Wait, if he's so weak shouldn't he be more worried about preserving his already existing connections to solidify them not betraying him, and THEN going out recruiting? Oh well, just a nitpick.
Would've loved that in blind runs (three kingdoms, brigandine, fire emblem) wouldn't you hate it when you invested heavily in a character to only end up as subpar (fake ests especially) or betray you like lu bu
@Mai_loves_icecream A spy from a people who are highly discriminated against is very unlikely. The amount of information he would be able to gather would be tiny and most likely unimportant since no matter how skilled he may be, if nobody takes him in then he's useless since he wouldn't be able to gather anything outside of rumors from the alleyways. Hiring a merchant to gather info would definitely have more impact.