Wendigo House

Founded by Nitzana of the Wendigo Clan, Wendigo House is one of the four wizarding houses at Beaversdam Wizarding University.

Wendigo students generally have an intense personality. Wendigos are always seeking the reasons why things are; they don’t just care about the outcomes. As a truth seeker, those of this house will be relentless until they find this. They are talented at seeking what lies below the surface - hidden solutions and influences that others may miss.

Wendigo House corresponds roughly to the planet Pluto. Pluto rules the dark regions of the outer solar system as the mythological lord of the underworld. Similarly, in Native American mythology, Wendigos are seen as the embodiment of greed, death obsession and cold heartedness.

The house mascot is the Jackalope, a cross between a jackal, rabbit and antelope. The abominable nature of this creature is symbolic of the Wendigo student's disdain for natural law.

The house colors are Black and Purple. Black representing mystery and our darker ambitions, and purple representing the goal of dominion over the very laws of existence.

### Entrance

There is a secret door on the right side of the main tunnel leading from campus towards the town of Beaversdam (if facing south) that is the only entrance to the Wendigo Tombs. The entrance to the Wendigo House is located behind a bare stretch of stone wall in the tunnels. A password is required to open the secret door. Behind the door is a set of stone steps which descends deep into the pits beneath Castle Rock. At the base of the steps is the Wendigo Common Room.

The password to the entrance changes every fortnight, and it is posted on the noticeboard. Wendigo students are warned never to bring students from other houses into the common room, or to reveal the password.

### Common Room

The common room is a tomb-like room with purplish lamps and chairs. The house is completely windowless, giving the light in the room a green tinge. The common room has lots of low backed black and dark green button-tufted, leather sofas; skulls; and dark wood tables and chairs. It is decorated with tapestries featuring the great ancient myths. It also features a piano that plays spooky music by itself. It has quite a stark atmosphere, but also quite a cold one.

The room is an arched stone and brick lined tunnel and has a very tomb like atmosphere. Egyptian and native American burial related decor is present throughout the common room.

### Dorms

The Wendigo House has a mausoleum like feel with hallways branching off from the main common room. These hallways provide entrances to the various "vaults" which serve as a social lounge for students who's rooms adjoin them.

Each student has a private room which they often refer to as their "crypt". Each room has a private bathroom. Since wendigo house is completely underground, there are no windows within the dormitories.

### House Relic

The Wendigo House relic is the Oraculum Board, which was left by founder Nitzana. This oraculum board may be used to contact spirits of the deceased, and also summon powerful archdemons. It uses a thestral bezoar and a board etched with ancient native American heiroglyphs to reach across the veil and access the other side as well as the underworld.

The house relic is set within a table at the center of the common room and serves as a "toy" that is available for Wendigo students to use. Students routinely use it to summon the spirits of historical figures to have an easier time of learning history.