Assum Emring

Seeker Assum Emring is a halfling ranger who held the title of Master of Information on the Council of Tal'Dorei in Emon. As an NPC, he is played by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
Assum 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.

Personality
Assum is described direct and brash.

Background
Assum used to be a member of the Clasp, but was able to leave and erase almost all trace of his membership of the theives' guild. In his first meeting with Sovereign Uriel Tal'Dorei II, Assum's defiant demeanor almost had him arrested. However the next day, the sovereign instead offered Assum the position of Master of Information on the Tal'Dorei Council.

Arc 1: Kraghammer and Vasselheim & Arc 2: The Briarwoods
 Assum 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. Assum 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 Machina returned from Vasselheim, Assum informed Percy that within a week the Council of Tal'Dorei will host a diplomatic dinner with the Briarwoods, negotiating the construction of the bridge between the Shearing Channel and Wildemount. Assum said he didn't trust the Briarwoods and wanted Vox Machina to attend in order to help him.

He knew that something was off and was trying to catch them in a lie and save the Council from any negative repercussions. Assum was trying to find proof that the Briarwoods didn't have the political power to keep their promise to build the bridge, despite boasting of their connections.

 When Vox Machina arrived for the dinner, Assum 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 Assum 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. Assum, it turned out, had been searching the Briarwoods' room during the feast, and he was hidden inside a dresser. Assum 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 Assum, forcing him to fight against Vox Machina.

 Assum 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 Assum pretended that he was still charmed so as to protect himself and investigate the situation as a double agent.

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

  Assum was present for Uriel's apology to Vox Machina and then revealed what he knew of the Briarwoods and their illegal activity in Wildemount. He later found out along with Uriel that Riskel Daxio was a traitor through a letter.

Arc 3: The Chroma Conclave
 Assum 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 Assum survived the attack, and Empress Salda Tal'Dorei mentioned that he was helping survivors.

 Vox Machina did not see Assum again until they returned to Whitestone after their adventure in the Feywild. He supposedly arrived but hours before them. Although Matthew portrayed the character of Assum in this interaction, the actual entity Vox Machina spoke to here was Raishan, the Diseased Deceiver, having taken Assum's form to siphon information from Vox Machina, and infiltrate Whitestone to start discussions of an alliance to face The Cinder King.

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

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

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

 Assum 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.

Post-Campaign
Between Campaign 1 and Campaign 2, Assum stepped down as Master of Information; he was succeeded in that role by Odessa Tal'Dorei, whom he mentored.

The Legend of Vox Machina
Assum is present at the council meeting to discuss ongoing failures to deal with an unidentified threat (later identified as the dragon Brimscythe) razing the countryside. He is also present when Vox Machina presents themselves to Uriel and the council to take up the job of slaying this threat. Assum also attends the banquet Uriel holds to discuss dangers to the realm, attended also by the Briarwoods; this is also the first time he is identified as Seeker Assum Emring, Master of Information. All of his appearances in the series so far are non-speaking appearances.

Halfling abilities

 * Lucky
 * Brave
 * Halfling Nimbleness
 * Subrace: Stout
 * Stout Resiliance

Other abilities
Skirmisher's Stealth: If Assum starts his turn hidden from a creature, he can use a bonus action to make a Stealth check to hide again at the end of his turn.

Appearances and mentions

 * Campaign 1
 * Campaign 2
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Campaign 2
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Campaign 2
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Campaign 2
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Campaign 2
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Campaign 2
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Campaign 2
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Campaign 2
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Campaign 2
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Campaign 2
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Campaign 2
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * The Legend of Vox Machina

Trivia

 * Assum's name being so similar to the word "assume" has been a running gag by the cast throughout Campaign 1.
 * In, when the Mighty Nein ask Yussa Errenis if he knows of any members of the Tal'Dorei Council besides Allura, he names Assum. If he is correct, then at least two members of the Council remain through campaigns 1 and 2.
 * This turns out to be incorrect, as Matt states in, at some point before Campaign 2, Assum stepped down as Master of Information. He mentored his successor, Odessa Tal'Dorei.