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== History ==
In the first vote of the Taishin, Vey voted forto the dissolution ofdissolve the [[Diem]].{{book ref|ws1|65}} His Profession, the Guild, was the only Profession which was continuing to pay tribute to the Diem.
 
Some time later, [[Kenton]] visited Vey with [[Ais]] and [[Aarik]] to try and change his mind ahead of the second vote on the fate of the Diem. After waiting for two hours in Vey's waiting room, Kenton, became bored, and decided to play with his sand while waiting. ImmediatelyThis infuriated Vey, infuriated,who cameimmediately burst out ofinto histhe officewaiting room and yelled at Kenton for practicing his "unholy art" in his office. Vey then invited Kenton inagreed to speak with himKenton in orderhis thatoffice, hebut shouldonly to get him to stop using his [[sand inmastery]]. hisIn the office., Kenton bluntly asked Vey to vote for the Diem and suggested that they make a deal for sand masters of the Diem to serve the Guild, similar to the deal Kenton had already made with the [[Taishin#Lord Artisan|Lord Artisan]]. Vey replied that such a deal would be impossible because, as a Kertzian, he believed that [[sand mastery]] is unholy and that it would be unethical for him to allowprofit from it to exist. He then went on to tauntaccuse Ais for guarding Kenton,of callingbetraying her apeople traitorby toguarding herKenton, people.which provoked Kenton interruptedinto hismastering rant with hissome sand. He and Veyresulted hadin a shouting match andbetween the two, after which Kenton left the office without any success.{{book ref|ws2|4}}
 
Later, Kenton tried again with a different tactic. He went back to Vey's office and told Vey's clerk, [[Grelin]], that he wantswanted to make amends with Vey after their last meeting. After another long wait, Kenton got up and loudly implied that he knew the reason why Vey kept paying the tribute to the Duem. Vey then agreed to a meeting, but called Kenton's bluff and Kenton was forced to admit that he doesndidn't know the secret. HeKenton then madeclaims anthat attempthe'll atfigure the secret out eventually and tries to blackmail whichVery failedinto supporting the Diem, but Vey is unfazed.{{book ref|ws3|1}}
 
Four days before the final vote, Vey left townKezare to stay out of Kenton's reach. Kentonand triedinstructed forcinghis nephew, Dockmaster [[GennelNaiMeer]], to tellstop himKenton wherefrom Vey went, but Gennel wouldn't tellfollowing him. Khriss asked [[NiltoKhriss]] to findfound out wherethrough he went, and they find[[Nilto]] that he wenthad gone to [[Lraezare]]., Beforebut leavingwhen Kezareshe Veyand instructedKenton hisattempt nephew,to Dockmastersecure [[NaiMeer]],passage toon stopa Kentonship, fromNaiMeer followingrefuses himthem. [[Delius]] arrived at the docks whileWhile Kenton and NaiMeer were arguing, and[[Delius]] arrived, used his rankposition as [[Taishin#Lord Admiral|Lord Admiral]] to commandeer a ship to Lraezare., He thenand invited Kenton to join him.{{book ref|ws3|3}}
 
TheyUpon findarriving outin Lraezare, Aarik discovered that Vey iswas staying in the house of [[Lokkall]], head of the Shipowners' Circle. WhenKenton theyand gothis tofriends thethen housetraveled there, but Lokkall claimed not to know where Vey iswas. Kenton, frustrated, yelled out that if Vey doesndidn't speak with him, he willwould turn over the Diem's ledger, withthat thelisted 700,000 [[lak]] as the "amount owed," over to the [[Taishin#Lady Judge|Lady Judge]]. Vey then appeared from a room upstairs and told Kenton that they can speak privately. Kenton went up to join him, takingand took Ais with him as a witness. Kenton guesses,then correctly,confronted him and confirmed that Vey owesowed the 700,000 lak to the Diem, not the reverse., which prompted Vey groansto groan and tellstell Kenton the story of [[Hennin]].{{book ref|ws3|3}}
 
Hennin became Lord Merchant when two of his relatives died leaving him two separate fortunes. The Lord Mastrell of his time started a personal account with Hennin, and told Hennin to put the Diem's tribute money into the account. Hennin lost his fortune causing his rule to end. When the new Lord Merchant took over he discovered that a vast sum was now owed to the Diem, the original tributes and a large amount of interest, and since a new Lord Merchant inherits all of the incumbent's debts as well as his fortune, the debt has increased to the point where it is impossible to pay back. The Lord Mastrell was willing to keep the debt secret so long as the Lord Merchant kept paying the tribute. The Lady Judge's predecessor knew about the debt and ruled that the Lord Merchant must pay the debt in full when the Lord Mastrell asks for it.{{book ref|ws3|3}}
 
Instead of demanding that Vey pay the debt, Kenton forgave the debt, thus earning Vey's respect. Kenton then asked for a loan from the Guild to cover the Diem's current debts, promising Vey that the Diem would pay back the loan with the money they earn working for the artisans and causingthat himthe interest on the loan will make a lot of money for the Guild. Vey accepted the offer, saying he could call the fact that the Guild wouldn't make that money if the Diem were disolved a threat to justify the loan to the rest of the Guild, and agreed to vote for the Diem.{{book ref|ws3|3}} Vey givesWhen the DiemTaishin avoted 200,000on lakthe loanDiem toagain payfollowing offKenton's its debtsduel with the [[DraftDrile]], soVey itvoted couldas fulfillpromised [[Heelis]]'and second condition. Itit is implied that [[Gennel]] voted for the Diem due to Vey's influence on him.{{book ref|ws3|6}}
 
== Relationships ==
* [[Delius]]: Due to their history, Delius hates Vey with a passion and considers him to be the representation of all that is evil in the world.{{book ref|ws2|1}}
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