Seth Briars

"I needs the map, partner... I needs it."

- Seth Briars

 is a major character featured in Red Dead Redemption. Briars is characterized as a dirty, crazy, old prospector who has resorted to grave robbing in his pursuit of treasure. He is obsessed with a unspecified Treasure and the map that will lead him to it.

Red Dead Redemption
Trapped within his obsession, Seth has lost his family, his life earnings and he has allowed his health to severely deteriorate. He appears unhealthy, emaciated and pale. His hair appears to be very fine and is clearly falling out. He rarely eats or sleeps. He claims he has not bathed in 6 months, apparently accurate due to how stained his hands are from his constant digging.

Seth states that he loves the deceased he robs even when they have been cold, buried and forgotten; and that he remembers them when no one else does. He also claims to tell them that it is okay to be cold and afraid, it is possible that he talks to them due to the fact that (because of his lust for his treasure) he may go weeks without human interaction.

Seth goes as far to peruse and threaten his former companion, Moses Forth, in search of the treasure. Seth still expresses how much he cared for Moses before their falling out.



Epilogue
In 1914, a newspaper reveals that Seth finally found the treasure he had been obsessed with, somewhere near the Tall Trees region. He became exceedingly wealthy as a result.

Mission Appearances

 * Exhuming and Other Fine Hobbies(Boss)
 * A Gentle Drive with Friends(Boss)
 * Let the Dead Bury Their Dead(Boss)
 * The Assault on Fort Mercer

Trivia

 * During one of Seth's first missions, on the way to Benedict Point, Seth says:


 * (In his normal voice) Have you looked in the cave Seth....?


 * (in a high pitched shrill voice) No... it's very dark!


 * This could indicate that Seth either suffers from multiple personalities or acts out both parts in conversations with corpses, but is likely a nod to Gollum from the Lord of the Rings.


 * During the mission Liars, Cheaters, and Other Proud Americans, Nigel West Dickens calls Seth "Seth of the Dead". This might be a reference to the movie "Shaun of the Dead".
 * Seth might also be a refrence to Gollum from Lord of the Rings having an overwelming desire, and will to do anything for what he wants. He may have been based of the crazy old hermit from For a Few Dollars More