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A Gur monster hunter named {{CharLink|Gandrel}} is in the [[Sunlit Wetlands]]/[[Putrid Bog]]. Note that meeting him does not depend on whether the party has already found out Astarion's true nature. The party can just speak to Gandrel without learning more about his current prey and part ways with him. Thus, the possibilities for how the conversation with Gandrel might pan out base on two major factors of the player's current walkthrough:

# whether the player know already that Astarion is a vampire spawn    ''and''

* If Astarion '''is not in the party''' AND the player knows already about his true nature:

Speaking to Gandrel, the party may find out that he came to this area to get some help from a local hag. Further in the dialogue, the player may inquire about his prey, but will need to pass a {{Ability check|Intimidation|20}} or {{Ability check|Persuasion|15}} to make the hunter reveal his target. If successful, the player might choose whether to stand by Astarion or to turn him in. Either way, the Gur will ask the way to their camp to finish his task (see below).  

Speaking to Gandrel, the party may find out that he is hunting a vampire spawn (not calling a name) and came to this area to get some help from a local hag. Through the dialogue, the player will roll a passive {{Ability check|Insight|5}} to notice Astarion being overly tensed, 'like a coiled spring'. Should the player reveal they have noticed it or continue to ask questions, the elf will relax a little, and the scene ends peacefully. However, if the player does nothing about it, Astarion will make his own move and kill Gandrel in one swift strike, giving the player only vague explanations about his antipathy towards all Gur afterwards. Talking to Gandrel's corpse via {{SAI|Speak with Dead}} will reveal that he was sent by someone named [[Ulma]] and his target's name was "Astarion", but inquiring the elf - now red-handed (literally) - won't progress the quest (the following long rest, however, might do it, as mentioned above).

If Astarion is not in the party, the player might choose to return to the camp and bring him around. In that case, the scene will be developed in the way corresponding to whether Astarion's true nature has been revealed prior. Anyway, when discussing the encounter, Astarion will express his concern about a Gur hunter stalking him, and blame for this his former master [[Cazador]]. Also, the player will have an option to find out where the roots of his loath for the Gur stem from.

If Gandrel has been told about the camp's location, he will take his belongings and swiftly leave. Afterwards, the player might talk to Astarion upon returning to the camp and warn him. If this hasn't been done, the hunter unsurprisingly will snatch Astarion away during the long rest, which will lose the spawn forever as a party member. Should the player warn Astarion, the latter suggests them he'll take the watch at night, and if asked in the morning, tell them he has successfully dispatched the hunter.

 

If the player does not allow Astarion to kill Gandrel throughout the dialogue, they might have an option to discuss it with Astarion, and he will say that if the hunter reappears, the party will have to solve this 'problem' just as he himself intended to do it before - i.e. with the most ill-fated outcome for the Gur hunter.