Odbuoy Jemmity

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"*Nobody comes to see me any more. Where are Brilliance and Griselda? And Ezra and Odbuoy? They all just … went away. My brightest flames.*"
―The Kindling[src]
**Odbuoy Jemmity** was a Wundersmith who is best known for creating Jemmity Park. Morrigan first learns about him in *Wundersmith*.

## Biography

### Life

Odbuoy Jemmity was one of the Final Nine Wundersmiths mentioned in Volume 307 of *An Unabridged History of the Wundrous Act Spectrum*. He attended school at WunSoc.

In the Winter of Seven in the Age of the East Winds, Odbuoy was commissioned by Hadrian Canter to create an amusement park in Gresham, the poorest borough of Nevermoor. However, Odbuoy found out that not only had Canter demolished several houses to make room for the park, but that the tickets for the park were going to be so expensive, no resident of Gresham would've been able to afford to go. Odbuoy completed the park, as promised, but added a rule: only a child younger than twelve who is a resident of Gresham can enter. The park was declared a Spectacle and, although hidden by enchanted plants, still stands to this day, being enjoyed by the children of Gresham.

Odbuoy was killed in the Courage Square Massacre by his former classmate and friend, Ezra Squall, alongside the other Wundersmiths and several bystanders.

### Legacy

After the Courage Square Massacre and Squall's banishment from Nevermoor, the true story behind Jemmity Park was covered up. When Odbuoy Jemmity is remembered, it is as a greedy, cruel man who deliberately created a wonderful park that no one could access. Jupiter had to do quite a bit of digging to find out the truth.

## Personality and Traits

Odbuoy Jemmity was an outlier among the Wundersmiths of his generation:

* His name hints that he is separate to the group: both *Odd-boy* and *Odd-buoy*.
* Although he was present in various Ghostly Hours visited by Morrigan Crow, he is missing an awful lot. Odbouy is missing from the descriptions of all six Ghostly Hour Extracts from the Age of Endings and the one from the Age of East Winds. Furthermoor, Odbouy Jemmity was missing from the description of the Ruination Demonstration given by Griselda Polaris - either the author omitted his name the same way he omitted Ezra's name or Odbouy was the only one of the nine Wundersmiths to not attend.
* He seems to violate the mysterious Sponsor/Wundersmith arrangement when he twists Hadrian Canter's plans for Jemmity Park in Age of East Winds. Although Jupiter, Jack, and Morrigan agree with his actions, we can assume Hadrian Canter did not.

## Abilities and Skills

### Wundersmith

Like all Wundersmiths, Oldbuoy was able to call and manipulate Wunder at will. He was particularly good at Inferno.

## Relationships

### Ezra Squall

Although Odbouy was not part of Ezra's peer group, they both had grievances with the role Wundersmiths had in society. Ezra has a problem with the Sponsor/Wundersmith arrangement describing how President Wintersea had him make Hollowpox:

"*Because I could, And because I had to. Because I am a Wundersmith, and that is what we do. We say yes. We do the ghastly things that are asked of us by people in power, and we do the good things, and we take none of the credit and all of the blame. It’s what we do.*"
―Ezra snarled, flinging his arms outwards in frustration.[src]Conjecture: As we learn more about what lead to the Courage Square Massacre, we might find Ezra and Odbouy shared some ideals.

## Etymology

**Odbuoy:** There are a few different possibilities behind the meaning of Odbuoy. In English an unusual male child might be described as an *odd boy*. A *buoy* is a floating beacon used to guide shipping, often working in tandem with other buoys. It might also be a dithematic name formed from the name elements *aud* "heritage, wealth" (Medieval German) and, either the Old French *buie* or Middle Dutch *boeye* (both from Proto-Germanic *baukna*) meaning "beacon, signal." However the second part of the name may also be derived from the Old French *boie* or Middle Dutch *boeie*, both meaning "fetter, chain." Alternatively, it may be an alternate spelling of Oddboy which is thought to come from an Old Scandinavian name meaning "Authi's homestead" from given name Authi or Othi (from *auth* "riches, prosperity") and *byr* or *by* "homestead, village."

**Jemmity** appears to be wholly made up by Jesscia Townsend.

## Behind the Scenes

* Next to Ezra Squall, Odbuoy Jemmity is the first of the Age of the East Winds Wundersmiths to be named.

## Appearances

* *Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow* (First mentioned)
* *Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow* (Mentioned only)

## Notes and References

1. ↑ Hollowpox (novel) *Chapter 18 (Summer of Three)* "Morrigan had come to relish the gentle, undemanding company ... Of Elodie and Owain and Odbuoy"
2. ↑ https://www.behindthename.com/name/odbald/submitted
3. ↑ https://www.etymonline.com/word/buoy
4. ↑ https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Oddboy