Olaf Niedermann

"Olaf Niedermann was a short man, a little shorter than Arthur, but he more than made up for it in sheer presence. His hair was a dusty white that went prematurely grey in his late thirties, and it was no less white now that he was in his sixties. His dark eyes were as sharp and piercing as ever, but the laugh lines weren't laugh lines at all, weighing him down with a nearly perpetual frown. He was dressed in a nice, fine navy-blue suit that spelled out Old Family Money to anyone who might miss it in his demeanour, and the gold thread in his shiny tie competed with the flash of his watch, the glimmer of his cuff links, and the ostentatious ring with his family crest on his left index finger (R&R )."
Olaf Niedermann works for MI-5. He is officially retired and in his 60s.
He's a patriot at heart, even when his sense of duty might be "warped", as Arthur sees it.
He comes from old family money and has a daughter named Vivian who he is very, very protective of. That, however, didn't stop him from recruiting her for MI-5 in the end, though (cf. Desperate Measures).
Olaf constantly tries to recruit Arthur for MI-5, but never tried the same shtick for Morgana because "he could never be sure of her loyalties".
==History==
He was part of Operation Albion and - among other things - it was his recommendation which ensured that Uther had a spot on the same team. When he learned the purpose of the collection of the relics, he wasn't best pleased and tried to do something against that (aka went against The Directory). That, however, proved to be unsuccessful and he was demoted for his troubles, but still managed to get a postion where he could monitor the doings of The Directory. That's the story how Arthur deduces is from Vivian, at least (cf. Desperate Measures).
In 2004, he was saved by Arthur and his men from an embarrassing fiasco at the Belgi Embassy.
He is especially partial to The Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester Restaurant and usually meets Arthur there.
He was shot between the events of R&R and Groundwork and is still nursing the gunshot wound when he meets Arthur during Groundwork. We don't know the backstory to that. 
He does end of recruiting Will Kendrick and has him spy on the NWO. He meets up with Will in Breakwater to pass on informatin to Arthur. 
==Trivia==
In 2004, Olaf got drunk at the Belgium Embassy and called Arthur, who was currently vacationing in Belgium,  to bail him out of the 'drunk tank'. 
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