#wizard101 npcs

[rizzblade]

Another NPC has become my blorbo… and you all must suffer for it…

[theglizzardwizard]

The yw being earth born is a big deal? What about Dorothy Gale?

[astral-schools]

Orion's turn on the updated ref docket. now he gets spells :]

[ghostcond]

ok one last oc post. ill go back to drawing npcs sorry

[lanabenikosdoormat]

is this anything

[melveres]

wizzy was down for maintenance so I drew my Young Wizard while I (impatiently) waited

[necrospellbinder]

...because someone suggested I do another poll, lol.

[anxiously-sidequesting]

i absolutely LOVE flawed fictional women so Ione is perfect to me because of her trust issues and how that affects the people around her but at the same time Velma Von Venkman, another fictional woman, is the target of these trust issues and as a result is isolated and avoided by Ione (and the rest of the scholars) and i find myself shedding solemn tears in my personal conflict

[awakefor48hours]

He doesn't know how popular he is.

[ravenwoodalum]

:') thanks dad

[internetgiraffekid1673]

FEED ME FANFIC!

Ya'll I play Pirate101 and Wizard101. I love the world of the Spiral, and the characters and story from both games are so amazing to me! And now I have a desperate need for crossover fanfics with a very specific plot:

Wizards with a bad lot in life get forcibly adopted by pirates.

Like, everyone talks about how the young wizard went through some serious trauma throughout the story and how it gets extra tragic when compared to the young pirate who starts out at rock bottom and gains unbreakable friendship.

And I would love to read more of that.

But, like, the young wizard isn't the only wizard city resident who's been through shit. There are so many kids who have been isolated, watched their homes burn, kidnapped, hurt, and who just don't fit the mold of wizard society. Like, think about the main kids you're helping on each of the Wizard City Streets. Their homes have all been overrun by undead and basically got told "man that's too bad, deal with it yourself."

I want any number of pirate101 kids to meet these poor traumatized wizard babies, say "man that's fucked up! No way in hell am I leaving you to deal with that! You know what? You're being adopted into my crew now, I will fight God for you." And then have them all go sock Ambrose in the face.

I also have a brain itch for the pirates' unconventional fighting styles to really appeal to the less skilled wizards.

Oh, you're not good at magic? And that makes you defenseless? So sad, anyway, here's a GUN!

Oh, you're scared of direct confrontation? Makes it impossible to fight in spell circles? My dear friend, let me teach you the art stabbing people in the back! Literally!

And also everyone in Wizard City being freaked out by voodoo. Just like, "No, that's not how magic works," while breaking down in the corner, and the resident witch doctors are just like, "That sounds like a you problem."

Basically, I want fanfiction where the pirates of Pirate101 show up in Wizard City, get really pissed on behalf of the Wiz Kids, and chaos ensues.

And just as an extra optional treat, have Prospector Zeke be an instigator. Like, he hears one too many Wizard sob stories and goes "fuck it," and then not-so-subtly unleashes unhinged pirate gremlins in Wizard City.

[rizzblade]

Nolan thinks Roland is an old timer with too much time on his hands

[ecogirl2759]

I am posting to literally every Fandom rn and I'm sorry but I neeeeed to get this out

I LOVE looking at Malorn Ashthorn through a very literal lense. Because that makes him literally one of the most tragic characters in Wiz <3

(Came back up after writing this whole post and realized it's kinda sorta very long. So, full rant is under the break ^w^)

Edit: Please forgive any spelling mistakes, I wrote this all on my phone, which sucks lol

Every time you go to Ravenwood, he's there. Malorn, without fail, is always standing by the crater at all times. (This is what I mean by literal lol, since his sprite just wasn't put in any other locations.) Other students keep coming and going throughout the day, able to take rests in their dorms and occasionally go on field assignments, but Malorn can't do that. He just has to stand there. Waiting.

He's practically forced to be there, too. He's "Acting Professor Ashthorn" after all. He has to be there just in case a student drops by, and everyone works on their own schedule. That includes all the other Death students, especially since they're on independent study and literally have no time table to work off of. So, to make sure he can actually do his job, he needs to be ready at all times. He needs to always be on the clock. He can't leave.

