Gideon Payne

Sir Gideon, a character in the Desire & Decorum series, is a friend of Duke Richards. He is first seen in Book 2, Chapter 7.

Background
If you received the Article clue in Book 2, Chapter 6, it is revealed that he is a criminal who was one of the ringleaders of the Brixton Bridge Riot in 1793. When you bring up his exile to France, he brushes it off as merely a rumor.

Book 2

 * Chapter 6 (Article)
 * Chapter 7

Trivia

 * In Book 2, Chapter 16 he escapes arrest by the royal guards.