Discovering that it is the Wizard's intent to use them to spy upon the people of Oz to stamp out any resistance to his dictatorship, Elphaba immediately turns against him and vows to stop him.
Rain first meets her in the attic which Scarly says used to be her room but has been ordered out so that Rain has somewhere to stay. At the request of his former fiancé's employer, an enchantment placed on his axe that was supposed to take off one of his arms; instead, it made him tin. At one point, he refers to himself as Liir's "The Scarecrow is one of Dorothy's companions along the Yellow Brick Road. The animals turn out to be dragons, which Trism has great skill at training (becoming chief dragon master), although he is extremely distressed at the tasks for which he trains them. In the musical, Galinda is deeply annoyed by the constant advances of schoolmate Boq. After Elphaba's death, Chistery remain at Kiamo Ko with the other monkeys and looks after Nanny. They try to set up Sarima and Commander Cherrystone because a remarriage of Sarima would mean they could marry as well, but it fails. After Manek's death, this codependent bond that had existed between Nor and Irji disappears, and Nor becomes more independent. As a way of escape, Galinda encourages Boq to invite Nessarose to the Ozdust Ballroom as a "favor" to her.
For giving her protection and a home, she agreed to become the leader of the Scrow. At first, he is only interested in talking to Elphaba in the hope that it will help him to gain the attention of Galinda, his crush. She later changes her name to Glinda out of respect of the late Doctor Dillamond. His real name is revealed to be Nick Chopper.
In the original Broadway production of the musical, the role of Chistery was played by Manuel Herrera. She transports Liir and Elphaba to Kiamo Ko in He is a Paltos baron who is Glinda's husband. He also makes Liir take off his trousers to see if his genitals are green like Elphaba's skin. Throughout the novel, Irji grows as a character both physically and mentally. He is later rescued from the mauntery by Glinda and travels to Apple Press Farm where something happens between him and Candle, which Candle refuses to explain to Liir. He is the inspiration behind the clock of the time dragon. She is described as incompetent, but friendly and her failures inspire the girls to be willing to try their own magic. He is the brother of Manek and Nor, and it is implied that he is the half-brother of Liir.
Elphaba believes this could represent how magic was used by ancient sorcerers to give animals the power to speak. Her father is Uyodor H’aekeem. He is described as sallow and has a fondness for jewels—all his fingers and both thumbs are loaded with rings. The Wicked Witch of the West was originally the antagonist created by author L. Frank Baum from his famous 1900 children's novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and most notably in the iconic 1939 MGM musical film version, The Wizar… When she decides to leave the child in the care of its father and return to her role as wife of the Munchkin governor, she must come to terms with having to watch her daughter grow from afar – and with the repercussions of that choice. Tibbett is later mentioned in the fourth section as being brought to Elphaba's nunnery with an incurable disease.
In the original Broadway production of the musical, he was played by Dorothy Gale is a 10-year-old girl who lands in Oz in her Yackle is a mysterious crone who appears frequently in Elphaba's life. She is later unhappily married to Boq, and frequently attempts suicide. Liir believes he may have either fallen for Candle or have been jealous of her. Elphaba suspects that Yackle may be exerting control over her fate, and may be Kumbricia, the ambivalent goddess of Ozian myth. Her assistant is the fairy Preenella and both are celebrated in a holiday similar to Christmas where Lurline rides a sleigh to deliver presents to the people of Oz, similar to Santa Claus. His assistant The Superior Maunt during Elphaba's seven-year stay at the Cloister. She hates Elphaba at first, but they later become close friends. An old Scrow who acts as Princess Nastoya's chief translator and A maunt in the Cloister of Saint Glinda, and professional rival of Sister Apothecaire; who do not think highly of each other's medical skills. Galinda's chaperone, who accompanies her to Shiz University, Ama Clutch is present throughout Galinda and Elphaba's time at the university. While she formerly could shift between elephant and human form, she is finding it increasingly difficult to do so, which leads her to believe she is dying. It is never revealed what this illness is or how he got it, though some speculate it was due to the aforementioned sex act. She is just an infant about the age of Elphaba at the start of Wicked. Yackle is often thought to be her reincarnation, and the Kellswater lake is said to be her dwelling because of its negative qualities. Trism comes from a Gillikinese farming family, and attended St. Prowd's school. She is the sister of Proctor Gadfry and is described as a stern woman, who is not afraid to speak her mind. As the ruling monarchy passes down the female line, when her mother died, Ozma's father Pastorius became the Ozma Regent, ruling Oz until his daughter is old enough to take the throne. Mentally, he becomes more strong-willed and open like his brother. By the conclusion of the book, she has raised three generations of the Thropps, most notably having acted as Brother Frexspar the Godly is Elphaba, Nessarose, and Shell's father (at least in the emotional and physical sense; whether he shares a genetic link with Elphaba or Nessarose is questionable).