The World Synthesizer was destroyed and then, almost immediately, strange rocks appeared over several worlds, each of them connected to each other through magic and thought. Together, they form Novus, a new world, an unusual world, a gift to the peoples of the Spiral, a gift from… Something.
To the people of Marleybone, it grants New Vicorgia – a land of plenty and of hydrants. To the Pingouins of Polaris comes the frozen utopia of La Ville Rose where the fish dance and sing. And to the Monkeys and the Unicorns is granted Puerto Nuovo, rich in art and bananas. But the call of Novus goes beyond just these worlds, beyond these people. Listen carefully and hear in its winds as it whispers for the Wizard.
And so you must reach this world through its most accessible shard, floating over the distant realm of Catmandu. Discover weird and wonderful landscapes that bend dreams into truth. Navigate the complex politics of the Spiral empires and prevent this Novus’ gifts from being wielded by conquerors and madmen. Master new magicks, unravel conspiracies and preserve Novus from those who would corrupt it. (from the Wizard101 website)
Novus is the third world of the fourth arc. It was added to the game in November 2022.
Acolyte Ang – Avatar Aang
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Acolyte_Ang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aang
Avant Guard – Avant-garde
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Avant_Guard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant-garde
Azulla – Princess Azula from Avatar: The Last Airbender
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Azulla
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azula
Cora – Korra from The Legend of Korra
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Cora
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Korra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korra
Dasein’s Duelist the Dread Turtle King – Bowser
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Dasein_Duelist
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Wowzer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowser
Detective Donna “Lassie” Lassiter – Lassie and Detective Carlton Lassiter from Psych
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Lassie
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Timothy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassie_(1954_TV_series)
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TimmyInAWell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Lassiter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psych
Dogs of War – Julius Caesar: Act 3 Scene 1 line 273
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Dog_of_War_(Storm)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dogs_of_war_(phrase)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg58hVEY5Og
https://www.gallipoliartprize.org.au/project/peter-smeeth-cry-havoc-and-let-slip-the-dogs-of-war/
Don Leonardo de Michelangelo of Rafael – Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Don_Leonardo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael
Fernanda Maregellan – Ferdinand Magellan
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Fernanda_Maregellan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan
General Benedict Brutus von Booth – Benedict Arnold, Brutus, and John Wilkes Booth
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:General_Benedict_Brutus_von_Booth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Arnold
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Junius_Brutus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilkes_Booth
Gourmand Ramsey – Gordon Ramsay
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Gourmand_Ramsey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Ramsay
Improbable Gaze Spell – Chapter 18 of the novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Spell:Improbable_Gaze
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Something_Wicked_That_Way_Goes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L8lSwJ5imI&t=2s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPCYI6gcuWY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/198068-another-thing-that-got-forgotten-was-the-fact-that-against
Irroh – General Iroh, aka Uncle from Avatar: The Last Airbender
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Irroh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroh
Jean-Luc Petcard – Jean-Luc Picard
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Jean-Luc_Petcard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Picard
Katarra – Katara from Avatar: The Last Airbender
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Katarra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:The_Last_Airbender https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katara(Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender)
King Gortez – Hernán Cortés
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:King_Gortez
https://101universe.fandom.com/wiki/Gortez
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_Cort%C3%A9s
Lieutenant Snoopers – Snoopy
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Lieutenant_Snoopers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoopy
Mademoiselle Godot – Waiting for Godot
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Mme._Godot
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Waiting_for_Who_Knows
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot
Major Clifford – Clifford the Big Red Dog
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Major_Clifford
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_the_Big_Red_Dog
Mario di Mario – Mario
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Mario_di_Mario
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYNMatF5hcU
Marquis Mark – Mark Wahlberg aka Marky Mark
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Marquis_Mark
https://101universe.fandom.com/wiki/Marquis_Mark
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wahlberg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjpUfdjYR6s
Maxine Rockhoppierre – Maximilien Robespierre
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Maxine_Rockhoppierre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilien_Robespierre
Megraine – Haddock \ Migraine Headache
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Megraine_(Ice-Myth)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haddock
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=megraine
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/5005-migraine-headaches
Monsieur Estragon – Estragon from Waiting for Godot
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:M._Estragon
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Waiting_for_Who_Knows
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot
Monsignor Del Monte – Del Monte Bananas
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Monsignor_Del_Monte
https://delmontefresh.com/products/bananas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Del_Monte_Produce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Monte_Foods
Moo Bu – Lü Bu
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Moo_Bu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BC_Bu
Nenette – Nénette and Rintintin
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Nenette
https://blog.imagesmusicales.be/lucky-stars-nenette-rintintin/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kehlMgplGS8
Paola Neighvone – Paola Navone
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Paola_Neighvone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paola_Navone
Phileas Dogg – Phileas Fogg
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Phileas_Dogg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phileas_Fogg
Ponce de Gibbon – Juan Ponce de León
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Ponce_de_Gibbon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Ponce_de_Le%C3%B3n
Princess Pesca – Princess Peach
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Princess_Pesca
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Peach
Rententen – Rin Tin Tin, Rintintin, Old Yeller, Underdog and a veiled reference to James Bond
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Rententen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin
https://blog.imagesmusicales.be/lucky-stars-nenette-rintintin/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Yeller_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underdog_(TV_series)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond
Rottingham Weiler – The Rottweiler
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Rottingham_Weiler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rottweiler
Salvador – Salvador Dalí and The Persistence of Memory
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Salvador
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Persistence_of_Memory
Soka – Sokka from Avatar: The Last Airbender
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Soka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokka
Staffordshire & Pembroke – Staffordshire Pembroke pottery, Staffordshire County, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Pembroke Castle in Pembrokeshire County, and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Staffordshire
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Pembroke
https://black-eyedsusansantiques.com/product/josiah-wedgwood-pembroke-castle-transferware-platter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire_Bull_Terrier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembrokeshire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_Castle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_Welsh_Corgi
The Strange Room in Puerto Nuovo – Relativity (1953) by M.C. Escher https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Location:Strange_Room https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Puzzles%26_Mazes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFx3_bb45dM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.C._Escher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativity(M._C._Escher)
Theater of the Absurd Cast – Random Team-up Wizards
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Location:Theater_of_the_Absurd
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Person_1
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Person_2
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Person_3
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Person_4
Touph Beifang – Toph Beifong from Avatar: The Last Airbender
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Touph_Beifang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toph_Beifong
Zuco – Prince Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Zuco
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuko
Places and other cool puns and Trivia:
Captain Argento – Sargento Cheese? It’s coincidental but not enough for me to call.
Catmandu is a reference to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.
Don Manzana – Manzana is the Spanish word for apple
Les Oiseaux Sournois is French for Sneaky Birds
Marquis Mark is one of the few NPCs to interact with both your pirate and wizard
New Vicorgia itself is named after Queen Vicorgia from Marleybone, much like New Victoria was named for Queen Victoria.
Standard Bear – A Standard Barer is an army position wherein one carries the flag (or standard) representing your country.
Novus image is from Wizard101, and is copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.
Image usage qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.
Pop Culture References of Wizard101 by Spiral world:
Wizard City
Krokotopia
Marleybone
Mooshu
Dragonspyre
Grizzleheim / Wintertusk
Aquila
Wysteria
Celestia
Zafaria
Avalon
Azteca
Khrysalis
Polaris
Mirage
Empyrea
Karamelle
Lemuria
Wallaru
The Zeke Quests and the Eloise Quests
Vulcan Stev's Database 