Icarus

Born on the 17th December 1899 in Trachia.

Recruited into the Commissariat for External Affairs in 1918. Integrated into the Ionian Intelligence Secretariat in 1921.

Early life Icarus was one of the first individuals born in the course of the Amrynian occupation of Trachia during the Thalassian War.

Fortunately for him, his family happened to be one of the most powerful landowners in the region. In fact, the Goran Conglomerate controlled more than two thirds of Greater Trachia's contemporary agriculture production. As such, Icarus' family was able to purchase protection by the Amrynian occupation force in exchange for continued cooperation.

This fortune came to and end, however, when the Empire of Amryn formally annexed Trachia in the course of the Spalathian Treaties. From that point onward, Amryn was able to nationalize significant parts of the Goran Conglomerate's assets.

With their means severely diminished and set against state-subsidized competition, the corporation had to file for bankruptcy soon afterwards. Furthermore, Amryn refused to grant any members of the family citizenship on grounds of "ideological divergences".

As such, Icarus and his family saw no other choice but to leave their conquered home and return to their formal country of Residence: The Basileia of Graikós.

Once again, however, the Goran family witnessed a change of government soon afterwards. The Tyrannoktony and the successive Second Ionian Enlightment not only devastated large parts of the Graikonian countryside, but also heavily shuffled the political landscape. As refugees from Trachi, the Goran family was publicly uplifted to a symbol of Ionians suffering through the Amrynian occupation.

Career In the coming years, cooperation between the resurgent Goran company and the government increased, leading to the then 18 year old Icarus being granted a position as independent advisor within the Secretariat for External Affairs. Contrary to the expectations of various officials, Icarus wasn't just interested in the honours and substantial salary, but applied himself wherever he could.

According to statements of a Private Undersecretary, Icarus seemed driven by a fervent desire to return Trachi back to what was now called Ionia. As such, he requested a meeting with Johan Fairclough and put forward his idea to become the vanguard of the reclamation by being posted as an asset in the city, itself.

From that point onward, Icarus operated almost exclusively from within Trachi. He is rumored to have played a vital role in the Fredrick Dam Incident in 1919. An internal memo suggests that he was the one who relayed the plans to the Trachian government. Furthermore, he was likely involved in the assassination of Wilkert Forten in 1920.

Evaluation With all that being said, it is clear that either Icarus was made for this operation, or the operation was made for him. He is undoubtedly the best man at the IIS' disposal. In other words, Fairclough will recommend him, in particular.

Fortunately, we know enough about him to predict a probable pattern of behavior in the field. Even though it's unclear whether Icarus expressed ideological fervor is genuine, his past suggests that he'll be cooperative with any measures that result in the reclamation of Trachi.

As such, the candidates we proposed on our side should be more than able to handle him.