Originally Ryan was a member of a tribe based somewhere near Otsu, Japan. His village was small and quaint. One day, when they were under attack by a vampire, Ryan shifted into his bear form and followed the vampire into one of the huts. Ryan jumped inside and started attacking, not knowing that his sister was also in the hut with the vampire. During the attack he killed them both. Due to this, Ryan was forced out of the village and tribe, as one of the main respectful leaders had imprinted on Ryan's sister.