Hal De Banditte

Level 9 Human Rogue

### Relationships

Corax De Banditte (Brother), Kressle (Former Employer), Happs Bydon (Former Co-Worker), The Stag Lord (Former Lord), Akiros Ismort (Co-Worker, Friend)

## Campaign

### First Appearance

Kingmaker Episode 05: Thieves & Tales

*"Yeah, okay. Cool. Sure sure sure. Alright."*

*-Hal De Banditte upon most of his new intel briefings from the Kingmakers.*

Formerly a bandit prowling the Greenbelt in search of riches, Hal found himself slowly but surely disillusioned by the lifestyle he lead and the man he served. When cornered by The Kingmakers and interrogated for information, Hal saw his chance to change his life... and he took it.

## Description

Hal DeBanditte is an older man, starting the campaign in his late 50s. He isn't a particularly well kept man; his hair is frizzy and his beard isn't particularly tidy. He is unused to a life outside of poverty, and as such, dislikes wearing fancy clothes, even as a member of the Council of Kilcela. He instead opts for more traditional leather clothing-- even if it is a little ragged.

## Personality

Hal is, at his base, a pessimist. He's often the first to point out the most dangerous and grim outcome of a situation, no matter how unlikely it may be. His pessimism doubles as pragmatism; he can also come up with quick fixes or solutions to dire situations. Hal is also the most easily floored by strange situations or problems he couldn't have predicted. This is most noticeable during The Season Of Bloom, where the apparent randomness of Fey action and motivations left him a thoroughly confused man.

## Abilities

While his combat prowess is middling at best, Hal is a fantastic spymaster. By using his former connections in the criminal underworld, Hal is able to easily pull up information on crimes and hand them over to the Kingmakers should they need them.

## History

Some time before the events of Kingmaker, Hal and his brother, Corax De Banditte, had an argument and fell out. Hal found himself unable to settle anywhere but as a brigand among the Stag Lord Bandits, which he did enthusiastically at first. However, the crimes he and his companions committed, alongside the slow decline of The Stag Lord into alcoholism, left a bitter taste in his mouth. When the Kingmakers slayed Kressle at the Thorn Ford Camp where he was based in 4710 AR, he attempted to run into the woods, only to be swiftly caught and interrogated by them. Here, Hal aired his grievances and told them everything that was happening, before leaving off into the woods again with his life spared. When Hal heard the Stag Lord's rallying cry to form an army of bandits to raze Oleg's Trading Post, which he had previously helped to terrorize, Hal felt in debt, and went to them to warn them of the danger. This lead to the Kingmakers infiltrating The Stag Lord's Fort and slaying the Stag Lord, ending his reign of terror on the Greenbelt.

When the Barony of Kilcela was formed over the next year, Hal was given the role of the Spymaster of Kilcela. He took to the job well, co-ordinating with General Kesten Garess, Warden Akiros Ismort and Marshal Brycen Aldori to ensure the security of Kilcela. He was instrumental in dealing with several of the crises which faced the nation over the next few years; Giant Kobolds and Kongerike in 4711 AR, The Varnhold Vanishing in 4712 AR, the Boggard Blockade and Tiger Lord War in 4714 and The War of the River Kings in 4715. He was particularly involved in the Season of Bloom where he worked very closely with the Kingmakers in order to help pinpoint the next Blooms' whereabouts as soon as they happened. Hal survived the events of the Season of Bloom and helped rule the Kingdom in the Kingmaker's absence while they were in The Thousandbreaths.