Jesse Edenfall

> I don't hope that whatever I am searching for here will carry over outside anymore. I would like to put an end to it if I could...
>
> - Jesse Edenfall to Mynah Tarragon.

## Appearance

The brunet, tan-skinned, freckled cheek elven man known as **Jesse Edenfall** always has a gentle yet anxious glint in his eyes. His demeanor is subtle, though he is friendly and eager to reach out to help. He claims that he is looking for someone in the Valley of Barovia and tagged along with a Vistani caravan under Stanimir. When you first lay your eyes on him, you would think that he blends very well with his surroundings with natural colors on his person; brown leather armor, viridian accents on his sleeves, wooden shield on one hand, and even the cream-colored fur cloak he wears from day to day. He carries a quarterstaff with him that sprouts mushrooms which holds a rough, unrefined crystal on top. Whenever you pass by Jesse, you would catch a whiff of mildew around him.

## Personality

Jesse tends to be meek and soft-spoken, not wanting to hurt others with words as he prefers the diplomatic approach. Even so, there are times where his speeches could cut quite deeply. He is fond of every one he meets in the party (this includes the loudmouth Soyeon), though he still tries to feel the recent addition to their little group. Despite being usually perceptive, Jesse would devolve into a jumble of words in times where he is unsure of himself - the same goes with when he is presented with a wealth of botanical knowledge.

Prior to the adventure, Jesse has never entered a romantic relationship. This would make his relationship with Vash possibly the first romantic one. In addition to the paladin's surprisingly teasing attitude, it often makes Jesse flustered from which hilarity usually ensued.

## History

**Player's Note:** Jesse's background was created using Xanathar's Guide to Everything background creator aside from playing a solo adventure under the name of Dark Sorceries. The information below is thus considered spoiler for anyone or any players who have not yet discovered his background story.

Jesse does not know his parents and he was born in the forest. His grandparents took care of him in a wealthy, small house with 5 other children. He was one of the older kids. His grandparents told him that his parents were tortured to death (in relation to the spellplague) and he resembles them a lot. He isn’t sure about this as he never knew them in person. Eventually he left his grandparents’ household due to his curiosity towards creatures of unnatural origins such as undeads. That aside, he would like to practice herbalism that was taught by his grandparents as an occupation. He then ventured out of his home to start a small business somewhere.

##### **Prior Adventure**

In the storyline of Dark Sorceries, a solo play Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition written by Abel T. Trotter, the plot is as follows:

A couple of years after their adventure concluded, Jesse Edenfall and his sister-by-adventure, Jaimes, have settled down in a town called Verland. They both set up a herbalist store, mainly owned by Jesse and Jaimes as his assistant. One day, an undead creature was sent into one of Verland's inn and attacked while both Jaimes and Jesse were there. This trouble also brings back an old friend called Vattar, a rogue of their previous party. Vattar tells them that the Blood Witch has returned and her agent, Malisar, has been terrorizing another town in her name. Feeling responsible, Jesse and Jaimes head down to their previous adventure's vault to retrieve their old belongings. With a growing dread and slow realization, Jesse and Jaimes plans to set out and find Malisar to end him for good and reconvenes at the tavern to reunite with Vattar. However, his plans were thwarted when one of the undead agent invaded the tavern and started a brawl. In the meantime, Verland was razed by raging fires spread by an unknown cause - one that reminds him of the death of one of his party members: *Serius Valsorum*.

With Verland burned to the ground and nowhere else to go, Jesse jumps immediately into motion when he hears about colorful and rowdy travelers around Daggerford. He accepted the mission and believes that it may be a lead towards the Blood Witch or Malisar. He listened to the Vistani's grand tales about a noble prince and waited until the end to ask where the Blood Witch was hiding, the Vistani said “you must visit Madam Eva to know about your fate”. This is where his story begins anew.

