Once a grand sea merchant of the Vache Kingdom before his ship was lost in a storm and he washed up alone on the shores of the Nagan Empire. He was found by locals and brought to the port town of Tazhien. There he was fed and looked after while he recovered from his injuries. Once the word reached the Yurami clan he was quickly apprehended and brought the their castle where they questioned him thinking that he might have been a spy from the Kingdom. Eventually that thought went away and the leader of the clan took him in, treated him as a guest rather than a prisoner and together they learned things about one another. Vance claimed to be a better sailor despite the fact that he lost his ship to a storm. Once Vance had recovered and was told he was free to go, he had grown fond of the place and the people and asked to stay. He remained a guest for years until he was allowed to go through a trial to become a member of the clan. He is by no means a Samurai or any type of warrior, he is a man of intellect and charisma. He earned his place in the clan as an advisor of strategy and economics as well as sea related affairs.