The Noble Warriors trilogy is a fantasy series, written by British novelist William Nicholson.
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.
Following the dream, the Brother built a garden for the Lost Child to live in, believing him to be the one true god.
Noman learned the secret of true strength and he passed his knowledge to his brothers and sisters and they too became strong.
They cannot love any person above all others, build a lasting home, possess anything but can only use their powers to bring freedom to the enslaved and justice to the oppressed.
The Savanters are the enemies and seemingly the main antagonists of the noble warriors in the series as they seek to destroy the Nom.
Noman appointed the Savanters as the necessary evil to oppose the Nomana - faith is the natural enemy of knowledge.
Narrow Path tells him that is very important to kill all the Savanters, "leave even one alive and it will all begin again".
Soren Simlin manipulates the situation, and has them all thrown off the cliff, claiming they have angered the Sun-God and it has only risen again to punish them.
When Amroth Jahan and his army invades Radiance, Similin persuades him into helping him destroy Anacrea.
They are a large army (ten thousand men and horses) and their leader is the great Amroth Jahan who is 'mesmerisingly ugly'.
Their goal is to conquer the world and when the noble warriors defy and shame the Jahan, they vow revenge.
The Jahan and his army would first attack the noble warriors and distract them from the bomb of charged water which Similin would send down a ramp and over the channel to blow up Anacrea.
The plan works but Seeker, who arrives just after the bomb is launched, breaks the Jahan's pride but causing him to kneel to and kiss Echo Kittle's hand.