_Lawful good human scribe (age 33)_ ![[ebder-smallstone-img.png]] [^istock] Ebder is a pessimist who sees every setback as a disaster and every victory as dumb luck. He is a widower, and his daughter, Gailby, provides him respite from his anxious outlook. Ebder looks older than his actual age, with few traces of black in his otherwise gray hair and a harried expression on his face. His clothes and his fingers are stained with ink. Ebder is a [commoner](https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/commoner) who speaks Common and has a set of [calligrapher’s supplies](https://www.dndbeyond.com/equipment/calligraphers-supplies). _**Personality Trait.**_ “I’m an anxious person. I worry about what Senior Scribe Varnyr thinks about me and my work.” _**Ideal.**_ “The measure of a person is the quality of their work.” _**Bond.**_ “As much as I care about my duties as an Avowed, my daughter is my world.” _**Flaw.**_ “I’m highly suspicious of other people’s motives.” [^dndb] [^dndb]: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/cm/shemshimes-bedtime-rhyme#EbderSmallstone [^istock]: User yongyuan on iStock. _Portrait of a Taiwanese man_. Retrieved from https://www.istockphoto.com/nl/foto/portret-van-een-taiwanese-man-gm1149504274-310812169