Norreen

Norreen
Rakel
Information
Species	Human
Birth, Life & Death
Birthplace	Tarmula, Benalia, Aerona, the Domains, Dominaria
Lifetime	War with Phyrexia
Family
Spouse	Garth
Children	Hammen
Parents	Dasha (mother)
Relatives	Argemone (grandmother), Kynthia (great-grandmother)

Norreen was the fighter wife of Garth One-Eye. She was born Rakel in the Benalish clan Tarmula on Dominaria.

Descripion

Norreen had a seven-pointed star tattooed on her left forearm, a mark of the Benalish clan Tarmula. She had short-cropped black hair matching the color of her leather jerkin and tight-fitting trousers.

History

Benalia had a caste system that rotated annually; the top ruling caste moved to the lowest position and then progressed upward. Her caste, Tarmula, was ruling and scheduled to rotate to the bottom, meaning any upper-level man could demand anything from her. As a hero is above the caste system, she greatly desired to achieve that status. To that end, she served as a shield carrier until her lord died. Rather than return to Benalia and submit to a man, Norreen traveled to Kush to fight in the Arena.

Here she met Garth, who said he would give up planeswalking to live with her. The two retired in the countryside of Gish, with their child Hammen, to grow a vineyard. However, Garth found leaving behind his powers much harder than he had thought, and started journeying between the planes again. It was during one of his absences that Norreen and Hammen were kidnapped and brought to Benalia.

Norreen was charged with assassinating Gull and Greensleeves but instead became a commander of their army, disciplining the force. She was captured and tortured before being saved by Lily and Gull.

Story appearances

Title	Author	Publishing date	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Arena	William R. Forstchen	October 1994	Dominaria, Kuthuman's Plane	Garth, Webin, Okmark, Zarel Ewine, Varnel Buckara, Hammen, Kuthuman, Tulan, Cullinarn, the Eternal (mentioned), Norreen, Uriah Aswark, Gilrash, Naru, Jimak Ravelth, Balzark, Kirlen, Leonovit, Rico, Matu, Evanual, Nahatkim, Galin, Varena, Grimash, Petros, Lothor, Haglin, Erwina, Lorrin, Alinar, Ogla, Farnin, Petrakov, Josega, Silmar, Omar, Mina, Ulin, Hadin gar Kan, Azema, Jolina, Igun, Gilganorin, Malina, Juka, Valmar, Seduna
Shattered Chains	Clayton Emery	March 1995	Dominaria, Phyrexia, five unnamed planes	Stiggur, Knothead, Gull, Bardo, Helki, Holleb, Varrius, Liko, Tomas, Neith, Egg Sucker, Greensleeves, Cherrystone, Istu, Lily, Norreen, Hammen, Garth, Natal, Guyapi, Dasha, Argemone, Kynthia, Alaqua, Sabriam, Tybalt, Kwam, Karli, Torsten Von Ursus (mentioned), Ragnar (mentioned), Jacques le Vert (mentioned), Typhon, Amma, Donahue, Hassel, Atira, Kamee, Ertha, Daru, Xira Arien (mentioned), Adun Oakenshield (mentined), Chaney, Channa, Dinos, Axelrod Gunnarson (mentioned), Evangela (mentioned), Frida, Ordando, Rabi, Givon, Dela, Goldenrod, Ribbons, Melba, Terrill, Haakon, Gabriel Angelfire (mentioned), Ashtok, Essa, Muliya, Jayne, Dacian, Rida, Shaitan, Tirtha, Towser (mentioned)