Noman Synopsis
A man named the Brother once resided on the island of Anacrea, and one night while he was sleeping, a lost child came to him, asking him for help. He let the Lost Child in, and later that night, in a dream, the Lost Child spoke to the Brother, and changed form. Following the dream, the Brother built a garden for the Lost Child to live in, believing him to be the one true god. Others came to the island and they too pledged to protect the Lost Child.
One day, a powerful warlord named Noman came to the island. He forced his way into the garden to see the child. He stayed there for a day and a night and when he came out, he never spoke of what he saw. But soon after, he disbanded his army and formed a community to protect the god, which became known as the Nom, of which he was the leader.
Noman learned the secret of true strength and he passed his knowledge to his brothers and sisters and they too became strong and became known as the Noble Warriors. In defence they used no weapons or armour; they used only true strength. Their vow was to use their powers to bring freedom to the enslaved and justice to the oppressed and to defend themselves against the Savanters who seek to destroy the Noble Warriors.
They have similar powers to the noble warriors and they are referred to 'as noble warriors gone bad'.
The third book in The Noble Warriors series - The legendary fighter monks are no more. The mighty warlord of Orlan has managed to destroy their fortress. Without a base or a leader the Nomana's power has grown weak and the fighters have scattered across the land. And so the hunt begins for a new leader and an answer to the mystery that has never been uncovered. Seeker is the first novel in the trilogy and Jango is the second part.
KEY CHARACTERS IN NOBLE WARRIORS TRILOGY
Seeker after Truth is the protagonist of the Noble Warriors Trilogy and he turns 16 at the beginning of Seeker. He discovers that he has power without limits which he uses to kill the savanters. By the end of Noman, he has killed all of the savanters and he also discovers that himself, Jango and Noman are all the same person, and that he is the Assassin, just as Noman was 200 years ago.
Morning Star has a gift which enables her to see other peoples auras or what they are feeling (their colours). She became Seeker's friend after they met on Anacrea after both being rejected by the Nom. They both go after the secret weapon in Radiance with Wildman, though she gets kidnapped on the way by tribute traders.
She falls in love with Wildman during Jango, but at the start of Noman, she leaves the spiker army willingly. She joins the Joyous and tries to stop Seeker killing Manlir, the Joy Boy, but obviously fails. She also loses her colours temporarily in Noman but regains them when Seeker gives her some of his lir.
The Wildman is a famous spiker who wants to become a Noble Warrior after fighting, and losing to, some of them. He joins up with Seeker in destroying the secret weapon and he is accepted into the Nom. In Jango, he attempts to break into the garden but is stopped by his teacher. He then escapes from the Nom to prevent himself being cleansed.
By the end of Jango, he is the head of the spiker army which he uses to fight the Jahan, who he defeats but he his unable to prevent the Nom being destroyed. In Noman, he joins the Joyous with most of his army. He tries to stop Seeker killing Manlir but dies in the process. He is later resurrected by Seeker who gives him his lir.
Jango seems at first to be a crazy old man. He lives with his wife in a house by the door in the wall which was built by Noman. He is very wise and in Jango, he gives Seeker cryptic advice on how to defeat the savanters. He also has lots of lir, though not as much as Seeker, as he can knock Seeker down just with his mind. In Noman, it is revealed that Jango is actually Seeker grown older.
Noman was once a very powerful warlord who went to Anacrea 200 years ago, entered the Garden, founded the Noble Warriors and wrote their Rule. He first appears in Noman and reveals himself to Seeker through a mirror. He also gives Seeker advice and explains more about the experiment. It is later revealed that Noman was once the Assassin and that when went into the Garden 200 years ago, it was he who killed the All and Only in his quest for knowledge. Noman is also Seeker but grown much older.
Manlir is one of the savanters. In Noman, he is leading his followers, the Joyous, to the Great Embrace which is when they believe that they will become gods but it is actually when Manlir will harvest their lives. When he is eventually defeated by Seeker, he goes back into his body and sails off with Noman, his brother.
