Cattery Spunge

Cattery Spunge (a.k.a. Nanny)

Cattery Spunge (almost always referred to as Nanny) worked for the Thropp family for years as she has nannied Melena Thropp and Melena's children, Elphaba, Nessarose, and Shell.
Nanny was the nanny of Melena Thropp and taught her many things as a child. After Elphaba was born, Melena and Frexspar called on Nanny to help them raise Elphaba, and she often visited them. She was a devout worshiper of Lurline, which put her in conflict with Frex. At Melena's request, she secured medicine to prevent her second child from being born with green skin. Nanny visited Yackle in the Emerald City to find something. Yackle provided Nanny with pills, however, the strange magic pills instead caused Nessarose to be born unable to walk. Nanny also gives Yackle the bottle of Miracle Elixir (which Melena was given by the Wizard), and Yackle predicts to Nanny that Melena's daughters will change the history of Oz. After Nessarose's birth, she joined the family in Quadling Country, where she became a surrogate mother to the Thropp children after Melena died. She became Nessarose's primary caretaker and lavished her with affection.
When Ama Clutch was incapacitated, she took up the role of Glinda and Elphaba's chaperone, bringing Nessarose with her. After Elphaba's flight from Shiz, she continued to care for Nessarose until Nessarose gained the power to walk up right with no support, at which point Nanny left and made her home with Elphaba at Kiamo Ko, a place she would remain for the rest of her life.
She and Liir had a brief conversation after he returned to Kiamo Ko to visit after deserting the military. She was being cared for by Chistery, the other flying monkeys, and brought food by local Arjiki peasants from Red Windmill. She became very senile in the mind and the castle was in a bad condition, until Liir set the castle right before leaving again. Nanny was visited again by Liir when he asked about Yackle.
She had a brief conversation with Rain Thropp, who she confused for Elphaba. Nanny also refused to tell Rain the truth about Elphaba’s death, stating that it was not her business. Along with Chistery, Nanny tells Rain that she was the one who was meant to save everything, also granting her ownership of Kiamo Ko. She later speaks to Chistery and claims to have seen Elphaba on the stairs, though this was most likely Rain, who inherited her grandmother's green skin.

Species

Human

Birthplace

Munchkinland

Gender

Female

Hair

Grey

Aligned Organization

Thropp Family