Editing Nor Fel

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{{Quote|They organizing, growing, rebuilding the Covenant. Dangerous, that… dangerous for everyone.|Nor Fel, on the rise of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]<ref name="sas8">''Halo: Smoke and Shadow'', Chapter 8</ref>}}

'''Nor Fel''' is a wealthy [[Kig-Yar]] merchant of [[T'vaoan]] descent and the head of one of the preeminent [[Nor Fel's clearing house|clearing houses]] along the [[Via Casilina Trade Route]]. She is the mate of [[Shipmaster]] [[Sav Fel]], a notorious [[pirate]].{{Ref/Reuse|itf}}

==Biography==
Nor Fel was the mate to [[Sav Fel]], a notorious [[Piracy|pirate]] operating out of [[Venezia]]. The pair resided in an estate on the outskirts of [[New Tyne]] and had several chicks. In [[2553|April 2553]], Sav was kidnapped by [[Chol Von]] in an attempt to locate the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]''. Nor initially blamed Sav's business partner [[Staffan Sentzke]] and threatened to slit his throat, but upon realizing he was not responsible, she ordered Staffan to find Sav.<ref name="md236">''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', p. 236</ref>

[[2557|Four years]] after Sav's disappearance, Nor had created an empire on Venezia, centered around a [[Nor Fel's clearing house|clearing house]] of postwar scrap and surplus in New Tyne. During this time she established a profitable relationship with a human salvager, [[Rion Forge]]. Salvagers would bring in their goods; the clearing house cataloged them and took a percentage; and come the first day of every Venezian month, the items went up for auction. The items Nor sold ran from [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A plating]] and molecular memory circuits to small arms and transport vessels. Her clients included people from industrial, tech, medical, and manufacturing sectors, along with ex-Covenant, fringe, and religious groups, rebels of one faction or another, and independent government militias. Rion Forge also knew for a fact the [[UNSC]] had their own buyer in New Tyne in case UNSC property passed through. Nor's clearinghouse was on the radar of every military group around, but it was left alone because of its location on Venezia and Nor refused to move heavy ordnance of any kind.{{Ref/Reuse|itf}} She operated within the confines of Venezian laws and the [[UNSC Salvage Directive]].<ref name="r11">''[[Halo: Renegades]]'', Chapter 11</ref>

In [[2557#January|January 2557]], Fel sold Forge intel regarding a lost human ship that turned out to be {{UNSCShip|Roman Blue}}.{{Ref/Reuse|itf}} After the search for ''Roman Blue'' lead to Forge's crew being attacked by [[Gek 'Lhar]], Forge threatened to request for a refund unless Fel provided her with new intel.{{Ref/Reuse|sas7}} Fel relented and provided her with the location of ''[[Radiant Perception]]''{{'}}s crash site on [[Laconia]], but warned Forge of the presence of [[Mgalekgolo]] on the ship. She further warned Forge that several salvaging crews were disappearing at the hands of 'Lhar, including [[Ram Chalva]].{{Ref/Reuse|sas8}} After an encounter with 'Lhar resulted in the death of one of Forge's [[Cade McDonough|crew members]], Fel provided Forge with information on 'Lhar's location on [[Komoya]], giving the [[human]] an opportunity to exact revenge on the [[Sangheili]].<ref name="r1">''Halo: Renegades'', Chapter 1</ref> When Forge's [[Ace of Spades|ship]] was briefly held by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], Forge came to Fel's clearing house to use her sweepers to clear the ship of ONI tracking devices. Fel informed Forge that ONI had also raided the salvager's warehouses, though Fel managed to recover the datacore of a [[dumb AI]] for her.<ref name="r10">''Halo: Renegades'', Chapter 10</ref>

Forge later had Fel give 'Lhar the salvager's location, convincing Fel that 'Lhar might award part of the bounty on Forge's head to the T'vaoan, in order to intentionally disrupt a meeting between Forge and ONI.<ref name="r32">''Halo: Renegades'', Chapter 32</ref>

In [[2560]], Nor Fel conducted an illicit black market trade with [[Adam Andrews]], CEO of the [[Optican]] corporation. During Andrews' exploration of [[Arcadia]] in an effort to uncover information about the fate of {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, he had uncovered the site of a [[Arcadia Forerunner ruins|Forerunner ruins complex]] hidden deep in the jungle and untouched by the [[glassing]] that had devastated the rest of the planet - alongside the remains of a Covenant {{Pattern|R'awuw|Scarab}}. In exchange for the Scarab's powerful [[focus cannon]], Nor Fel agreed to provide Andrews with several boxes of [[rumbledrug]]s - the highly-illegal substance used by human [[insurrectionist]] forces to gain an edge in combat. Andrews hoped that he could use the rumbledrugs as a base to create new kinds of supersoldier to defend humanity in the increasingly volatile post-[[Created uprising]] galaxy. Nor Fel dispatched three of her Kig-Yar to conduct the trade on Arcadia, though after Andrews' departure from the site (and without his knowledge), the three were assassinated by [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Team Omega]], as to prevent the powerful Scarab cannon from falling into Nor Fel's hands. The three then arranged the site as such to convince Nor Fel that the trade had been conducted in earnest, and her troops had been waylaid by unrelated circumstances.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Hippocratica}}

==Personality and traits==
Nor Fel was described as devious and cunning, possessing a greed that was only exceeded by the high regard in which she held herself and her [[T'vaoan]] lineage. She was an excellent strategist and a cunning trader, well aware that relations and good business were the key to profit.{{Ref/Reuse|itf}} Fel was loath to provide refunds to her customers and she was greatly reluctant to depart from even a single [[credit]] in her possession.{{Ref/Reuse|sas7}} She regarded the rise of [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] as bad for business and dangerous to all.{{Ref/Reuse|sas8}} Like many T'vaoans, Fel has an avarice for glamorous objects, decorating herself in shiny rings on her fingers, with glass beads hanging around her neck,{{Ref/Reuse|sas7}} and bejeweled claws. Fel is highly paranoid, owning an arsenal of military-grade surveillance sweepings.{{Ref/Reuse|r10}}

Nor often henpecked her mate [[Sav Fel]],<ref>''Halo: Mortal Dictata'', Chapter 2</ref> and threatened to kill him if he left her. However, when Sav was kidnapped by [[Chol Von]], Nor became greatly concerned over her mate's well-being.{{Ref/Reuse|md236}} Despite their differences, Fel and [[Rion Forge]] understood each other and enjoyed a close, mutually beneficial relationship.{{Ref/Reuse|itf}} The good working relationship between the two was profitable for Fel, leading to her ensuring Forge remained in business.{{Ref/Reuse|sas8}} She despised the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].{{Ref/Reuse|r10}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Into the Fire]]''
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]''
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]''
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Hippocratica]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Venezian Sonata]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:Kig-Yar characters|Fel, Nor]]