Noban was a young man who resided on Deneva in the 2260s, along with his younger sister, Aurelan, and his father, Menen. In 2267, Noban was one of many colonists who were infected by neural parasites. In order to break himself free of the parasites influence, he stole a small one-man starship and flew into the Denevan sun. While he was able to break through, he died seconds later when he small ship burnt up. (TOS novelization: Operation -- Annihilate!)