There are a number of things you can do while viewing Murkon. You can equip him with weapons and armor, examine inventory, and more.

This screen is mostly self-explanatory, but here are a few parts that might not be:

If an item is listed in Murkon's inventory in gray print, it means he is unable to wear or use the item. Initially, Murkon isn't able to wield any weapons or armor.

If, next to a particular attribute, you see a parenthesized value in small print next to the regular value, this means that something he is equipped with is altering the value of this attribute. For example, wearing "Gloves of Dexterity" will increase the value of Murkon's dexterity. The regular number is the effective value of his dexterity, as modified by wearing the gloves; the parenthesized value is the original value, and what the effective value would revert to if the gloves were taken off.

For help with any of the options available from this screen, see one of the other help pages; there is a separate help page for each available option.