Powerful Kin warrior of Erlyid stock, ruler of the Northern kingdom of Tellare. Placed there by Varkar, he successfully coped with the transition to autonomy, though the signs of rebellion were bubbling. He fought only with bludgeoning weapons, hence his name.Sometime shortly before the Slaying, Vane was Turned by the vampire Rhendal, and the power in Reital passed quietly into the hands of the vampire clans. This lasted until Vane's death at the hands of the Wyrmslayers in 1601.