Organization in The Oz Series

nome_army

Also known as the mail-clad warriors of the Nome King, this terrible army, his warriors, a large number of the warriors, the foremost warriors.

The vast standing army of the Nome King: solid ranks of squat, rock-colored Nome soldiers clad in glittering gem-inlaid steel armor, each wearing an electric light upon the brow; now shown drawn up in full array inside the domed throne hall, rank after rank standing in orderly formation, battle-axes poised as if to strike, yet holding motionless like statues awaiting the King's word of command.

Appears in 4 chapters, first in chapter 60, last in chapter 66.

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What the story establishes

Leader id	nome_king
Purpose	To defend the Nome King and his Underground World and enforce his rule, deterring any surface ruler from daring to fight or oppose him.
Reputation	An invincible host: 'No ruler upon Earth has ever dared to fight me, and no ruler ever will, for I am too powerful to oppose.'

Relationships

enemy of → ozma_rescue_expedition ch. 60
The Nome army stands as the insurmountable opposing force to Ozma's rescue expedition: its overwhelming numbers convince Ozma that her brave Twenty-Seven would be quickly destroyed and that open battle is hopeless.
leader of ← the Nome King ch. 60
The Nome King commands his enormous army from his throne of rock, the mail-clad warriors standing in orderly rank after rank with battle-axes poised as if to strike, motionless and awaiting his word of command while he sits enraged, his face distorted with fury.
located in → Kingdom of the Nomes 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.
fears → Billina's eggs (ended) ch. 65
At the mere sight of an egg thrown at their King, the Nome warriors panicked and fled in terror, calling the egg a fatal poison.
defeats ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 66
When Nome warriors chase the fleeing party with weapons raised, Dorothy uses the magic belt to turn the foremost attackers into eggs, and the sight so terrifies the rest that they flee back into the cavern and refuse to advance.
used against ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 66
When the Nome King's warriors chase the escaping party through the passage with weapons raised, Dorothy uses the magic belt to turn the foremost warriors into eggs, terrifying the rest into fleeing back into the cavern.
threatens → Ozma (ended) ch. 64
As Ozma's party tries to leave the palace, the doors open to reveal the Nome King's entire army filling the cavern in battle array, battle-axes poised as if to strike, silently threatening the departing group.
threatens → ozma_rescue_expedition (ended) ch. 66
As Ozma's party marches out through the passage after their escape, a large number of Nome warriors are seen chasing them with swords, spears, and axes raised, intending to strike the fugitives down before they can get away.
commands ← the Nome King (ended) ch. 64
The Nome King sits enthroned at the center of his massed army, which stands in orderly array awaiting his word of command to strike.
commands ← the Nome King (ended) ch. 65
The Nome King whistles his warriors up from below and orders them to seize Dorothy, then to surrender the Oz party's friends as prisoners, mustering his full army against the intruders.
confronts ← the twenty-seven soldiers (ended) ch. 65
On Ozma's order, the lone private among the Oz soldiers charged forward and attacked the ranks of Nome warriors with his spear.
commands ← captain of the Nomes (ended) ch. 65
The Nome captain led the warriors into the throne room and, when the egg was thrown, shouted the warning that sent the whole army fleeing in a panic.
fears → Scarecrow (ended) ch. 65
After the Scarecrow struck the King with an egg, the Nome captain screamed a warning about the egg and the entire Nome army fled in terror, tumbling over one another and off the balcony.

From the text

For the room was filled with the mail-clad warriors of the Nome King, rank after rank standing in orderly array. The electric lights upon their brows gleamed brightly, their battle-axes were poised as if to strike down their foes; yet they remained motionless as statues, awaiting the word of command.Chapter 64

The warriors fairly tumbled over one another in their efforts to escape the fatal poison of that awful egg, and those who could not rush down the winding stair fell off the balcony into the great cavern beneath, knocking over those who stood below them.Chapter 65

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