Graveyard Keeper 2 NPCs & Characters
“Herbert” (+400%) and “well dweller” (breakout) both spiked at launch — and one of them is not actually a Graveyard Keeper character. Here is the working GK2 roster from launch-week walkthroughs, with the confusions sorted out.
Character Roster
| NPC | Where / role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert | East of the crossroads / village gate | Main early quest-giver — see below |
| Larry | Your companion skull | GK2’s replacement for Gerry as the talkative skull |
| Gerry | Starting skeleton helper | Carries over from GK1 in spirit |
| Jack | Town Warehouse | Gives the first order (Supply: Iron) — see iron |
| Agatha the Nun | Tavern | Bridge repair / polished bronze chain — see polished bronze |
| Plague Doctor | Basement dungeon | Dream Dust questline, 2 free zombies — see insanity |
| Gunter the Astrologer | Port Area | Zombie workers and the Hypno-device questline |
| Januarius | Tavern keeper | Beer (insanity cure) and burial-certificate gratitude |
| Herm | Merchant | The Wrath-day buy/sell loop for gratitude |
| Heffry & Jeffry | The twins | The 5 Clay Plates early quest |
| Donkey | Corpse delivery | GK1 staple, still on the job |
| Davy the Dagger | Sewers | Herbert’s Love Novel chain |
| Mercenaries | Hireable | Fight for the town defence |
Herbert's Questline
- Meet Herbert east of the crossroads / village gate early in the game
- After your first burial, show him the Burial Certificate
- His chain runs the early game: improving the graveyard, bringing Faith, preparing the army and a Magic Bell, then winning the first counterattack
- Side item: Herbert’s Love Novel, recovered through the Davy the Dagger chain along with sewer battles
Well Dweller & Tobias Weatherburn: Not GK2 Characters
Well Dweller is a different game — a dark Metroidvania that released the same day as Graveyard Keeper 2 (Sep 22, 2026), which is why the searches cross over. No GK2 character, well NPC or quest by that name exists in any walkthrough. Tobias Weatherburn does not appear in any GK1 or GK2 source either — treat both as search confusion, not game content.
GK1 Baseline
GK1’s roster — Gerry, Snake, the Bishop, the Astrologer, the Merchant — maps onto GK2 with renamed and expanded roles: Larry replaces Gerry, Gunter keeps the astrologer seat, and the town adds traders GK1 never had. The walkthrough structure (meet NPC → small trust quest → reputation) is unchanged.
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