What's more, he can't even go to the headmaster's office. He can't leave his station, so he can't go negotiate with Ambros. He can't ask for breaks. He can't catch up on news. He can't give or receive progress reports, assignments or updates. Unless he's deliberately called, he is, quite literally, trapped in this catch22 of seclusion.

Malorn also can't further his own learning in any meaningful way. All his other fellow students are off on assignments, doing practical work and honing their spells. Not to mention that it seems--based on Penny's side quest--that Ambros is the one who gives them their work. But Malorn can't move. Even if he got assignments, he would never be able to complete them. He's literally not allowed to learn.

Also, no one really ever shows up to Malorn's little corner of Ravenwood anymore. The other students don't actually need to go to him for anything, since they know most if not all the same spells he does, as well as not needing to turn their assignments in to him. New lore suggests that studying Death magic is wildly unpopular now that Malistaire is dead/evil/dead again, and old lore states that the already existing Death students are actively being discouraged from continuing their studies / persuaded to study different schools. Considering how few Death students you come across in-game, (keeping in mind that they have to be out and about since they have no classroom to congregate in,) it's probably safe to assume that many of the previous Death students were successfully deterred. I can't imagine Malorn sees much traffic anymore.

Even after the Death School is found by the Wizard and classes are said to resume, (even though the connection to Nightside is unstable? Eh, anyway,) Malorn is never seen outside of his usual spot. He literally cannot go to class anymore because he's too busy being Acting Professor. He now has to stand there in his usual spot, directing students to the actual Death School. (Because no one can put the building back, I guess. -_-)

And Malorn isn't even recognized for his hard work, either! Despite always being as helpful and friendly as possible, doing a pretty great job at being Acting Professor (if you ask me), he's never rewarded. The Wizard graduates, and Dwargyn is promoted to Death Professor. AND MALORN STILL HAS TO JUST STAND THERE!

Though, that also calls into question whether or not he actively wanted the role of Acting Professor or not. Sure, he's great at it, and yeah, he makes the most with what he can. But is he Acting Professor because he genuinely wanted to take up that mantle, or is he Acting Professor because he was the best of the Death students at the time? (I mean, I imagine it's because he wanted to, but we technically don't know for certain.)

Last but not least, no one likes the Death School kids. Both in old and new lore, some of the kids express how creepy the Death School is to them. They think the Death students are weird and freaky. The kids are ostracized by the rest of the Ravenwood student body simply because necromancy gives them the heebie-jeebies. So for Malorn to be stuck in Ravenwood, all day every day, surrounded by people who other him and look down on him not only because he's a necromancer, but because (I imagine) some of the kids would see his title of Acting Professor as him "sucking up to Ambros" or "thinking he's as great as Malistaire was" or "looking down on other regular students" or any other number of uncharitable assumptions. It would be hard for anyone to handle that kind of treatment for an extended period of time, including Malorn.

Malorn probably feels an immense amount of pressure from everyone's expectations of him as a Death student, an honor student, and as Acting Professor. Even though there's nothing for him to do most of the time, he still has to do it perfectly. He can't afford to fail his classmates. His friends. He's now in charge of their education, so if they fall behind, he'll be the one to blame. He has to show Ambros that Death is still worth studying, even if Malistaire might be gone. He can't make the Death School seem weak in the eyes of the other students by slacking off or being inhospitable. So he keeps a smile on his face as he stands by himself, forced to play Professor without ever getting the recognition or power of one, all while still being a student actively in school, unable to grow and get stronger with his peers due to being secluded and forbidden to leave.

"Acting Professor Ashthorn" isn't even a Professor. He's just a lonely school boy, trying to do his best, yet always coming up short.

It's sad.

[nightside101]

Do you guys remember in arc 1 when people used to call the wizard by their name? And then by late game no one ever uses their name anymore and they're referred to exclusively as The Wizard, even by people who consider themselves to be friends? Even by people who once used to call them by their actual name? Even though they live in a wizarding world that is, ostensibly, mostly made up of wizards?

and then by Lemuria they're introducing themselves to people as The Wizard too...

[ghostcond]

kids who study forbidden magic (alchemy club redesigns)

[lanabenikosdoormat]

the cozy abode of c.frost

ft. her three apprentices shared bedroom :D