Species in The Oz Series
Quadlings
Also known as the South country of the Quadlings.
The people who live in the South of Oz, in a country ringed by the same impassable desert.
Appears in 8 chapters, first in chapter 2, last in chapter 84.
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What the story establishes
| Cultural norms | A reclusive people of the far south: none of the Quadlings ever come to the Emerald City, and they live under the rule of Glinda the Witch of the South. (as of ch. 18) |
| Habitat | The South of the Land of Oz. (as of ch. 2) |
| Innate traits | Short and fat, chubby and good-natured in looks, and dressed all in red (their country's color, as yellow is the Winkies' and blue the Munchkins'). (as of ch. 22) |
Relationships
- located in → the Land of the South ch. 18The Quadlings dwell in the Land of the South and never come to the Emerald City.
- rules ← Glinda ch. 18Glinda, the Witch of the South and most powerful of all the Witches, rules over the Quadlings.
- discovers ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 2At the site of the fallen house, one of the Munchkins tells Dorothy that the South is the country of the Quadlings and that the same impassable desert bars that route: Dorothy thereby learns of the Quadlings' existence and that there is no southern escape from Oz, one of the facts that forces her journey to the Emerald City.
- located in → Land of Oz (ended) ch. 2–18The Quadlings live in the southern country of the Land of Oz.
From the text
“It is the same at the South,” said another, “for I have been there and seen it. The South is the country of the Quadlings.”Chapter 2