Gundren Rockseeker

Gundren Rockseeker, a Rhunintelk dwarf of Sorrolk, is the eldest of the Rockseeker Brothers, a businessman whose tenacity, stubbornness, and eye for detail has earned him a reputation as a competent manager and a shrewd negotiator.

In the Rockseeker Brothers' business ventures, Gundren manages the day-to-day business and keeps an ear out for opportunities to expand the Rockseeker fortune. He recently earned great wealth and renown in the rediscovery of the Lost Mine of Phandelver near Phandalin, and currently owns and runs Phandelver Mine.

Involvement in the Phandelver Adventure
Gundren's involvement in the Phandelver Adventure goes back to the very beginning of that tale: it was Gundren who first rediscovered Lost Phandelver, then hired the warforged warrior, BX-88, and the elven hunter, Ryathon Silverthorn, to escort a shipment of mining supplies to Phandalin. Thus, the events that would culminate in the Phandelver Adventure were set in motion.

The Cragmaw Abduction
Shortly after hiring BX and Ryathon, and then departing for Phandalin a day ahead of the heroes, Gundren Rockseeker and his escort, Ser Sildar Hallwinter, were ambushed by Cragmaw goblins. Gundren was taken to Cragmaw Castle, where the bugbear King Grol held Gundren, waiting to deliver the dwarf to the Black Spider.

Gundren was rescued by the Heroes of Phandalin at Cragmaw Castle, where the party interrupted negotiations between King Grol and a doppelganger servant of the Black Spider.

The Reclamation of Lost Phandelver
Shortly thereafter, Gundren was taken safely to Phandalin to rest and recover while the heroes set forth to Phandelver Mine itself in order to clear the mine, rescue Gundren's brothers, and end the threat posed by the Black Spider once and for all.

After the heroes slew the Black Spider and rescued Nundro Rockseeker, the heroes returned to Phandalin, reuniting two of the Rockseeker Brothers (sadly, Tharden Rockseeker had been slain by the Black Spider or his minions).

The Phandelver Adjudication
In the Phandelver Adjudication, Gundren asked the Heroes of Phandalin to support his claim to the Lost Mine. Rumor has it that Gundren offered each of the heroes a ten percent share in the mine's revenue in exchange for favorable testimony, although local townsfolk insist that the profit-sharing arrangement went back to the very beginnings of the Phandelver Adventure. Regardless, two of the heroes testified in Gundren's favor, while another testified that Gundren deserved at least half ownership, and another abstained from testifying entirely. This testimony seemed to prove persuasive to then-Townmaster Harbin Wester, who ruled in Gundren's favor a day after the heroes' testimony.

To this day, each of the Heroes of Phandalin receives a ten percent share of Phandelver Mine's profits.