Night Raven College

Night Raven College (ナイトレイベンカレッジ, Naito Reiben Karejji) is a prestigious, all-boys academy and the main setting of Twisted Wonderland. It is a four-year magic educational institution located on the Isle of Sages. Dire Crowley is the school's headmaster.

Enrollment
Students are only allowed to enroll in this school if they have the potential for being a great magician, a factor which the Mirror of Darkness determines. A black carriage will be sent to pick up incoming students personally, which can even travel underwater. They are kept unconscious in coffins called "Gates" until arriving at the academy. In most cases, they can only be awoken if their Gate is unlocked with a special key, however there are exceptions.

All students are given a magical pen upon enrollment. These are fountain pens that hold their magic gemstones and are also utilized as wands. The color of one's gemstone is determined by which dorm they are in. They are capable of changing form, but so far this has only been shown by the dorm leaders.

History
According to a legend in Twisted Wonderland, there once lived grand beings in this world collectively called the Great Seven. Each of the seven dormitories at Night Raven College are modeled after one of these Great Seven, and upon entering the school, students are sorted into these dorms based on the qualities of their souls. These dorms are:


 * Heartslabyul, founded on the severity of the Queen of Hearts
 * Savanaclaw, founded on the tenacity of the King of Beasts
 * Octavinelle, founded on the compassion of the Sea Witch
 * Scarabia, founded on the deliberation of the Sorcerer of the Sands
 * Pomefiore, founded on the unrelenting efforts of the Fairest Queen
 * Ignihyde, founded on the diligence of the Lord of the Underworld
 * Diasomnia, founded on the elegance of the Fairy of Thorns

However, there is a dorm that is not part of the seven main dormitories:


 * Ramshackle, a dorm that has been abandoned and occupied by ghosts.

Night Raven College also has a sports rivalry with Royal Sword Academy, another prestigious school for mages that other magically-gifted students (such as Chenya and Neige) attend. For the past 99 years, RSA has beaten NRC at the annual Inter-School Magift Tournament.

School Life
First-years' classes focus more on classroom-based learning rather than actually training their magic. Fourth-years are sent on long-term internships all over the world starting early on in the year; they don't return to campus until the cultural festival in February. Every year, there are always dropouts or students who have to repeat a year - but ever since Riddle became dorm leader, there have been no such cases in Heartslabyul.

Known Rules

 * It is against the rules to have an untrained familiar with you.
 * You can't use magic in fights unless supervised by a teacher.
 * You can't use your Unique Magic during classes.

Trivia

 * The design of the Gates is supposed to signify "parting from the other world and being reborn anew."
 * The founding date of the Night Raven College, March 18th, references the original Japanese release of the game.