He is the battlemaster in Aspienne Fief and is placed as overall commander of the right flank in the battle of Hackham Heath, which is composed of warriors from the fiefs of Seacliff, Aspienne and Culway.He is mortally injured in combat with the Wargals and Halt takes his place as commander due to the fact Battlemasters Patrick and Marat are unsure what to do and Morgarath takes advantage of that. Battlemaster Norman was a good leader with melding even a very sloppy force together and had a lot of experience.