A group of Practitioners working together.
General[]
The circle is a group of Practitioners bound together on shared principles, working as a group, or helping each other. In most circles all of the members follow the same or similar Practices in their use of magic. Apart from mutual assistance, circles help Practitioners to manage the magical power in an area.[1][2]
Most circles are relatively small, with three to eight members. A circle of a dozen Practitioners—like the Light—is very seldomly encountered.[3] A circle like the Brotherhood of Apollo with nearly twenty members probably only appears under very specific circumstances. A pair of Practitioners might or might not be considered a circle.[1]
With several magic users in an area, forming a circle both lessens the impact of each Practitioner within the circle, and allows the circle as a whole to claim a larger share of the magical power in the area.[2]
Non-practitioners associated with a circle are often referred to as muscle. Common duties are as lookouts, drivers, and bodyguards.
The Seattle area was unusual in the number of circles and Practitioners there.[4] However, the actions of the Brotherhood of Apollo diminished that number.[1][5]
Known circles[]
- Ashen Scholars[6]
- The Family
- New Money
- Seattle area
- Brotherhood of Apollo
- Evergreeners
- Grecians
- The Light
- International circle
- Native circle
- Zhu Tiang’s circle[7]
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
- ↑ Good Intentions, chapter 14
- ↑ Personal Demons, chapter 7
- ↑ Past Due, chapter 13
- ↑ “Outsourced”