André Marek is a mediaevalist and art expert. He's 29 and recently arrived from a post as an Associate Professor at Yale in history, where he recently participated in a arcaeological dig in rural France. He speaks Middle English, Old French, Occitan, and Latin.

He's no dull and dusty bookworm, however. He can joust, use a longbow, and fight with a sword, and enjoys horseback riding and SCUBA diving.