James grew up in a small family in New Jersey. He didn't know about magic until one day he accidentally stumbled into the Main Council Chambers of the magical community in the Empire State Building. The Adept Hypnotists tried to convince that it didn't really happen, but it turned out that they couldn't because he was a mage. He was then assigned a teacher and eventually joined the S.S.D
He changed his name from James to Vernados Rhodes but everyone calls him Vern.