Oblivion:Gunder

Gunder (RefID: 00028F99)
Home City	Skingrad
Store	Colovian Traders
Race	Nord	Gender	Male
Level	6	Class	Trader
RefID	00028F99	BaseID	00028F98
Services
Available	8am-8pm every day
Merchant
Gold	800	Mercantile	Apprentice (40)
Sells	Miscellaneous Items, Vest of the Bard, Skingrad House Upgrades
Buys	Armor Clothing Weapons Ingredients Potions Books Apparatus Misc. Items Magic Items
Other Information
Health	77	Magicka	105
Responsibility	100	Aggression	5
Faction(s)	Skingrad Citizen

Gunder

Gunder is a Nord trader and the proprietor of Colovian Traders in Skingrad. Gunder sells general goods, upgrades to your luxurious Skingrad house, and the unique shirt Vest of the Bard. He is living with the orphaned and much younger Nord, Eyja, at least until you hire her as a housekeeper for Rosethorn Hall.

Gunder lives a quiet and busy life and enjoys a good reputation among the Skingrad townsfolk. He wakes up early at 4am and positions himself behind the counter in the main trading room on the ground floor. At 8am he unlocks the door and spends the next twelve hours offering his services to the occasional customer. After closing up shop at 8pm, he spends another two hours behind the counter, until he heads upstairs and finds his bed at 10pm.

He wears a typical set of middle-class clothing, a quilted doublet paired with light brown linens and doeskin shoes. He only carries his key and a small amount of gold.

Related Quests

• Buying a house in Skingrad: Purchase Rosethorn Hall, a large manor house in Skingrad.

Dialogue

When you approach him for the first time, he will give you a warm welcome to his shop:

"Welcome to Colovian Traders, Skingrad's finest selection of general merchandise. I'm Gunder. Just let me know what you want."

When asked about Skingrad, he will comment:

Skingrad

"I like Skingrad just fine. Folks are a little quiet by Skyrim standards, but they're friendly and loyal when they get to know you."

Rumors

All over Skingrad, the citizens are satisfied with Gunder and Colovian Traders:

"I've bought a good number of things at Colovian Traders. And Gunder is a friendly sort."

"I need to head over to Colovian Traders and pick up a few things from Gunder. He's got a nice selection."

"Colovian Traders is a good shop. Perhaps I'll visit Gunder soon."

"I've bought a number of things from Gunder. I've always been satisfied."

Eyja, on the other hand, will tell you about Gunder with a touch of bitterness:

"Gunder took me in when I was but a teen, and I've lived there ever since. We've... shared a bed... but were never married. He's never been cruel to me, it's just that he's never been kind. It's as if I'm just another part of his shop."

Finally, after you have purchased your new home in town, Orc butler Shum gro-Yarug will point you towards Gunder with the words:

"If you head to Colovian Traders, Gunder can provide all sorts of great furnishings for your new home. Good luck!"

Notes

• There are three unused AI packages bearing Gunder's name, XXXGunderExplore3, SkingradGunderExplore4x2, and SkingradDailyWorshipGunder20x2, that can be still be found leftover in the game files. The first package is quite rudimentary, pointing to Colovian Traders as the relevant cell, but having no actual duration set. The other two appear to be finalized packages, both in naming convention and due to the fact they are set up correctly. These would have seen Gunder take a two-hour walk around Skingrad at 4am and head to The Great Chapel of Julianos for two hours of worship at 8pm, respectively. Also of note is the fact that the numbered suffix at the end of the first package name implies that at least two more packages were completely deleted from the files. Also, Gunder's finalized exploration package points to a marker known as SkingradArenaGateMarker, though it seems that this marker was just reused for the package, as there are no leftovers implying Gunder was actually meant to visit the arena.
  • The Unofficial Oblivion Patch adds two of these packages to Gunder's AI list. His worship package was added back by version 3.3.6, while his finalized exploration package was added by version 3.2.1.