Grindo Biggs

Grindo Biggs is a rock gnome member of the Church of Gond, found enslaved in the Steel Watch Foundry.

“

About time someone showed up. Did we finally reach your 'dead gondian' quota? Is that why it took so long for anyone to help us?

„

— Grindo Biggs

Involvement

The party first finds him battling Black Gauntlet of Banes and Steel Watchers in the lab level of the foundry. Around his neck is a Kill Collar, which must be disabled by activating a Motivator held by one of the Black Gauntlets.

If the party manages to save him as part of the quest Save the Gondians, he will run out of the lab and gather with the rest of the Gondians outside of the foundry.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Lightning Bolt ()

8d6 (8~48) Lightning

Call forth a blast of lightning that hits all creatures in the line of the eruption.

DEX Save

 Range: Self

AoE: 30 m / 100 ft (Line)

 Misty Step ()

Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Shocking Grasp ()

1d8 (1~8) Lightning

The target cannot use Reactions. This spell has Advantage on creatures with metal Armour.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Thunderwave ()

2d8 (2~16) Thunder

Release a wave of thunderous force that pushes away all creatures and objects in an area, while also dealing Thunder damage.

CON Save

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

AoE: 5 m / 17 ft (Cube)

Notable loot

• File:Destroyed Kill Collar Unfaded Icon.pngDestroyed Kill Collar
• Light Hammer

Idle conversation

Grindo Biggs can be seen having a conversation with Borri Paver:

Black Gauntlet Borri Paver: Explain - preparing the cadaver's brain.

• Gondian Grindo Biggs: Really? You don't know how your own Steel Watchers operate?
  • Black Gauntlet Borri Paver: One finger. Another word, and it'll be your left eye.
    • Gondian Grindo Biggs: Forgive me. The brains have a parasite inserted into their frontal lobes.
    • Gondian Grindo Biggs: We preserve them in an embalming solution for longevity.

Gondian Grindo Biggs: This is not helping me work quicker.

• Black Gauntlet Borri Paver: I'm going to be merciful and pretend I didn't hear that tone.
• Black Gauntlet Borri Paver: Tell me - what are you doing?
  • Gondian Grindo Biggs: Preparing the cadaver's brain.

Gondian Grindo Biggs: Is this some kind of test?

• Black Gauntlet Borri Paver: It's whatever I damn well want it to be. Keep going.
  • Gondian Grindo Biggs: The parasite's psionic connection to the hivemind is what enables remote control of its Watcher.
    • Black Gauntlet Borri Paver: Correct. Now, tell me - how excited are you to dig your stubby little fingers into a corpse's brain?
      • Gondian Grindo Biggs: I am... excited. And fortunate to work on such a momentous project.

Related quests

•  Save the Gondians