"There are many things I can tell you that I am, but within the grand scheme of the Alphaverse there is not a word for what I am. So for the sake of our conversations and your sanity, you can just call me Innkeeper Bob, which funny enough is what I am, I'm just an Innkeeper.
Now in light of your discovery and the talks of monetary settlement, the business man in me would tell you to sell it to me. But Cole you are amongst a selected number of individuals that are very and quite important in the survival of your world.
You are of interest to some very powerful people and it is both bad as it is good. The gear you have on now is a peace offering of sorts, and the information I'm giving you about the dungeon core is also an investment. However all of this would come at a cost and you will eventually have to pay back your due, whether you like it or not.
