Heft Vespius was a leaguesman of the Wicktwisters and Waxdippers and the cousin-in-law of Linius Pallitax. Vain, arrogant, miserly, and frequently drunk, Heft Vespius hoarded loads of gold and spent only the bare minimum required to live on. He also constantly pressured Linius Pallitax for favours, but was always denied. Additionally, Heft frequently attempted to use his relation to Linius Pallitax to appear well-connected in Sanctaphrax, but the academics usually saw right through his ploys.