played by Caitlin

Erika Cook was born June 12th, 1982 and has lived all her life in Springfield. She has no siblings, and her parents moved to Florida after she graduated Western New England College in 2004. Luckily, her parents left their house to her; the house is old and slightly decrepit, but it's right off Sumner Avenue, very close to the X and Forest Park. Erika is single, and mostly heterosexual. She has no children, and has focused much of her energy on doing the 180 Days in Springfield program through the University of Massachusetts to earn her teaching degree. Erika teaches high-school history, and currently works at Central High School.

On July 14th, 2008 Erika went with some friends on a kayaking trip up in Franklin County, but tragedy struck when her kayak hit some Class-5 rapids and she capsized. Her foot got stuck in some rocks and she drowned – until The Deep Dweller appeared and offered her a Bargain… The Deep Dweller managed to get her out and she was rescued, but she was now a Sin-Eater.

Erika has spent the past year delving into the mysteries of the dead and the Underworld. She picked up the basics of being a Sin-Eater when she encountered the Waterfront Krewe in Holyoke; their leader Lisa taught Erika the how-to's and basic lore. She also told Erika of the Rich Man's Hand Krewe, which operates out of Palmer and Ware and has a lot of influence. The Deep Dweller has led her to two Avernian Gates in Springfield: one in the basement of the Old First Church in downtown Springfield, the other in the Barney mausoleum in Forest Park right near her home.

see The Deep Dweller

Her keystone is a rock with a hole in it that was worn through by water.

Erika was part of what would become The X-Krewe before her disappearance.

Erika is a 5'5" Caucasian woman in her late twenties.

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