Keil Randor
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Keill Randor is a fictional character, the implacable protagonist of Douglas Hill's science fiction quintet The Last Legionary. He is the last surviving inhabitant of a planet named Moros.
Keill lives within our galaxy at an intermediate time in the far future, where interstellar travel has become commonplace. Although no other sentient races were found during Earths push out to the outer reaches of the galaxy, many planets were colonized, and some, due to environmental conditions, caused subtle altering of the human form - these people are known as the 'altered races'. Keill however is outwardly humanoid.
Keill's people were hardened by their inhospitable planet over generations, which (combined with rigorous martial training) results in them exhibiting speed, reflexes, strength, and fighting abilities all at the very upper limit of human ability - along with an iron will and fierce determination. The people of Moros acted effectively as mercenaries - however they were careful to only offer their services to clients fighting in self defense.
The planet Moros was destroyed by an entity known only as 'The Warlord'; and consequently Keill, complete with a new unbreakable skeleton given to him by 'The Overseers' and a companion named Glr, embarks on a dangerous mission to avenge his people.
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[edit] Young Legionary
Young Legionary is a prequel to the Last Legionary quartet. It follows Keill through his childhood, from the age of 12 to 18 (within 4 distinct stories), as he struggles to meet the requirements of becoming a Legionary. We learn a great deal about Keills personal character, and the world of Moros and the life of a Legionary. We also meet Oni Wolda, a close (female) friend of Keill's.
[edit] Galactic Warlord
As the book begins Keill is the leader of an offworld Strike Team, far from his home planet. He receives a distress signal from Moros, stating that the Legionaires home world is under attack from unknown forces. Keill's ship suffers damage, and consequently he is delayed in returning to Moros - when he arrives, the entire planet is covered with a glowing radiation. He is met by the ship of his friend Oni Wolda, who tells him to flee the planet - a deadly radiation is killing everyone who comes close to the surface. At the end of Oni's speech, it's revealed that it is an automated message - it appears Oni herself is dead. In grief Keill leaves the planet, but soon realizes that, even though he did not actually land, he has still been mortally exposed - the radiation is eating through his body at a slow, though inevitable rate.
Keill begins to search for any fellow Legionnaires who may have survived, relying on his extreme physical conditioning and iron will to fight the course of the disease. However his search is fruitless - it appears he truly is the last legionary. As Keill begins to lose hope, he is contacted by an unknown agency - however he opts to ignore the contact to pursue some rumours of apparent survivors of Moros. Shortly afterwards he is attacked outside his ship, and loses consciousness.
Keill wakes as an apparent prisoner - immobilized - within what appears to be a medical facility. Keills extreme physical conditioning allows him to recover quickly, and he discovers that he has been completely healed of his radiation sickness by a strange group known only as The Overseers - known thus because (through a network of satellites) they have an overview of all events throughout the galaxy. The Overseers explain to Keill that his home planet was destroyed by a malevolent entity known as 'The Warlord' - who's sole aim is to spread war through the galaxy, enabling him to rule over the remains that survive. The Warlord moved against the Legions since he perceived them as the greatest threat to his plan. The Overseers also explain that, since the radiation sickness had settled into his bones, they were forced to replace his entire skeleton - using an unbreakable alloy - effectively rendering Keills bones unbreakable. They also reveal how they captured Keill so easily - a telepathic avian lifeform from another galaxy known only as 'Glr'.
With Glr as his companion a still skeptical Keill moves to meet with the Legionaries he found evidence of - however he quickly finds that they are in fact agents of a shadowy force known as the Deathwing - and that everything the Overseers told him was true. With the help of Glr, and his prodiguous abilities, Keill manages to defeat them; he then agrees to collaborate with his new friends to find, and destroy, the Warlord.
[edit] Deathwing Over Veynaa
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[edit] Day Of The Starwind
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[edit] Planet Of The Warlord
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[edit] Trivia
In Greek mythology, Moros ("doom") was the personification of impending doom and destruction. He was a son of Erebus and Nyx. It seems likely that this was the inspiration for the naming of Keills home planet.
