While searching for more information in this quest, I unfortunately and inadvertently spoiled his story (and a few others), and read that Gareth is turned into a silent monk in Act 4 if you don't persuade him to back down from his fight with Alexander in Act 3 during the Seeking Revenge quest. And the twist is that this persuasion may be ... More @Wikipedia
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