Back home, Eric is currently the oldest of living vampires, but he wasn't always the oldest. While he's got a bit of an ego about being the oldest now (and killing a vampire three times his age), he's not particularly impressed with his own age. He plans on being around much longer so when he tells Rose his age, it's with a matter of fact tone of voice. "A thousand, give or take a few years. I didn't keep track very well in the early days."