An employee of the city herb and potion shop where he's learned which herbs and compounds are... NOT good for use via his supervisors tendency to use Danyel as a guinee pig for his latest creations.
While his employer is goodhearted and always ensures there are various remedies on hand should the latest concoction prove to be... unfriendly (*cough* mildly poisonous *cough*), Danyel spends as much time hiding out in the local library where he's exhausted most of the material there.
While this has lead to a wide knowledge base on a wide variety of not always useful topics, it has also honed his intelligence to a razer sharp degree. In addition to a developing eidetic memory, Danyel has developed a talent for languages and has learned a number of languages spoken by city residents.
Alas, the time spent with his head in a book has it's drawbacks. He recognizes that he's not the most charismatic fellow and that he's rather plain looking but does his best to make up for all that by striving to be honest and sincere which is good because he's a terrible liar.