Eran was born and raised in Korvosa, a large city in Varisia along the border of Cheliax. He was born to the seventh son of a wizard, who was also the seventh son of a wizard. All of his ancestors studied magic at the Acadamae, but when he was born it was obvious that Eran would not need to study. He was born with the raw power of eldritch magic running in his veins. He was born a sorcerer.
Sorcerers are rather frowned upon in Korvosa, because the Acadamae insists that magic without training an discipline is dangerous, and can only end in disaster. Eran was even more outcast, because of his magical tattoos, inlcuding his familiar, Hornsby; an owl tattoo that could transfrom between feather and ink. Eran and another sorcerer friend of his, Alika (who later became his wife) set out to dispel (no pun intended) this myth.
The Acadamae is, of course, rather stubborn in their beliefs, and Alika and Eran's efforts seemed meager. They were never granted an audience with the Acadamae to show their skills, and when they used their power for good, they were reprimanded. Their efforts did attract the attentions of another young sorceress, however. A half-elf by the name of Allyph Ysall. Yet even the three of them could not get positive attention from the Acadamae. And so it was that when his wife, Alika, was accused of murder, Eran believed the Acadame to be the ones to blame.
A fisherman was the only "eyewitness" to the murder, and this seemed to seal the case. However, Alika's alibi was solid, and the witness wasn't enough to seal his beloved's fate. Eran confronted the fisherman, and with his silver tongue was able to get the truth from the man: he was intimidated into providing false witness and forced to plant the murder weapon. Eran was told that the fisherman was coerced by a local crimelord by the name of Gaedren Lamm.
Before the fisherman could recant his testimony, Lamm had the poor man killed. Although this resulted in Alika being set free, the stigma of the ordeal was too much to overcome. Eran wasn't satisfied. Despite Alika's protests, Eran set out with Allyph in the dead of night to find evidence to incriminate Gaedren Lamm, and make him suffer for what he had done to his family.
While searching for leads, Eran and Allyph were lead to a former associate of Lamm's. The man was a thief that had once been tortured and coerced into working for the crimelord, a man by the name of Fane. After learning more about Fane, they discovered that the three had aligned goals: to hunt down Gaedren Lamm and bring him to justice. Soon after, Fane was approached by another that had the same objective in mind: a former guard by the name of Tolen Meagle. Together, they would find the man that destroyed their lives.
Eran's body has tattoos all over it. Winged creatures, arcane and mystical symbols, trees and intricate knotted lines for beautiful artwork across his arms, back, and chest. On his chest, is a tattoo of an owl, which also happens to be his familiar, Hornsby.
Eran, while usually preferring to go without his shirt to allow Hornsby free reign, wears the colorful clothing of his people. He wears scholar's clothing made of orange and turquois cloth, and a matching scarf. His purple eyes would contrast with his dark brown hair, but he usually prefers a shaved head.
