Osgood Oswald Vance, commonly known simply as 'Vance', a character in The Repairer of Reputations. His father is president of Seaforth National Bank, although he secured his present position as a bank cashier through his influential uncle. Vance had been in Sing Sing for forgery before being transfer to the Asylum for Criminal Insane - it seems that some time prior to being sent to the latter he was exposed to The King In Yellow. On 19th January, 1918, Vance was pardoned by the Governor of New York.