The Wundrous Society

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The **Wundrous Society**, also known as WunSoc, was Nevermoor's most elite organization and institution. Those who were lucky enough to attend the school were lifelong members of the Society, whose membership brought respect, honor, and celebrity-like status for many. Each member received a golden 'W' pin—to show non-Society (or Unwun) members who they were—and a golden 'W' imprint over the fingerprint on the index finger—to help Society members recognize each other.

## History

### Membership

In order to join the society, a candidate first had to be chosen by a patron—a person already in the Wondrous Society—and then pass a series of trials against hundreds of other applicants, of which only nine children would be chosen (who become a Unit). The first three trials would differ each year, but the final trial, the Show Trial, was always the same: the child would show off their knack in front of a huge audience. Once a candidate got into the Wundrous Society, they were given a little golden pin in the shape of a 'W' before their inauguration ceremony. Following the ceremony, a golden 'W' was imprinted into the skin of the index finger, which distinguished them to other members.

## Wunsoc Campus

The campus is spread over one-hundred-acres.

### Proudfoot House

Proudfoot House is an imposing manor house on the site of Wunsoc Campus. It has five above-ground levels, and nine subterranean levels:

* Level Sub-One: Dedicated to house adult Society members. Off-limits to scholars.
* Level Sub-Two: Dining hall for junior and senior scholars and boarding houses for senior scholars.
* Level Sub-Three: Practicalities department of the School of Mundane Arts, comprising everyday interests most vital to keeping the Society running.
* Level Sub-Four: Humanities department of the School of Mundane Arts, comprising arts like language and philosophy.
* Level Sub-Five: Extremities department of the School of Mundane Arts, comprising the most chaotic and dangerous Mundane Arts and classes.
* Level Sub-Six: Department of the School of Arcane Arts.
* Level Sub-Seven: Department of the School of Arcane Arts.
* Level Sub-Eight: Department of the School of Arcane Arts.
* Level Sub-Nine: The School of Wundrous Arts, specifically for Wundersmiths.

### Proudfoot Station

The oldest Wunderground station in Nevermoor. This was where the hometrains arrived and departed from.

### Whingeing Woods

Located outside of Proudfoot House on the campus grounds, the Whingeing Woods resembled a dark forest. It was made up of numerous sentient trees who were rooted in place, but would whine to whoever passed through them; any attention or sympathy would only lead to further whingeing so scholars were advised to ignore the trees.

## Academics

For the first five years of education, students were referred to as a junior scholar, studying almost exclusively at the campus. It was during these years that a Unit was assigned a Hometrain and conductor with their very own Wunderground station. The Hometrain acted as their transport to and from classes with the conductor acting as a guide helping the scholars navigate their education. The conductor helped organize class schedules and got equipment for the scholars as well.

###### Faculties

Depending upon the nature of the knack, the scholar was assigned into one of two schools at the Society: the **Mundane Arts** (for practical, public-facing knacks) or the **Arcane Arts** (for magical/supernatural, private-facing knacks). The Mundane was the larger sector, with the Arcane only containing almost a third as many members as the Mundane sector. There was a third school exclusively for Wundersmiths that dealt with the **Wundrous Arts**.

### Known Classes of the Wundrous Society:

#### Wundrous

*See also: School of Wundrous Arts and/or The Book of Ghostly Hours*

## See Also

* Proudfoot House
* Elders Hall
* Trials
* Containment and Distraction

## Appearances

* *Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow* (First appearance)
* *Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow*
* *Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow*
* *Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow* (Likely appearance)

## Notes and References

1. ↑ *Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow* Chapter 1 (*Unit 919*)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow Bonus chapter content
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow* Chapter 6 (*Missteps, Blunders, Fiascoes, Monstrosities, and Devastations*) Class is open to Mundane students
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 *Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow* Chapter 6 (*Missteps, Blunders, Fiascoes, Monstrosities, and Devastations*) Class is taken by Cadence and never explicitly says which it is, so it could be either Mundane or Arcane
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow* Chapter 1 (*Unit 919*) Class is taken by Morrigan and never explicitly says which it is, so it could be either Mundane or Arcane