## Curse of Strahd

* Adjustments were made by DM Ben from Jesse's previous adventure and to tie in Curse of Strahd. One of them was a spell that altered Jesse's memories (and this was, until today, unknown to the player when it was casted).
* Jesse passed away at Session 42 due to 3 failed death saves: 2 of which were low rolls, and 1 of which was inflicted by Baba Lysaga. The party revives him later with a scroll of Revivify (which did not work) and a scroll of Raise Dead that Aagya carried prior to their adventure.

## Character Relationships

**Etherio-Valashtarath:** His thoughts towards Vash are rather strange, at one point he feels some sort of emotional attraction and at the other he is doubting himself if the attraction is really there as he has yet to know who Vash really is. Despite knowing that the current situation is inappropriate for an affectionate confession, his jealousy towards Mjrn (supposedly Vash’s love at first sight) led him to somewhat confess towards Vash about these thoughts, admitting to have admired the paladin for quite some time.

Jesse eventually acknowledges Etherio as a completely different entity from Vash and, despite being inherently scared, has agreed to help by trying to bring it chocolates.

**Mynah Tarragon:** After Jaimes and Soyeon, Jesse admits to think Mynah as a younger sister - though what made this confusing for him is Mynah's true age. Regardless, it does not seem to be a bother for her that Jesse seemed protective of her. Her current predicament worries him, even more so when she ventured into Castle Ravenloft alone one day. Mynah perhaps learned of something, and he worries that it might have been affecting her for the worst.

**Soyeon:** Soyeon is trouble. She has a penchant for indulgence, pleasure, and practicality; a double-edged sword in the realm of Barovia. She can be quite forceful, fussy, whimsical, and stingy about spending money. More than often, she says things that others do not understand. She somewhat believes that the world should revolve around her, though now she starts to fear for her companions. Her origins is not that of a noble, but that of an ‘idol’ amongst her people in K\*\*rea. Jesse felt lied to when Soyeon said that she doesn’t need medications for her condition since he was trying to really brew her some medicine.

In the end, she was taken in by Strahd and this frustrates Jesse who thinks that there might still be a way to make her condition better.

**Ignavus (Solithus Drake):** There is little to be said on Drake. While he is always there for the party, nobody really knows how he thinks except for himself. He was persuasive at best, though that skill did not help him against the Lord of the land. The last time the party heard from him was at Blue Water Inn, claiming that he needs to meditate with his horse on the stables. Though of course that was a blatant lie he needed to get away and ride to Castle Ravenloft by himself.

**Mrjn Minerva Wester:** Jesse would not admit this in person, but he definitely felt jealous when he knew Mjrn was Vash's "love at first sight". Though that aside he is slowly recognizing that she, besides himself, is the other person who can keep Vash safe as she, too, cares about him (albeit perhaps not romantically). He also believes that Mjrn is able to help the party a whole lot.

**Aagya Norixius Dragaereus:** Jesse was keeping his distance from Aagya when he asked about Jesse's memories. This fact alone had made Jesse a little uncomfortable with Aagya, though he understood that the dragonborn meant good. His perspective towards Aagya changed when the dragonborn successfully brought him back to life after the fight with Baba Lysaga.

## Trivia

* Going to Barovia was not his first adventure. He has adventured with another party before of whom he openly admits to be his trusted compatriots. There was Jaimes (monk), Vattar (rogue), and Serius (wizard). One of whom has died in a fire.
* According to the timeline of *Dark Sorceries* adventure, he and Jaimes were able to make a living inside the village of Verland and they both made a living there to put their adventuring days behind.
* Jesse loves gardening. This tendency first appeared in Mithradis Aloro's mansion shortly after his first spurt of missing memories came back.
* Coming from a family of druidic wood elves, Jesse naturally follows their paths as an herbalist. His main focus is mycology.
* Jesse only knows a little bit of Sylvan. He only reads it, but does not speak it, as that is where the books he read refers for medicinal studies.
* He knows a little bit of cooking, and could sometimes be seen cooking fish or chicken but rarely beef or pork. This implication is somehow an indication to Vash that Jesse's preference might be pescatarian diet.