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* [[Affectionate Nickname]]: ''Mog'', given to Morrigan by Jupiter, used throughout the entire series. Jupiter states that he likes giving people nicknames and tries hard to find one for Morrigan. {{quote|'''Jupiter North''': Oh, just thinking about what we can do with Morrigan. You know, for a nickname. Morrie ... Moro ... No. Moz. Mozza. Mozzie?}}▼
* [[Alternative Calendar]]: In the series, time is divided into Ages. Each Age starts with Morningtide and Eventide, and usually lasts for twelve years. The first book is kickstarted when Eventide comes a year early, and Morrigan, being a cursed child, is destined to die on the year, setting the events for Jupiter North to come and spirit her away to the Free States and Nevermooor.▼
* [[The Apprentice]]: Ezra Squall wishes to make Morrigan his apprentice. Unfortunately, being perceived as the world's most evil man mildly hampers your ability to get apprentices. {{spoiler|He finally succeeds in the end of ''Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow'', where Morrigan signs a contract to learn more about her abilities and the contract will only end once she has mastered all nine Wretched Arts.}}▼
* [[Arc Number]]: The number nine:
** Morrigan joins Unit 919 at the Wunderous Society.
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** Nine books are planned in the series.
** There are nine Wretched Arts for Wundersmiths to master.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Cadence, who has a minor role in the first book (aside from pulling off a [[Deus Ex Machina]]), becomes one of Morrigan's closest friends in ''[[Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow]]'', and plays a much bigger role in the story.
▲* [[Affectionate Nickname]]: ''Mog'', given to Morrigan by Jupiter, used throughout the entire series. Jupiter states that he likes giving people nicknames and tries hard to find one for Morrigan. {{quote|'''Jupiter North''': Oh, just thinking about what we can do with Morrigan. You know, for a nickname. Morrie ... Moro ... No. Moz. Mozza. Mozzie?}}
** Almost the entirety of Unit 919, who gradually warm up to Morrigan and thus get more screen time.
▲* [[Alternative Calendar]]: In the series, time is divided into Ages. Each Age starts with Morningtide and Eventide, and usually lasts for twelve years. The first book is kickstarted when Eventide comes a year early, and Morrigan, being a cursed child, is destined to die on the year, setting the events for Jupiter North to come and spirit her away to the Free States and Nevermooor.
▲* [[The Apprentice]]: Ezra Squall wishes to make Morrigan his apprentice. Unfortunately, being perceived as the world's most evil man mildly hampers your ability to get apprentices. {{spoiler|He finally succeeds in the end of ''Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow'', where Morrigan signs a contract to learn more about her abilities and the contract will only end once she has mastered all nine Wretched Arts.}}
* [[Aura Vision]]: The power granted to Jupiter North and his nephew Jack. Jupiter, through practice, is able to control this ability, and turn it off as well as share it with others. Jack, on the other hand, is not so lucky, and wears an eyepatch to turn it off, initially leading Morrigan to believe that he is actually blind in that eye.
* [[Bazaar of the Bizarre]]: The Nevermoor Bazaar, which operates on Friday nights every summer. The Saturday following, many people share the stories of the bargains they have struck or of the exotic and rare items they've brought. Morrigan never gets a chance to visit the place in the first book. She constantly begs Jupiter to take her, but Jupiter is always busy, so the trips are always cancelled at the last minute in the first book. She gets a chance in the second book, though, along with Hawthorne's family. However, they quickly run into the darker part of the Bazaar, the Ghastly Market, after taking a small shortcut and going through a Tricksy Lane.
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* [[Child Prodigy]]: Every candidate who wishes to join the Wunderous society, possessing a knack which makes them exceptionally talented in a specific field. Every child who has made it through the trials, thus, is even more special because they have to get a patron to notice them, and pass through all four trials.
* [[Coming of Age]]: A ''literal'' coming of age at the start of the book on Morrigan's eleventh birthday, then she gets "whisked away" to Nevermoor. The series deals strongly with her psyche, and her maturing and {{spoiler|learning to control her powers as a Wundersmith}} while growing up and making friends.
