He's well-versed in preparing food from monsters and other ingredients found in the dungeon, and is adamant that the party always eat nutritiously.
Like most dwarves in the series, he wears little armor, because while dwarves are stronger than their larger "tallmen" counterparts, they tire quickly (likely from a combination of short legs and more muscular torsos leaving less room for their hearts and lungs) and aren't suited to carrying large loads for a long time.
He carries a mithril cooking knife and adamantine cooking pot, which any other dwarf would likely consider a sacrilegious misuse of said materials.
