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Vekel the Man
Race	Nord
Gender	Male
Level	?
Class	Bartender
Faction	Thieves Guild
Rank	Associate
Services	Food Vendor
Ref ID	00019DF9
Base ID	00013380

"It's one thing to say you've got the skills to be a thief. It's another to actually use them."

―Vekel the Man^[src]

Vekel the Man is a Nord and an associate of the Thieves Guild in Riften. Vekel owns and operates The Ragged Flagon, the underground tavern that the Guild uses as a base of operations.

InteractionsEdit

He employs the Dragonborn with reaching Yngvild Barrow and acquiring four rare books -- the journals of the necromancer, Arondil. (Toying With The Dead)

TriviaEdit

• Several conversations that take place in The Ragged Flagon state that he is in a relationship with the Redguard Thief, Tonilia, though both seem to have different views as to where they want the relationship to go. In a conversation between the two, Vekel states that he wishes she would slow down and live with him. Tonilia's answer is that she is just fine with the way things are. In another conversation between Tonilia and Dirge, it is stated that he believes Tonilia is cheating on Vekel with Brynjolf, though she quickly denies this, telling Dirge to mind his own business.

BugsEdit

• Even if the Dragonborn gains the rank of Guildmaster, he will still refer to you as Brynjolf's protege. After becoming the Guildmaster and asking him about what's the word around the Guild, he will say that they have a new Guildmaster but doesn't seem to acknowledge it being the Dragonborn. The same also goes for others in the Flaggon except for Delvin Mallory.
•  PC   360   PS3  There is currently a glitch with his quest in which after collecting the four journals they will stay in the Dragonborn's inventory and 4 units of weight will be added, but no reward or other items. The weight is as a result of the journals becoming no longer quest items and thus contributing to the total weight now that they are sellable/disposable.
• It is also possible to start the quest without even being a member of the Thieves' Guild at all. By entering Yngvild and acquiring all four books, the Dragonborn will be given the miscellaneous objective "Return to Vekel". Upon returning talk to him and he will have all the same dialogue options as if he originally asked to retrieve the books.

AppearancesEdit

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (First appearance)