Wundersmith

**"Step Boldly!"**

This article is about **persons who are Wundersmiths**. You may be looking for **the book or the Wundrous Arts or their school**.A **Wundersmith** is an individual who can call, control, and manipulate Wunder. When Wunder is summoned, it becomes visible to both the summoner and any other Wundersmith present. While being a Wundersmith could be a talent or knack, it is more appropriately called a gift by both Jupiter North and Ezra Squall as it is much more than just a talent. Wundersmiths are born with their ability and it does not seem able to be an acquired skill.

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## History

The origin of the first nine Wundersmiths is believed to be that they were chosen by the Wundrous Divinities to inherit their powers. In exchange for these powers, the Wundersmiths were to dedicate their lives to mastering the Wundrous Arts, wholly in the service of others. By the end of a Wundersmith's lifetime, another would be born to take their place and so on, in a continuous cycle.

## Characteristics

"*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 Squall to Morrigan Crow[src]

## Reputation

"*Wundersmiths were wishgranters and protectors. They used their powers to bring good things to the world. Wundersmith doesn’t mean monster or murderer – Squall made it mean those things. He did something unforgivable. He betrayed his people and his city. Abused his power. He made Wundersmith a dark and terrible word, but it wasn’t always.*"
―Jupiter explaining Wundersmiths to Morrigan[src]
## The Wundrous Arts of the Accomplished Wundersmith

"*An instrument of death? I suppose you're half-right. Destruction and creation. Death and life. All tools within your grasp, once you know how to use them.*"
―Ezra Squall to Morrigan Crow[src]There are nine Wundrous Arts, seven of which are named by the third novel and each art pertaining to a certain Wundrous Divinity.

*See also: Wundrous Arts*

## Known Wundersmiths

### First Nine

* Audley Williams
* Juno Siskin
* Kiri Kalani
* Li Zhang
* Tyr Magnusson
* Vivienne Vale
* Hamal (First name unknown)

### Nine from the Age of Poisoners

* Caw Molloy
* Hani Nakamura
* Melvin Hall
* Amelia Allaway
* Spencer Holland-Wright
* Hathaway Savage
* Griselda Polaris
* Jimmy Bishop
* Stanislav Radkov

### Nine from the Age of East Winds

The final nine at the Courage Square Massacre and the last ones mentioned in *An Unabridged History of the Wundrous Act Spectrum*.

* Griselda Polaris
* Brilliance Amadeo
* Rastaban Tarazed
* Mathilde Lachance
* Decima Kokoro
* Odbuoy Jemmity
* Owain Binks
* Ezra Squall
* Elodie Bauer

### Others

(Kingston, Corcoran, and/or Shaw may possibly be from the original nine)

* Morrigan Crow
* Deng Li
* Christobel Fallon-Dunham
* Gracious Goldberry
* Maurice Bledworth
* Avis Ku
* Henrik Reiner
* Frey Henriksson
* Emmeline Van Ophoven
* Alfirk Antares
* Kingston (First name unknown)
* Muhrer (First name unknown)
* Treloar (First name unknown)
* Gibbs (First name unknown)
* Corcoran (First name unknown)
* Shaw (First name unknown)

## Behind-the-Scenes

* *Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow* is the first book that really begins to fill in the lore behind the Wundersmiths

## Notes and References

1. ↑ *Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow*, Chapter 25 (*Master and Apprentice*) - "It's perfectly charming that you believe you have a choice in the in the matter. But you were born this way, Miss Crow. You are set on a path from which you cannot diverge." Ezra Squall. This quote makes it seem as though only certain individuals are born with this power.
2. ↑ *Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow*, Chapter 2 (*A Carefully Manuevered Sequence of Events*)
3. ↑ *Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow*, Chapter 38 (*Opening a Window*)
4. ↑ *Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow* Morrigan lists Li Zhang one of six memorable Wundersmiths from the Ghostly Hours. Li Zhang is the only one who is not from the Age of East Winds.
5. ↑ Griselda shows up during the Age of Prisoners as a student but as a teacher during the Age of East Winds
6. ↑ *Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow* Chapter 19 *(The Gobleian Library).* The Wundersmiths of Squall’s generation from *Curiosities, Marvels, Spectacles, Singularities and Phenomena: Volume Three Hundred and Seven of an Unabridged History of the Wundrous Act Spectrum* … by Sudbury Smithereens
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow Mentioned in Onstald's Abridged History: *First-Line Wundersmith, Brilliance Amadeo, her predecessor the Wundersmith Deng Li, his predecessor the Wundersmith Christobel Fallon-Dunham*
8. ↑ Mentioned in Onstald's Abridged History: He probably lived *six hundred years ago*
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 *Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow* Name of a Hall in sub-nine where a ghostly hour occurs
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 *Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow* Name of a Hall in sub-nine on Morrigan's walk to the Liminal Hall