Belinsk

Belinsk's overworld location in Dark Dawn.

Belinsk (首都ベルフネ,Capital Berufune)is a city introduced in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. It is located at the centre of the country Morgal, in northeast Angara, and is its capital city. It is a very large and heavily fortified city that is noteworthy for being populated almost solely by Beastmen. It is built on a waterfront, which give the city its own port and simultaneously acts as a moat for Belinsk's Castle. The city itself is walled and is build around a central plaza, where Vande's band plays. A unique feature thus far in the Golden Sun series is the Opera House located in the city's northwest. Behind the castle is a "museum", though it remains locked for the majority of the game. Underneath the city is a vast set of ancient ruins.

Story

Spoiler warning: The following section(s) contain plot details that some people may not wish to learn before reaching this point in the game on their own.

Belinsk' main town square.

Prior to being visited in Dark Dawn, Morgal was ruled by Sana, and beastmen were oppressed. However, a revolution was staged by Volechek, whose father had ruled prior to Morgal being conquered, which ended in a battle where the previous Sanan monarch, Lord Kuan, was killed, earning Morgal's secession from Sana. Though no specific force drove them together, the Beastmen gathered in Belinsk, and became the city's populace, while Volechek became their leader. However, Volechek was uneasy about his situation, with the previously hostile Sana to the east of Belinsk, and the increasingly militaristic Bilibin to the west, he felt that the security of the fledgling country Morgal was at stake if he could not acquire a more definitive source of power for himself. This is when the Tuaparang entered, promising him the power he needed to secure peace for his people. They coerced him into holding Hou Ju and Eoleo captive, the former prompting Ryu Kou and Hou Zan to attempt to infiltrate Morgal and rescue her, the latter prompting Briggs to launch a head-on assault in his Sailing Ship. Brigg's attack would end with a crushing defeat as his boat was nearly sunk by Belinsk's defences, leading him to desperately seek out Matthew's group as a last resort. Ryu Kou and Hou Zan, however, attempted to sneak into the ruins below Belinsk and enter the castle that way. To this end, they take the Magma Orb from the Mountain Roc before heading into the ruins, with Matthew's group, who opened the ruins via the Arangoa Prelude close behind.

However, they quickly realize that the ruins are leading them to a single point, the control room of the sealed Alchemy Dynamo, something Laurel had urged Matthew's group to not activate. Ryu Kou, not caring about this, and seeking only to save his sister, activates the Dynamo. This powers up the Eclipse Tower and starts the Grave Eclipse. It is then that Volechek realizes that he was duped, as the monsters spawned in the shadow of the eclipse quickly start to ravage his town. Matthew's group reunited with Kraden and rescues both captives, before fleeing to the port (though a cut scene can be triggered in the Opera House in order to obtain Crystallux), where Brigg's ship lay waiting, giving them a means of escape. Briggs himself, however, is mortally wounded by monsters and doesn't survive the departure.

In the game's epilogue, Belinsk is showered by the light of the Apollo Lens and the human-born Beastmen turn blond and gain new-found powers, including the so-called power of "light". Sveta, who is revealed to be Volechek's sister, becomes queen of Belinsk in her brother's stead (as he had died firing the Apollo Lens), and is last seen seeing off Matthew's party.

Enemies

Bestiary of Belinsk (Grave Eclipse)
Monster Name	LVL	HP	ATK	DEF	AGI	EXP	Coins	Weakness	Drop	Drop Rate
Dark Scuttler		316	310	130	140	1096	147		Weasel's Claw	1/16
Gloom Skorpna (3) (boss)		347	316	127	140	1483	147		Crystal Powder	1/16

Spoilers end here. Those who did not want the plot ruined for them may now continue reading as normal.

Vendors

Belinsk's inn is located along the southeast edge of the main plaza and costs 14 coins per party member.

Shops of Belinsk
Weapons
Item	Class	Cost	Effect
Claymore	Long Sword	4000	Attack +70
Great Axe	Axe	5200	Attack +80
Master Rapier	Light Blade	6800	Attack +86
War Mace	Mace	6200	Attack +84
Composite Bow	Bow	1600	Attack +65
Armor
Item	Class	Cost	Effect
Armored Shell	Armor	3600	Defense +30
Jerkin	Robe	2400	Defense +26
Knight's Shield	Shield	3000	Defense +28
Heavy Armlet	Bracelet	2000	Defense +25
Steel Helm	Helm	3100	Defense +27
Platinum Circlet	Circlet	4200	Defense +29
Items
Item	Class	Cost	Effect
Herb	Consumable Item	10	Restores 50 HP to one Adept
Nut	Consumable Item	200	Restores 200 HP to one Adept
Antidote	Consumable Item	20	Cures Poison and Venom from one Adept
Elixir	Consumable Item	30	Removes Stun, Sleep, and Delusion from one Adept
Sacred Feather	Consumable Item	70	Temporarily lowers monster encounter rate
Artifacts
Potion	Consumable Item	1000	Restores all HP to one Adept
Psy Crystal	Consumable Item	1500	Restores all PP to one Adept
Water of Life	Consumable Item	3000	Revives one downed Adept

Collectibles

Aerial view of Belinsk Castle.

Torrent: can be found it the port, obtainable by using Move and Cold Snap to form ledges to jump to the Djinn.
Spout: can be found in the building with the healer. Go downstairs and Move bookcases to find a door below the stairwell that leads to Spout.
Pincer: can only be found after playing the Arangoa Prelude, go to the house below the Djinn, talk to the person in bed to get them to get up and fetch tea. This will create a puddle. Douse the fire, Cold Snap the puddle, then climb up the bookcase and jump over to reach the Djinn.
Assassin Blade: found downstairs in the building with the healer, climb atop and move the bookcases to reach.
Storm Gear: located in the city's west, go through the Belinsk Ruins to obtain.
Power Bread: after completing the Belinsk Ruins, a raft can be moved via Whirlwind, granting access to this chest.
Beast Knuckles: found atop Belinsk Castle, and can be obtained during the start of the Grave Eclipse. Ring the bell to distract the guard and head onto the roof to obtain.
Crystal Powder: in a barrel by the docks.
11 Coins: Downstairs in the jar, in the Inn.
Sun Saga 4: In Belinsk's lirary, in the top-right hand corner shelf.
Sacred Feather x 2: Bookcase directly under the bookcase holding the Sun Saga 4. The second one is found in the bookcase of the old beastman couple's home.
Muni Robe: Found in the wardrobe of the old beastman couple.
Herb: Found within the north barrel of the healer's house, upstairs.
Dried Lizard: Found on the second tombstone of the graveyard.
Nut: Found by the docks in the wooden box.
Khiren Water: Close to the left exit of the docks, there are bozes with a barrel below them, containing some Khiren Water.