tc_02The current Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, Havelock Vetinari was born into a wealthy and influential family. He was educated at the Assassins’ Guild and is himself a former assassin. In his role as Patrician, he discovered that people only really want stability and that tomorrow should more or less resemble today. It is said that Vetinari can accomplish more with irony than most others can with steel. He is an expert Thud player and plays a long-distance game with Lady Margolotta of Uberwald, communicating moves via Clacks.