Norm

Norm, born Nora, is the first son of Ivan Gray and great-grandson of Vivian Gray. He is a wrongborn shapeshifter of Neihgaughkraighe substrate and unsuppressed his true form in adulthood via a botched alteration hex from Adrian's first spellbook. Norm was initially ashamed of this and remained in Nora's form (or some alteration between the two) for quite some time before learning to accept himself and the substrate in general.

Personality
Norm is excitable and tenacious, but also atypical in some aspects of emotional expression due to his autism. (He was originally assumed by the creator to be irrational and hot-tempered but never appeared in a comic this way, so this was likely just a result of internalized transphobia.) He sometimes overestimates his social aptitude if he doesn't consciously mask.

Norm is also practical and can act decisively in difficult times. Being more comfortable in his masculine form, he also shows more open emotion and empathy that he did as Nora.



Trivia

 * Norm uses the assistive goggles far less often than he did as Nora, though he arguably does not need them any less. When Norm uses them, he usually makes the lenses glow red, as opposed to Nora's black and white concentric circles.
 * Norm has a distinctive Neihgaughkraighe accent, probably due to Nora's strong attachment to the area. He eventually serves as Keeper of Spells on the city's Chaotic Cold Council, commuting from his and Winston's home in Second City. He initially chooses not to disclose his past identity as Nora to the other councilors, Rossabella and Hildegarde. Both women express a disdain for the non-magical world's patriarchy and, as Norm perceives it, men in general, and he wants to win them over and change their perception by just being himself.Ep172 panel03-768x797.png
 * Norm looks a lot like Vitaly Vectorvale, a fellow inborn shapeshifter who was the lesser known brother of Vladimir. He later finds out that he is in fact Vladimir's great-grandson and takes Vitaly as a second name.
 * Norm eventually wields Raivo the Devastator, the enormous conductive mace that once belonged to his great-granduncle (but was ironally stolen and kept by Family Gray shortly before Vitaly disappeared from public view).


 * Despite his lightning expertise, Norm is afraid of thunder.
 * Norm's primary forms, in order of ease of holding them, are Blob, Norm, Stone, Nora, and Honor. Since Blob is not self-sufficient, Norm prefers to live as his human male self. Honor, being androgynous, is physically easier for Norm to hold than Nora, but since Honor appears non-autistic, they are incredibly difficult to hold mentally.
 * At 12 feet tall, Stone is Norm's largest form, while Blob is the smallest and able to fit into a standard Mason jar. Blob and Stone are the two primary forms that cannot speak. While Blob is 'teal in color, with flecks of purple' and amorphous, Stone looks like a much larger and more brutish version of Norm himself and is entirely one sandstone hue. Although all forms are self-aware to some degree, Blob lacks most human senses and mobility and Stone, in addition to being mute, seems to have less general cognition and almost no common sense.
 * Norm entertains the thought of reverting to Blob permanently when he goes into autistic burnout
 * Norm considers himself to be bisexual and homoromantic and admits that he is intimidated by the idea of dating a woman
 * Norm's favorite order from Potion Haus is a neon green, sweet lime flavored sedative made especially to soothe and tone down sensory input in neurodivergents



Fate
Before the time warp, Norm limits himself to daytime council duties in Neihgaughkraighe. In Second City and especially around Winston and most friends, Nora remains the primary persona, though Norm becomes increasingly present around Lucian, Adrian, and Sandoval outside of work.

After the time warp, Norm uses Honor's form to hide his autism in the new and rather unwelcoming Second City. Both Norm and a resigned Nora use nighttime philandering (with various genders and species) as an unhealthy coping mechanism, leading to a falling out with Adrian that lasts well until Garamond Gray and the Convergence Enchantment fall out of favor.

In time, Norm and Nora begin to alternate themselves publicly and enter a relationship with Varo Vectorvale, who assures them that they don't have to favor one form or another for his sake. Norm eventually chooses to keep his form permanently before moving to Neihgaughkraighe with Varo.

After Norm's natural death, his and Nora's most important personal items are buried next to Varo and Winston, respectively.