▁O z ▁for ▁himself , ▁and ▁adds ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁Princess ▁O z ma ' s ▁enemies . ▁He , ▁like ▁all ▁other ▁Nom es , ▁is ▁afraid ▁of ▁eggs ; ▁and ▁once ▁he ▁becomes ▁king , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁self - conf essed ▁" power ful ▁sor cer er ." ▁ ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Fair y ▁Be a vers ▁The ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Fair y ▁Be a vers ▁appears ▁in ▁Ba um ' s ▁John ▁D ough ▁and ▁the ▁Cher ub ▁and ▁re app ears ▁in ▁Jack ▁Snow ' s ▁The ▁Sh ag gy ▁Man ▁of ▁O z . ▁The ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Fair y ▁Be a vers ▁rules ▁an ▁under ground ▁kingdom . ▁In ▁both ▁books , ▁he ▁helps ▁the ▁travel ers ▁to ▁reach ▁their ▁final ▁destination . ▁ ▁N ome ▁King ▁ ▁The ▁N ome ▁King ▁( also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Ro qu at , ▁and ▁later ▁R ug ged o ) ▁is ▁the ▁evil ▁and ▁humor ously ▁stub born ▁r uler ▁of ▁an ▁under ground ▁kingdom ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁the ▁race ▁of ▁g nome ▁min ions , ▁cre atures ▁who ▁are ▁half ▁human ▁and ▁half ▁rock . ▁His ▁mountain ▁stands ▁between ▁the ▁Land ▁of ▁O z ▁and ▁the ▁Land ▁of ▁Ev ▁and ▁is ▁separated ▁from ▁both ▁these ▁two ▁countries ▁by ▁the ▁vast ▁Dead ly ▁Des ert . ▁He ▁appears ▁in ▁O z ma ▁of ▁O z ▁and ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁sequ el ▁O z ▁books . ▁His ▁evil ▁plans ▁usually ▁involve ▁kid n apping ▁the ▁r ul