Unger Bi'ix is a clothing shop owner in Ovvels who temporarily employs 13-year-old Elphaba.
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He has multiple wives and many children outside of Ovvels, but pays them little to no attention as he focuses on his business instead of parenting.
Unger ends up employing Elphaba at his clothing store during the Se'enth holiday, having her learn how to sew wings onto toys for the holiday gift giving, as well as sweep the store's veranda, and other menial tasks to pay back for Shell breaking his shop window. In return, he looks into finding anything he can about Turtle Heart's family in Ovvels.
Unger and Elphaba develop a sincere mentor/protege relationship, and he is also the one who insists that Elphaba make something of herself and go to school and get an education, as he sees promise in her. He recommends one of the colleges at Shiz, a place where she can really learn something. Taking his advice, and with the help of Pari'isi Menga'al, she would ultimately enroll and attend Shiz University's Crage Hall.