![[GundrenRockseekerPathfinder.webp]] # Gundren Rockseeker _Dwarf Entrepreneur | [[Three Brothers Mining Consortium]] | [[Phandalin]]_ ## Summary The dwarf entrepreneur who originally hired the heroes. [[Vax'zar Xorlarrin]] killed him at [[Cragmaw Castle]] and destroyed his map to the [[Wave Echo Cave|Forge of Spells]]. He was later resurrected at [[Helm's Hold]] through [[Hilde Stonefist]], [[Greta Stonefist]], and the [[Order of the Gilded Eye]]. Back in [[Phandalin]], he founded the [[Three Brothers Mining Consortium]] in memory of his brothers and opened the [[Silver Anvil Tavern and Inn]] with his wife [[Hilde Stonefist|Hilde]]. %% ## Now Building his future in [[Phandalin]] — running the [[Three Brothers Mining Consortium]] and the [[Silver Anvil Tavern and Inn]], torn between his ambitions for wealth and vengeance and his fear that they will push [[Hilde Stonefist|Hilde]] away. ## Appearance Robust dwarf with a dark brown beard now streaked with silver since his resurrection, broad-shouldered in well-tailored gold-accented clothing. His deep brown eyes carry a spectral intensity, and he sometimes stares into the distance with a faint glow. ## Personality Visionary, determined, and loyal, driven by entrepreneurial ambition and a desire for justice. Speaks with charisma and a storyteller's cadence, taps his fingers when excited. The resurrection left him calmer but no less committed. He worries his pursuit of wealth and vengeance will consume him. ## Quote _"In wealth, in venture, in justice, always dare greatly. For it is those who dare that etch their names in the annals of eternity."_ ## Connections **[[Hilde Stonefist]]** — wife. **[[Tharden Rockseeker]]** — brother. **[[Nundro Rockseeker]]** — brother. **[[Vax'zar Xorlarrin]]** — killed him at [[Cragmaw Castle]]. **[[Greta Stonefist]]** — helped resurrect him. ## Background **The Adventurer:** Born into a line of daring adventurers, he pursued treasure with his brothers [[Tharden Rockseeker|Tharden]] and [[Nundro Rockseeker|Nundro]], seeking to rediscover [[Wave Echo Cave]]. **Death and Return:** [[Vax'zar Xorlarrin]] slit his throat at [[Cragmaw Castle]] and destroyed his map. The [[Order of the Gilded Eye]] at [[Helm's Hold]] brought him back, leaving him marked by a spectral resilience. ## Stats **Base:** Noble (MM p.348), modified. - Business acumen and spectral resilience. %%