User blog comment:D2r/Was Veil ultimately Redeemed?/@comment-1859920-20111223210045/@comment-1479469-20111223212256

The fact that Veil's evil is defined by his species is what makes him a problematic character for me. That evil is racially-defined is a view with extremely disturbing consequences. I think it's probably why Jacques included characters like Blaggut in later novels.