Ermine the Survivor

"You have my deepest apologies." - Ermine to Amarth Amon regarding the Survivor's self-defensive murdering of El Ryan.

Ermine the Survivor was a grizzled veteran leader of the sea-faring people the party encountered after the sinking of the Collector's pontoon ship. While leading a nocturnal scouting party to investigate the wreckage, he was attacked by El Ryan in the darkness, leaving Ermine no choice but to command The C to protect his people from the aggressive nude interloper.

It was Ermine that lead the remaining members of the party to the Survivor's underwater sanctuary, where they encountered The Elder and learned more about the mysterious Collectors, and who eventually lead them on their initial scouting mission to the base.