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Kingdom of the Nomes

Also known as the Underground World, the Nome King's domain, Nome King's dominions, his kingdom, the underground kingdom of the Nomes.

The underground domain ruled by King Roquat of the Rocks, Ruler of the Underground World, who commands the rocks and all they contain; home to many thousands of Nomes who labor at furnaces and forges making gold, silver, diamonds, rubies and emeralds hidden in the earth, and where the enslaved queen mother and her ten children of Ev are held, transformed into ornaments and bric-a-brac.

Appears in 3 chapters, first in chapter 57, last in chapter 67.

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What the story establishes

Appearance	A vast underground cave extending for miles under the mountain, filled with glowing furnaces and forges where Nomes hammer precious metals and polish jewels; the walls are lined with thousands of silver and gold doors built into the solid rock, from which ranks of armored Nome soldiers can march out to fill the cavern. (as of ch. 59)
Controlled by	King Roquat of the Rocks, the Nome King, Ruler of the Underground World. (as of ch. 57)

Relationships

rules ← the Nome King ch. 57
The Nome King rules the wonderfully rich underground Kingdom of the Nomes, commanding the rocks and all the wealth of gold, silver, and gems hidden within them.
located in ← nome_army ch. 60
The Nome army is garrisoned within the Underground World, its soldiers marching out from thousands of silver and gold doors built into the solid rock of the vast cavern beneath the mountain.
located in ← Nome King's Palace ch. 57
The Nome King's splendid palace lies underneath the great mountain at the north end of the Kingdom of the Nomes.
located in ← ozma_rescue_expedition (ended) ch. 57–59
At daybreak the whole expedition sets out from Langwidere's palace along the road toward the valley that leads to the Nome King's domain, entering the campaign's target territory.
located in ← Billina (ended) ch. 57–61
Billina rides along in Dorothy's arms in the golden chariot as the procession sets out from the palace toward the valley leading to the Nome King's domain.
located in ← Cowardly Lion (ended) ch. 57–67
The Cowardly Lion, harnessed to the chariot with the Hungry Tiger, sets out with the expedition on the road toward the valley leading to the Nome King's domain.
located in ← immense Tiger (ended) ch. 57–67
The Hungry Tiger, harnessed to the chariot alongside the Cowardly Lion, sets out with the expedition on the road toward the valley leading to the Nome King's domain.
located in ← Ozma (ended) ch. 57–60
Ozma leads her expedition out of the palace of Ev at daybreak, and by sunrise the procession has made good progress toward the valley leading into the Kingdom of the Nomes.
located in ← Saw-Horse (ended) ch. 57–67
The Sawhorse, carrying the Scarecrow on its back, marches with the procession along the road toward the valley leading to the Nome King's domain.
located in ← Scarecrow (ended) ch. 57–67
The Scarecrow rides the Sawhorse in the procession that sets out at daybreak and has made good progress toward the valley leading into the Kingdom of the Nomes by sunrise.
located in ← the twenty-seven soldiers (ended) ch. 57–67
The Army of twenty-seven tramps behind the main party as the whole procession leaves the palace and heads along the road toward the valley leading to the Nome King's domain.
located in ← Tiktok (ended) ch. 57–67
Tiktok marches with the procession that sets out at daybreak and has made good progress toward the valley leading into the Kingdom of the Nomes by sunrise.
located in ← Tin Woodman (ended) ch. 57–60
The Tin Woodman marches with the procession that sets out at daybreak and has made good progress toward the valley leading into the Kingdom of the Nomes by sunrise.

From the text

so that the kingdom of the Nomes is wonderfully rich, and all we have of precious stones and silver and gold is what we take from the earth and rocks where the Nome King has hidden them.Chapter 57

A vast cave extended for miles and miles under the mountain, and in every direction were furnaces and forges glowing brightly and Nomes hammering upon precious metals or polishing gleaming jewels.Chapter 59

So great were their numbers that they quickly filled the immense underground cavern and forced the busy workmen to abandon their tasks.Chapter 59

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