* [[Compelling Voice]]: This is
* [[Cover Drop]]: All books in the series so far uses [[Scene Cover]]s, depicting events that seem cryptic when one glances at the cover, but actually takes place within the context of the story.
** The cover of the first book shows people jumping down the Hotel Deucalion with umbrellas for their Eventide celebration, saying "step boldly".
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* [[Exclusively Evil]]: {{spoiler|Subverted.}} Wundersmiths are viewed as this by most people. They once has a great reputation, and are seen as forces of good, using their powers to help their community. However, they are now seen as this due to the actions of {{spoiler|Ezra Squall}}. The phrase ''Wundersmith'' itself is feared throughout the city, and {{spoiler|Unit 919 is reclusive and silent towards Morrigan because she is a Wundersmith. Subverted because Morrigan should be a ruthless dictator based on societal expectations, but she is just a [[Deadpan Snarker]]. Morrigan starts doubting herself despite Jupiter's constant [[You Are Better Than You Think You Are]] speeches.}}
* [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: Unit 919 initially starts out disliking Morrigan, but warms up to her later on. {{spoiler|Dislike because as a Wundersmith, she is associated with Ezra Squall, viewed to be the most evil man in existance. Warms to her as she proves that she is genuinely a great person to be around. The loyalty trial used by Wunsoc forces them to make friends, as the entire unit gets kicked out if they betray each other.}}
* [[Friendless Background]]: Morrigan, not because of her personality, but because of her being perceived as a cursed child. Fortunately, this changed when she enters Nevermoor and meets Hawthorne.
* [[The Gift]]: Everyone in Unit 919 has this, and their prestigious gifts grants them admission into the unit. Cadance is a mesmerist, Farncis is a gastronomist, Mahir is a linguist, Anah a healer, Thaddea a fighter, Hawthorne a [[Dragon Rider]], Lambeth a short-range [[Spider Sense|oracle]], and Archan a [[Impossible Thief|pickpocket]]. In fact, a Gift is required to even attempt the trials to get into the Wunderous Society. {{spoiler|The more elusive gift of being a Wundersmith is granted to Morrigan.}}▼
** Implied with the mesmerist Cadence Blackburn. You can't make friends if everyone you meet forgets you.
▲* [[The Gift]]: Everyone in Unit 919 has this, and their prestigious gifts grants them admission into the unit.
* [[Hero with Bad Publicity]]: Wundersmiths are viewed as this. They were once seen as great and powerful people who uses their abilities for good and to make the community they live in better. That all changed when Ezra Squall started using his abilities for evil, {{spoiler|killed off his fellow Wundersmiths}}, and was barred from entering Nevermoor forever. {{spoiler|Then Morrigan is revealed to be a Wundersmith.}}
* [[The Hero's Birthday]]: Used in a much darker way. The first novel of the series establishes that Morrigan will die on her birthday as a result of being a cursed child. Thus, the trope is [[Inverted]] and the birthday is nothing heroic.
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* [[Kid Hero]]: Morrigan is eleven at the start of the series, twelve when she solves the mystery of the disappearing animals in ''[[Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow]]'', and thirteen when {{spoiler|she eradicates the Hollowpox in ''[[Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow]]''}}.
** Other characters are young as well, with the other members in Unit 919 being around the same age as Morrigan, and Jupiter's teenage nephew Jack being slightly older.
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]:
* [[Mad Lib Fantasy Title]]: All books in the series use at least one magic buzzword in their title, such as ''trials'', ''calling'', and ''mystery''. The constructed words, such as ''Hollowpox'' and ''Wundersmith'' all draws attention, leaving enough information for audiences to have a vague idea of what the concept represents, but never giving away too much information -- the perfect way to create viewer intrigue.
* [[Magic Music]]: How Wundersmiths work. They call Wunder by singing, then call out and shape it to do their bidding. Each Wundersmith needs their own song to do this. Some Wundersmiths are better at singing than others, and the worst ones sound like they are being murdered while summoning Wunder, although their ability to sing does not affect their ability or skill levels.
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