My friend the Druid

 Until I left Kings Bridge on my way to the adventuring life I had never met a Druid.

Oh, I'd heard of them. Clerics of the natural world, able to transform into beasts and all. But I'd not encountered a druid until I met Derrick Smallz. 

I'd also never met a Hobgoblin. Derrick checks that box as well. I'd always thought that hobgoblins are horrible nasty beings with bad tempers and just not really great to be around. I was quite wrong.

Derrick is amazing. His particular domain of expertise (I don't know the official druid terminology) is the fabulous world of fungi. His spells are quite useful. He can cause plants to suddenly grow and entangle our enemies, and he has one called Thunderwave that creates a massive blast of thunder that just obliterates things like kobolds. 

Derrick can also turn on a cloud of necrotic spores around his body that seem to make hime a bit stronger and harder to hurt in combat. VERY useful. He's a great spellcaster to team up with.

Being a hobgoblin, Derrick can be a bit of a fish out of water, so to speak, but he's a great comrade.