Oliver ' s hair growing to be as long it was on the island , and how he got back to the island . <| sep |> Vance Garrett is a fairly large man in his late thirties to early forties , just over six feet with a fairly muscly physique , swept back brown hair and large sideburns that stick out from his face . He wears armour of overlapped metal scales with a couple of red sashes crisscrossing over his chest , and wears a longsword and a bow on his back . At first glance , with his weapons and his armour , he gives off the impression of a warrior , a swordfighter of some kind , except for the small book and the fistsized onyx orb hanging from his waist . He appears to relish fighting , not hesitating when the opportunity shows itself , but when danger is not present a different side to Vance comes out he becomes quit , focused , and intent on solving any puzzle , pulling out his book and pacing around as he thinks . In actuality , Vance has spent much of his life studying magic and history his early life has left him with fighting skills and a little belligerence , but when he can put these aside , he becomes a scholar with a keen knowledge of the arcane and of the past which he will attempt to put to good use .