Born during a time when Baramos was terrorizing the entire planet, Erdrick's father went on a quest to kill Baramos before he seemingly died at the hands of a dragon near the volcano of Gaia. Erdrick was destined to surpass him and defeat Baramos on his sixteenth birthday. He soon defeated Baramos after a long and treacherous quest, just to find out Baramos was nothing but a pawn of Zoma. Erdrick traveled through the dark lands of Alefgard and finally defeated him, causing him to become the legendary hero.