I did Halloran, the goblin merchant at the same time. At the time the story starts, Halloran has been living under a bridge and neither eating or drinking anything, other than scotch made from old socks and dead rats. (Goblin ingenuity knows no bounds)

Before his recent troubles he was a respected businessman, known for his skill at keeping inventories and knowing what his customers would want. He resents the Merchants' Guild and blames them for his recent troubles. When Will offers him a job at Anything Under the Sky, he jumps at it after finding out they're not members of the Guild.