Nor (Wicked)

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Nor is the daughter of Fiyero and Sarima in the novel Wicked by Gregory Maguire, and often described as a small skinny dark girl with a big smile. She is the youngest of the children of Fiyero and often bullied by her brother Manek; Nor and her other borther Irji often have to work together to stand up to Manek. After Manek's death, that bond disappears, and Nor becomes more independent. Nor enjoys snooping around Elphaba's room and possessions and it is her who first makes Elphaba see that her broom is magical. Towards the end of the novel, she and her family are taken captive by the Gale Force. While the others are killed out of political considerations, Nor is held prisoner (in a very cruel fashion) by the Wizard and used to blackmail Elphaba.

In Son of a Witch, Liir goes on a quest of sorts to look for Nor, who was the only person who had ever given him a sort of kindness. Nor is only seen in flashbacks, but at the end of the novel, Liir still believes in her existence, due to a graffiti of 'Elphaba lives' on a wall. Liir, who denies being Elphaba and Fiyero's bastard son, has a somewhat romantic interest in her, although this would be incest.

Nor as well as her mother, brothers and aunts are not present in the musical presentation of Wicked.