Hey there! Can easily offer Erich for CR if you want someone who can be a friend. He may not be the best to discuss religion with, perhaps, but he does come from a world where being straight is just a 'different flavor' and can offer the prospective of someone who just will be unable to understand the problem in being 'not straight'. This dude here doens't really have any preference in general, his experience with love and attraction is zero, but at the same time he would at least try to offer support.

Now, for the events... Erich is probably going to be in the community hall and try to gather people to get there as well. He can take care of Jason if he gets sick, at least with his limited knowledge, and I'm not against him getting stuck somewhere or helping others get to the community hall. Overall Erich is a good natured young man who will at least try his best to help.

A choice is tricky because Erich absolutely refuses to kill, so he may not be a good companion. And... for the hot springs, he can easily be around ERich if he's there at night. There's NO WAY the man is taking his long tunic off, even if he's definitely taking off jackets and such, so he'll be covered from literal head to toe.