Ehr Tano is the mother of Marcel Tano and Lydia Ericson, the widow of Bruce Tano, and the wife of Karl Ericson.

Ehr was born in 495 GD to parents Marcus Lora and Genevieve Lora, in Edicu, Teth.

She was orphaned at a young age after a house fire killed both of her parents, and she was the only survivor, being passed from an opening in the burning wreckage into the arms of a firefighter by her father. He tried to pass Genevieve through the opening after Ehr, but the house collapsed at that moment, trapping them inside.

She was adopted by Bruce Tano in 499 GD. He paid off the orphanage clerk to destroy any record of her being there. He isolated her inside his home, prevented from ever having contact with other children her own age, and ensured he was the only person she ever saw. He began molesting her when she was nine years old, and continued this for years, only stopping when she got pregnant at the age of 14.

Ehr gave birth to Marcel in 510 GD, at the age of 15. Bruce's savings were no longer sufficient to support two children, so he found work as a police officer. His now-frequent absences from the home gave Ehr a rare opportunity to leave the home and explore her neighborhood. Bruce had instilled her with a deep fear that she was astoundingly ugly, and that people with a face like hers would be killed on sight by “the ones outside”, so Ehr heavily disguised herself during her outings with Marcel.

These outings are when Ehr disc