Collector

Description

The Collector is a major character in DREDGE. He is found on Blackstone Isle in The Marrows and gives the character the pursuit of The Collector.

"I am a collector - of many things; art and artifacts, treasures and truths... and curios that occupy the periphery of desire."

Pursuits

• The Collector gives you the pursuit of "The Collector" after you deliver the handkerchief to him on Blackstone Isle.

Notable Dialogue

The following information contains spoilers regarding the story or ending of the game. Discretion is advised.

• "These patterns are... unmistakable... even after all this time. This Handkerchief comes from an old ship I've been searching for. It sank many years ago." (upon receiving the Handkerchief)
• "My proposition is this: I will outfit your vessel with equipment that will let you dredge the wrecks and dark depths. Find me these lost relics and I will reward you in ways beyond all imagining." (before outfitting the boat with dredging equipment)

Game Endings

The following information contains spoilers regarding the story or ending of the game. Discretion is advised.

The player's interactions with the Collector affect the ending of the game significantly. In the default ending, once all relics have been brought to the Collector, he will tell you to bring him to a location out at sea. Here, he will throw the relics into the water to revive his lost wife, summoning an enormous creature whose summoning destroys Greater Marrow.

During gameplay, you can uncover clues about the book the Collector wields. If you discover the secrets of the book by talking to the Old Mayor and Lighthouse Keeper, a secret "good ending" can be achieved. In this ending, the Fisherman discovers that the Collector is only his reflection and decides to throw the Book of the Deep back to the sea. If this ending is performed first, the actions of the Collector in the default ending will instead be written to sound like the Fisherman is performing them instead.

Trivia

• Upon trying to give the Collector normal trinkets unrelated to his pursuit, he will say, "Do not bother me with common clutter. I hear that the Trader in Little Marrow deals with such trivialities."