A group of Practitioners working together.
General[]
The circle was a group of Practitioners bound together on shared principles, working as a group, or helping each other. In most circles all of the members followed the same or similar Practices in their use of magic. Apart from mutual assistance, circles helped Practitioners manage the magical power in an area.[1][2]
Most circles were relatively small, with three to eight members. A circle of a dozen Practitioners—like the Light—was very seldomly encountered.[3] A circle like the Brotherhood of Apollo with nearly twenty members probably only formed under very specific circumstances. A pair of Practitioners might or might not be considered a circle.[1] The bonds between the members of a circle could be very strong and lasting.[4]
With several magic users in an area, forming a circle both lessened the impact of each individual Practitioner, and allowed the circle as a whole to claim a larger share of the magical power in the area.[2]
Non-practitioners associated with a circle were often referred to as muscle. Common duties were lookouts, drivers, and bodyguards.
The Seattle area was unusual in the number of circles and Practitioners there.[5] However, the actions of the Brotherhood of Apollo diminished that number.[1][6]
Known circles[]
- Ashen Scholars[7]
- The Family
- Las Vegas area
- The Study Group, a Hermetic circle
- Summerlin Book Club
- Los Angeles area
- Seattle area
- Brotherhood of Apollo (defunct)
- Evergreeners
- Grecians
- The Light (defunct)
- International circle
- Native circle
- Zhu Tiang’s circle[10]
Sources[]
Circles play a key role in the following stories:
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “Authenticity”
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Personal Demons, chapter 5
- ↑ Personal Demons, chapter 10
- ↑ Grand Theft Sorcery, chapter 16
- ↑ Good Intentions, chapter 14
- ↑ Personal Demons, chapter 7
- ↑ Past Due, chapter 13
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Grand Theft Sorcery, chapter 1
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Grand Theft Sorcery, chapter 13
- ↑ “Outsourced”