Eric

Eric the Cavalier was a fighter and an adventurer from Earth and the Realm. He was a companion of the barbarian Bobby, the monk Diana, the ranger Hank, the wizard Presto, and the rogue Sheila.

Personality
Eric came across as very pompous and sarcastic. In actual fact, the Cavalier actually cared a lot for his friends, and would occasionally show his true colors. He despised being mocked or laughed at by his peers, or others.

Description
He wore a yellow cuirass and red cloak that he wore when he was younger.

Possessions
Eric both fought, and defended himself and his companions, with a large griffon shield. He wore elven chain mail, a cloak of resistance, and gauntlets of ogre power +2. The Cavalier also carried a bag of holding.

History
Eric was originally from Earth, but was later trapped in the Realm. Due to Eric's attitude, he made a fair amount of enemies in the Realm, but his true desire was to return home to Earth.

The Victims of Tiamat
Living long before the mid-to-late 14 century DR, he was among a band of young adventurers who were all trying to find a way back to their distant home. However, it was said they were all slain horribly by Tiamat. By 1369 DR, the Adventurer Mart in Athkatla, Amn, displayed paintings of his two friends, the ranger and the barbarian, together with his miniature unicorn.

The Grand Tour of the Realms
In the 1360s DR, Eric and his friends visited the town of Shadowdale in Faerûn so that Presto could ask the great sage Elminster to take him on as an apprentice. While drinking in the Old Skull Inn, they spotted Elminster, but Eric dismissed him as old and insisted that wizards often told lies to make themselves appear more important. When Presto lost his nerve, Eric taunted him by making chicken noises, yet stood beside him to declare his suitability to Elminster.

Thus, Elminster whisked Presto away on a whirlwind tour of the Realms, and he came back traumatized and beaten and decided it best not to be his apprentice. Nevertheless, Presto had ideas for future adventures with his friends.

At this time, Eric was a middle-aged adult and wore a blue cloak over his dark-brown clothing.

Background
First appearing in the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon series of 1983–1985, the characters Hank, Eric, Diana, Presto, Sheila, and Bobby were teenagers from Earth who were transported to a place called 'the Realm'—which is not in any way, shape, or form related to the Forgotten Realms setting or the world of Toril. Despite this, since the end of that series, they have made no less than four cameo appearances in Forgotten Realms sources, before having a comic series of their own set in the Realms (plural), Saturday Morning Adventures, which mistakenly calls the Realm 'the Forgotten Realms' and assumes it to be on Toril.

As such, their five appearances in the Realms (plural) are contradictory and spread over more than a century of time, with them having different apparent ages and, in one case, being killed before they live. Short of a storyline involving cloning and/or time travel, these are difficult to reconcile. Only Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn may be disregarded, as it neither names nor depicts the characters, only loosely describes them. In any case, for completeness, each appearance is included here.

However, to maintain focus on the Realms (plural) and avoid further confusion, only information from Forgotten Realms sources is included here and the Realm is considered not to be a part of the Realms.