Of all the sinister figures who frequent the Drum Circle, Ken-kentu Vek is the most feared. A powerful magician and master of the killing arts, he can be hired by anyone who has the coin to pay and the stomach to solicit his grisly work. Vek’s favored method of execution is to immobilize his quarry with a poison blowgun dart, then slay the victim in an agonizing ritual. Currently, Vek is embroiled in a long-standing feud with the war chief Mogansho.