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* [[Dragon Rider]]: Hawthrone Swift's knack is this.
* [[Exclusively Evil]]: {{spoiler|Subverted.}} Wundersmiths are seen as this by the residents of Nevermoor due to the actions of {{spoiler|Ezra Squall}}. The name 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]].}}
* [[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.}}
* [[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, Hawthrone a
* [[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.
** Played straight in the second book, which opens with a celebration of Morrigan's twelfth birthday, a
** Averted in the third book, where Morrigan spends her birthday in a hospital. There is nothing heroic about it, but nothing downright harmful.
* [[Hidden Elf Village]]: An entire country, in this case. The Free States, where Nevermoor is located, has decided to cut themselves off from the Wintersea Republic, to the point where few people in the republic have actually heard of the city. Despite being neighbouring countries, the two engage in almost no diplomatic relationships. Strict border controls are present in the entire country to the point where a major plot revolves around the potential for Morrigan to get deported.
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* [[Masquerade]]: This is the one of the roles of the Wunderous Society. They refer to it as C&D, {{spoiler|or containment and distraction. There are many supernatural monsters which inhibit Nevermoor, and the 'containment ' aspect means that these threats should be controlled so they do not get out of hand. The 'distraction' part is where the masquerade comes in, as the society puts up spectacles such as fireworks or a parade so people won't find out more about these threats while the society is undergoing the containment aspect.}} A unit can only know about C&D once they pass the loyalty trial. {{spoiler|Unit 919 does so by the end of the second book, and is told about C&D in the third.}}
* [[Mega Neko]]: The Magnificats, described as being the size of an elephant, and as the largest cat that Morrigan has seen. One Magnificat, Fenestra, works at the Hotel Deucalion, and her growl can make people faint. Before the events of the plot, she is a cage fighter, and became the champion for three years in a row. She even agrees to be Morrigan's steed for the chase trial, and is considerably faster than the other mounts.
* [[Never Accepted in His Hometown]]: Morrigan, because she is viewed as a cursed child. {{spoiler|This also extends to her new town in Nevermoor, initially due to her illegal immigration, but then due to her reveal as a Wundersmith. The trope is ultimately played straight because, through hard work, Morrigan becomes accepted by the people around her.}}
* [[Phantasy Spelling]]: ''Wunder'', the in universe version of magic, as well as the correspondingly named Wunderous Society and Wundersmith.
* [[Plucky Girl]]: Morrigan Crow. Let's see, she survived nearly dying, nearly getting deported, the trials to get into Wunsoc, {{spoiler|dealing with the social stigma of being a Wundersmith inside her unit, having a [[Superpower Meltdown]], and dealing with the social stigma of being a Wundersmith outside of her unit}}. She's still as snarky as ever.
* [[Portmanteau]]: The '''Wun'''drous '''Soc'''iety is shortened to '''Wunsoc'''.
* [[Short Title: Long Elaborate Subtitle]]: All of the books in the series are named like this, with a single word followed by ''The (verb) of Morrigan Crow''.
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** {{quote|''[Jupiter North:] "And Miss Crow is a resident of Barclaytown in the Seventh pickpocket"''
'''''Miss Crow has never heard of Barclaytown in the Seventh Pocket''', thought Morrigan.''}}
* [[You Are Better Than You Think You Are]]: Being a cursed child, Morrigan keeps thinking that she is a burden to everyone around her. Jupiter repeatedly assures her that she is, in fact, not a burden, and that she has genuinely redeeming qualities. {{spoiler|This continues even after Morrigan discovers that she is a Wundersmith, and Jupiter tries hard to find evidence that all Wundersmiths are ''not'' evil, unlike what the general populace of Nevermoor believes}}. {{quote|'''Jupiter North''': You asked me if your talent is being cursed? If you have a knack for ruining things? Hear me when I tell you this: You are not a curse on anyone, Morrigan Crow. You never have been.}}
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