Gandrel

Gandrel is a human Gur monster-hunter who can be found southwest of the Riverside Teahouse waypoint in Act One. He arrived to the Sunlit Wetlands to ask for help with his current hunt.
== Involvement ==
=== Act One ===
If is in the party, Gandrel reveals he is hunting for Astarion, who he believes is a vampire spawn that attacked their village and abducted a child. Otherwise, the party can learn this information by passing a or .
The party can choose to give up Astarion or protect him. Giving up Astarion results in his disapproval and permanent removal from the party.
Preventing Astarion from killing Gandrel also earns Astarion's disapproval. If spared, Gandrel happily trades with the party, though he offers little besides some Arrows, Torches, Potions of Healing and a Supply Pack.
If talking with Gandrel and choosing not to betray Astarion or kill Gandrel, it must be arranged so that Astarion dies; if then speaking with Gandrel again, there is no option to disclose who Astarion was. If Astarion is revived, and he is in proximity, there is the option to betray Astarion again.
=== Act Three ===
If Gandrel survives Act One, he appears with the Gur caravan in Act Three. If the party turned Astarion over to him in Act One, he is hostile and the rest of the Gur are dead, having been slaughtered by when the vampire lord reclaimed Astarion for his diabolic ritual. If the party did not turn over Astarion, then he is at the elevator up from Cazador's Dungeon alongside the other Gur once the fight with Cazador has concluded.
If freeing the thralls after this, he can be found in the Lower City Sewers with his children, and . The party can speak to him regarding his children's hunger.
== Combat ==
=== Attacks and abilities ===
=== Tactics ===
Despite fighting alone, Gandrel is a capable combatant due to his high , , Hit Points, and ability to use . He can fire the arrows in his inventory to strike multiple party members in a small area, which become more effective at low health due to his passive which causes constant critical hits. Additionally, several of his ranger spells can apply negative conditions or deal AoE damage.
Although killing him results in a cutscene, it may be best to take Gandrel by surprise. Due to his reliance on ranged attacks, it is possible to position a party member next to him to apply the condition to lower his ranged accuracy. If Astarion is in the party, Gandrel focuses his attacks on him. Although Gandrel is a formidable foe, him or knocking him are effective ways to limit his mobility and hold him in melee range. It is also possible to prevent him from using arrows and potions during combat by purchasing them in advance or pickpocketing him.
=== Notable loot ===
* - 2x (if unused)
* - 2x (if unused)
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* - 2x (if unused)
== Related quests ==
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== Speak with Dead ==
Gandrel can be spoken to with .
Party member: Who are you?
* Gandrel: Gandrel... hunter...
** Party member: What are you hunting?
*** Gandrel: Vampire... Astarion...
**** Party member: What's your business with Astarion?
***** Gandrel: Our children... he knows... where they are...
Party member: What brought you to this place?
* Gandrel: Wise... woman... questions...
** Party member: Who is this wise woman?
*** Gandrel: Dread... creature... but not the one... I hunt...
Party member: Do you have anything of value?
* Gandrel: Much. Nothing... you can spend...
=== If talking as Astarion ===
Party member: Who sent you? Was it Cazador?
* Gandrel: No... Ulma... leader of my tribe...
Party member: What were you going to do to me?
* Gandrel: Capture... return... Baldur's Gate...
Party member: Why did you need me alive? Why not destroy me?
* Gandrel: Our children... you know... where they are...
== Notes ==
* If Astarion is in the party when meeting Gandrel, but has not yet revealed that he is a vampire spawn, it is possible to follow a dialogue tree to have Astarion kill Gandrel within a cutscene.
* If admitting to knowing Astarion, but refusing to reveal his location, Gandrel remarks - good naturedly - that "Astarion has quite the friend in you."
== External links ==
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Category:Characters in Act One
Category:Characters in the Sunlit Wetlands
Category:Characters in Act Three
Category:Characters in Szarr Palace
Category:Characters in Rivington
Category:Gur
Category:Rangers
Category:Available to Speak with Dead