the Orb but was defeated. Prior to that, he was ultimately responsible for the death of King Gorek of Riva. Zedar was also the one who found the child Errand (known later as Eriond,) through which he succeeded in stealing the Orb from The Citadel at Riva.

Zedar was finally confronted by Belgarath in Torak's tower in Cthol Mishrak, just after Zedar had killed Durnik. Belgarath attacked Zedar with his fists out of sheer rage, before tearing open the ground beneath them, plunging both men into the very bowels of the earth. Belgarath emerged victorious, having sealed the Apostate alive and trapped within the rock. He then prevented his daughter Polgara from trying to kill the traitorous sorcerer. These events are detailed in Enchanters' End Game.

His race is never explicitly stated in the novels. However, Belgarath postulates that he must have been an Arend because "no Tolnedran could possibly mangle the language the way he did." (Belgarath the Sorcerer, pg 39)