Assum Emring

Seeker Asum Emring is a halfling ranger on the Council of Tal'Dorei in Emon. As an NPC, he is played by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
Asum wears ranger garb, a fine mail shirt, and a thick, dark, black cloak. He has tattoos covering one side of his face. Normally, his head is shaved bald, but since the attack of the Chroma Conclave, his hair has grown in and acid scarring has covered some of his tattoos.

Asum appeared alongside the other members of the Council of Tal'Dorei to decide what to do with the Horn of Orcus that Vox Machina brought back from the Underdark. Asum said little during the discussion, but his body language indicated that he had heard of illithid before and, like the rest of the Council, was worried about the Horn.

After Vox Machine returned from Vasselheim, Asum informed Percy of a diplomatic dinner that the Council of Tal'Dorei was hosting with the Briarwoods, with one week for the group to prepare. He said he didn't trust the Briarwoods and wanted Vox Machina to attend in order to help him.

When Vox Machina arrived for the dinner, Asum saw through Percy's disguise and reminded Vox Machina that he was their ally and they could trust him. He told Vax'ildan—who had decided to sneak around the palace invisibly—to meet him outside the dinner once it started. Vax forgot to meet Asum and instead pursued the Briarwoods up to their chambers, where he was attacked.

Vax was nearly killed by the Briarwoods, but he managed to jump through the window with the Briarwoods in pursuit. Asum, it turned out, had been searching the Briarwoods' room during the feast, and he was hidden inside a dresser. Asum proceeded to jump through the window after Vax and the Briarwoods. He tried to pick up the dying Vax in order to drag him to safety, but Sylas Briarwood charmed Asum, forcing him to fight against Vox Machina.

Asum was still under the Briarwoods' charm when Vox Machina was kicked off the Council of Tal'Dorei. Keyleth managed to release him from the charm, but Asum pretended that he was still charmed so as to protect himself and investigate the situation as a double agent.

Asum arrived at Greyskull Keep and explained that the Briarwoods had placed Sovereign Uriel Tal'Dorei III under a charm also. Having researched the Briarwoods, Asum found little information and decided to search in their claimed homeland, Wildemount, beyond the Eastern Curtain set up by Whitestone. Before Asum left, he agreed to teach Vex'ahlia in the art of stealth, since she was impressed by his ability and requested his training.

Asum was present at Uriel's abdication speech in the Cloudtop District when Emon was attacked by the Chroma Conclave.

Vox Machina learned from Gilmore that Asum survived the attack, and Empress Salda Tal'Dorei mentioned that he was helping survivors.

Vox Machina did not see Asum again until they returned to Whitestone after their adventure in the Feywild. He arrived but hours before them.

After Vox Machina returned from the Isle of Glintshore, Asum requested a private meeting with them in Castle Whitestone. There it was revealed that, ever since he had entered Whitestone, Seeker Asum Emring had actually been the dragon Raishan in disguise, leaving the real Asum's whereabouts unknown to Vox Machina.

When questioned about the real Asum, Raishan said that he was still alive and working with the Clasp in Emon.

Vox Machina later requested that Raishan go to Emon, find Asum, and bring him back to Whitestone. The dragon reluctantly agreed.

Asum Emring was taken to Whitestone by Raishan, bearing a few new scars from acid burns courtesy of Umbrasyl, but otherwise alive and well. He joined the rest of Vox Machina's allies in planning the attack on Thordak.