Ruck

Ruck is a deformed, darkspawn-tainted dwarf that inhabits Ortan Thaig in the Deep Roads.

Background
Ruck left Orzammar (and his mother Filda) as the only smith of an expeditionary force into the Deep Roads five years ago. However, he was eventually separated from his group. In order to survive in the Deep Roads, Ruck took to eating pieces of darkspawn he found lying around, and gradually he became tainted by the Blight, a twisted husk of himself. He seems to remember his days in Orzammar, or at least his mother, and now it pains him greatly to even think of such good times. Presently, Ruck is confined to enjoying "shinies", and making spiders attack people. At the time the Warden finds him, he has taken Branka's old camp in Ortan Thaig as his home. The Topsider’s Pommel can be found in the rubble in Ruck’s cave. If Zevran is in the party he'll advise the Warden to put Ruck out of his misery.

Inventory
Carries unlimited Lifestone and Deep Mushroom. He also carries the Armor of the Divine Will, and the Shield of the Legion.

Quotes
"Shinies!"

"They takes things of paper and metal! They takes the shinies and the words!"

"No you cannot! The mother remembers a child with bright eyes. Not this, tell her he is dead."

Trivia
Ruck could be a reference to Gollum from Lord of the Rings.