Novana

Father Novana is the commonly accepted name for the leader of the Order of Light. He is believed to be one Hector Zantana Martinez, a Mexican national with long-term ties to the United States DEA and Department of Justice, Immigration Services.

After a serious snafu some time in the early eighties, Novana severed all North American ties and traveled to South America. (All relevant DEA files are sealed and classified.) His official Order of Light biography indicates that he sought a spiritual light in the darkness of the jungles of Brazil, which he found in the Books of Light in an abandoned ancient temple near the headwaters of the Amazon. Unofficial sources within the American DEA indicate that he tracked a drug cartel to Columbia on a personal vendetta, was severely wounded and left for dead over the Brazilian border.

Novana leads a powerful religious movement in the city of Rio de Janeiro. While his followers are not numerous, they are intense, and all seem to owe a personal allegiance to Novana himself. Novana is outspoken in local and national politics, condemning both the endemic poverty and drug-ridden streets of the lower class of Rio.

Pattern analysis of Novana's activities indicates an agile and direct manipulator of situations. He will attempt to direct your every move. None of his intentions seems contrary to Corporate policies other than a general anti-technology stance. He knows more about Rio than any Corporate asset. Lean upon him for advice and guidance while operating in Rio.