Nora Landgraab

### Cousins

Daphne Marcus, Shantel West-Walker, Myron West-Walker, Mason Rockwell, Sidney Rockwell

### Nephews

Sinnoh Landgraab, Seth Landgraab, Ronnie Loganheart

### Romances

Ryan Mondragon (deceased)

Nora was born the first of triplets to Oskar and Ruby Landgraab at Bedlington Boathouse, Brindleton Bay.

## Upbringing

Nora grew up close to her triplet siblings Eugene and Peggy, maintaining a close bond with maternal grandparents Mathew and Mallory Sanders. Nora would often visit her paternal grandmother India at Domus Familiarus. She developed an interest in cooking and decided she wanted to pursue her dreams in the culinary career when she was older. When visiting India one time, a small house fire erupted and set Peggy on fire, much to Nora's shock. However, she was luckily saved by Lilliana Rockwell and her daughters Tanya and Nicola.

## Falling for Ryan Mondragon

As Nora grew up she encountered Ryan Mondragon, who took a liking to her. Initially, Nora was not keen on a relationship but realised she had a soft spot for him. Nora realised she loved the idea of having a family, and decided she wanted to move away from her hectic household. Nora was shocked when Ryan kidnapped his half-sister Dinah Markham to take revenge on his adulteress mother Ivy Mondragon. Despite being on the run, Ryan contacted Nora and admitted he wanted to maintain their relationship. Nora was very reluctant at first and considered alerting the police, but everything changed when she learnt she was pregnant.

## An Excruciating Pregnancy

Nora decided it was best for her and the baby to keep Ryan out of prison, so maintained a relationship with him in secret. She became very excited to bring a baby into the world, lying to her family that the father was uninterested. Oddly, Nora's pregnancy became more and more unbearable, with intense mood swings. Her hunger and energy levels were constantly low, and she developed illnesses that risked the baby's survival. Nora fainted several times and began to seriously worry, but she decided to act like everything was normal. This became the most unbearable pregnancy in the history of the Rockwell legacy.

## Nora's Miscarriage and Infertility

Nora woke up one day with intense cramping. Although trying to play it off, Nora could not hide her pain and her grandmother Mallory noticed. Since Oskar and Ruby were busy at work, Mallory took Nora to hospital where they discovered the baby had tragically died. Having lost the baby so far into the pregnancy, Nora was heartbroken and struggled to hold herself together. To make the situation worse, Nora was told that the miscarriage had made her infertile. This sent Nora into a deep depression with no chance of having a family. When Oskar and Eugene discovered who Ryan was and the crime he was committing, Nora begged them to keep quiet, but Oskar alerted the police. Nora realised the void of her child could be filled by Ryan's sister Dinah, so she told Ryan she wanted to run away with them and live on the run.

## Moving to Evergreen Harbour

The trio moved in with rising celebrity Whitney Walton in a Stonestreet Apartment at Grimm's Quarry. Nora looked after Dinah very well and despite struggling, she constantly spoiled her and gave her attention. She also joined the culinary career finally to keep their financial situation stable, while Ryan became a tech guru. Eventually, Ryan's cousin and Nora's brother-in-law Keanu caught onto Ryan's location and made frequent visits, promising not to reveal his location but urging him to come clean. His visits sparked an affair with him and Whitney, which angered Nora. Peggy often tried to contact Nora, but she was forced to ignore her sister's pleas.

## Ryan's Suicide

When Keanu's mother and Ryan's aunt Shari learnt the truth, she alerted the police. Ryan stole money from Whitney and told Nora they had to run away with Dinah again. However, the police turned up and confronted Ryan, who opened fire on them, murdering Vikram Dukes and Kayson Matos. Whitney called the police again and just before Ryan was arrested, he shockingly committed suicide in front of Nora and Whitney. Dinah's identity was discovered and she was returned to Ivy and Bobby in Sulani, while Whitney moved away with Keanu and Nora stayed living in the apartment, able to avoid arrest by denying her knowledge of Ryan's crime. Aspen then moved in with Nora.

## Meeting Ruben Cordova and Reuniting with Dinah

For many years, Nora stayed living in the Evergreen Harbour apartment with Aspen, eventually followed by Aspen's son Torquil, his wife Nicola and their son Rafi. Nora struggled mentally during this time and grew jealous of Aspen for having the family she dreamt of. Indeed, Nora never really got over the fact of her infertility and became very lost as she struggled in her culinary career. Eventually, Nora encountered an unusual man named Ruben Cordova. The two connected instantly and fell for each other. Ruben was from a very antediluvian family and revealed he wanted a large clan of children, inviting Nora to move to GlimmerBrook where they could marry and continue the Cordova bloodline. Withholding the truth of her infertility, Nora agreed to Ruben's offer but shockingly, just before leaving, a now grown-up Dinah Markham turned up on Nora's doorstop, revealing she had always wanted to find Nora. This gave Nora an opportunity to use Dinah to have a baby that they could pass off as Nora's. Convincing a vulnerable Dinah to comply and join her and Ruben in GlimmerBrook, Nora told Ruben that Dinah was simply an old acquaintance and Ruben let her accompany them.

## Moving to GlimmerBrook and Faking a Pregnancy

Nora, Ruben and Dinah were pleased to move into Creek Side Corner, an unusual mansion in GlimmerBrook. Nora continued with her chef career while Ruben dabbled in science. Ruben asserted that he would not marry Nora until she becomes pregnant, so Nora urged Dinah to find a mate quickly. Noticing a rift forming between her and Ruben and a seemingly romantic connection between Ruben and Dinah, Nora grew frustrated and pressurised Dinah to speed up the plan. Eventually, Nora was thrilled when Dinah fell pregnant by GlimmerBrook local Kylo Romano, and lied to Ruben that she herself was carrying his child. Ruben then proposed to Nora and the two quickly eloped privately, with Nora officially joining the Cordova family.

## Nora's Banishment from Creek Side Corner

Nora became increasingly controlling over Dinah as she fought hard to keep the secret, making it look like Dinah was not pregnant but she herself was. Nora had to distance herself from Ruben slightly to keep him from learning the truth. Nora was angered to receive a call from her sister Peggy asking her to meet, because she had to be alienated from her family in order for the plan to work. Conveniently, Ruben was away on work duties at the time of Dinah's third trimester, and she eventually gave birth to a boy Nora tried to pass off as her own. Ruben returned and the couple named him Korag Cordova. However, Ruben noticed a maternal connection between Dinah and Korag, eventually uncovering the truth that she was Dinah's child rather than Nora's. Infuriated, Ruben raged at Nora and divorced her, banishing her from Creek Side Corner and threatening her life. Nora then wandered off into the unknown. She eventually contacted her maternal grandmother Mallory Brooks, agreeing to move into Bedlington Boathouse on the condition that she does not reveal the whereabouts to other family members. Mallory agreed and Nora moved back into her childhood home.