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.[1][2] She had black hair that she wore short-cropped in her youth and long and wavy after she became a mother.[3] As a warrior, she wore a black leather jerkin and tight-fitting trousers.
History
Benalia had a caste system that rotated annually; the top ruling caste would move to the lowest position and then progress upward.[1] Her caste, Tarmula, was ruling and scheduled to rotate to the bottom, meaning any upper-level man could demand anything from her. Knowing that Sabriam, a man whom she'd refused marriage to, would take advantage of this, given the opportunity, she chose to become a hero who served above Benalia's caste system.[3] To that end, she served as squire to the warlord Alaqua. When Alaqua was killed in battle in the Red Iron Mountains, Norreen was struck by three arrows and knocked unconscious with a dwarven axe. Transported in a wagonload of bodies to Estark, she took fourteen months to recover in a hospital. Once she'd recovered, Noreen chose to win glory by fighting in the Arena rather than return to Benalia and submit to a man.
Here she met Garth, who said he would give up planeswalking to live with her.[4] The two retired in the countryside of Gish, with their child Hammen, to grow a vineyard.[3] 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.[5]
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
References
- ↑ a b William R. Forstchen (September 26, 1994). "Chapter 3". Magic: The Gathering - Arena, HarperPrism. ISBN-13 978-00610542426.
- ↑ William R. Forstchen (September 26, 1994). "Chapter 16". Magic: The Gathering - Arena, HarperPrism. ISBN-13 978-00610542426.
- ↑ a b c Clayton Emery (January 27, 1995). "Chapter 2". Shattered Chains, HarperPrism. ISBN-13 978-0061054198.
- ↑ William R. Forstchen (September 26, 1994). Magic: The Gathering - Arena, HarperPrism. ISBN-13 978-00610542426.
- ↑ Clayton Emery (1994) Magic: The Gathering - Shattered Chains. HarperPrism.