Talk:Goblin Tinkerer/@comment-26840974-20150731131645/@comment-4511886-20150919184540

To clarify what Riki said, the Tinkerer will respawn whenever a house is available, after he is freed. After saving him, he'll function just like any other NPC.

However, if he dies before being saved, he will just continue spawning randomly underground until you actually save him.