from the Vivec lore article on uesp
In Mournhold living on the streets as a gutter-get Vivec had a chance encounter with the Hortator of the Chimer, Indoril Nerevar. Vivec proclaimed that he would shave his head and wield his netch longhook as his weapon of choice in the guard of Nerevar.
wait a second is Vivec just Severian?