Leili Leila'ani "Lei" was the landlady to the Thropps and Nanny while they lived in Ovvels during their time as missionaries.
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She is a widow, as her husband is dead. She also has grown sons who are said to be north harvesting vegetable pearls.
She desperately tries to take on more maternal roles in the Thropp family aspects and constantly is trying to make Frex her second husband but fails to make Frex notice her in that way.
A gossip, Lei spreads rumors around town of the Dwarf Bears loitering around the rice paddies and falsely accuses them of trying to drown Nessarose which cause the Bears to get permanently ostracized from Ovvels, much to the chagrin of Elphaba, who doesn't stand for Animal abuse.
She later accompanies Elphaba to the neighboring village of Samani, where they are to locate a glass blowing foundry so they may place an order for a new glass window for Unger. While there, they discover that Turtle Heart was once an apprentice at the foundry.