[fantasma]

Well, what is the fun of getting a human commander hero? Yay, a super troop ferry. He has to be idle until you can afford a lab, but usually I'd spend his time site searching, leaving him idle or suicide him is just if you are fearing dominion kill. And that all assumes he appears very very early. To counter this, he should bring significant diversification and/or other interesting options. But he is a serious, potentially lethal danger to the nation, and that should be represented.

He could also be stealthy (he is a sneaker, after all) and a spy, so just send him off to enemy territory. Actually, I like this better than the mage idea. A spy with seduction (by whispers and promises, not sexually).

My approach is primarily thematic, though.