Full name Class Nationality First appearanceSun in Glory (anthology) Though technically a Herald-Mage, Vess' Mage-Gift is too weak to be very useful. However, his powerful Gift of Mindspeech more than makes up for it. Throw in a touch of Empathy along with his noble upbringing, and Vess eventually found himself filling in as the de facto King's Own Herald when Herald Nadja entered the final stages of a terminal illness.