First Enchanter is the title given to the head of a Circle of Magi.
Background[]
Circle of Magi (Orlesian Chantry)[]
The first enchanter is seen by apprentices as a father or mother figure and an ambassador of peace to the templars by the other mages.[1] A first enchanter retains their position for life and reserves the right to appoint a successor should the first enchanter perish or choose to retire.[2] This decision must also take into consideration the opinion of the templars.[3] Eligible for this position are the Circle's senior enchanters.[4] If there is no successor, the Knight-Commander appoints one, usually with the approval of the Circle's mages.[5] A first enchanter is usually someone who is respected by all mages including most templars, and they are not always chosen based off their power and abilities.[citation needed]
A first enchanter officially has a broad range of powers, though in practice, the extent to which the templars allow a first enchanter to exercise their powers varies from tower to tower. Their permission or consent is needed:[citation needed]
- for a mage to leave the tower;
- for templars to summon an apprentice for the Harrowing;
- for templars to make a mage Tranquil;
- for templars to move overtly against a Circle mage suspected of practicing forbidden magic.
First enchanters also establish the price of the goods and services the regional Circle of Magi provides.[6] It is assumed that first enchanters also manage the Circle' finances.
First enchanters routinely congregate in the city of Cumberland, at their College. There they elect a new Grand Enchanter every few years.[7]
First enchanters in Orlais traditionally wear black robes, while those in Ferelden traditionally wear yellow.[8][9]
Circle of Magi (Imperial Chantry)[]
Since the Storm Age, when Archon Nomaran lifted the rules prohibiting mages from participating in politics, the Imperial Divine has been elected by simple majority from the ranks of the first enchanters[10] or the grand clerics.[11]
Known first enchanters[]
Anderfels[]
Antiva[]
- Antiva City
- Astebadi[12] (9:40)
Ferelden[]
- Jainen
- Jendrik[note]
Free Marches[]
Orlais[]
Nevarra[]
- Unknown
- Gwenael[12] (9:40)
Rivain[]
Unknown[]
Known literary works by First enchanters[]
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First Enchanter Halden[]
First Enchanter Heron[]
- Wisdom Failed: the Hedge Mage[31]
First Enchanter Irving[]
- On Silver Cords[31]
First Enchanter Josephus[]
- The Circle of the Magi: A History[32]
- The Four Schools: A Treatise[33][34][35][36][37]
- The Four Schools: A Treatise, Third Edition[33]
- On Tranquility and the Role of the Fade in Human Society[38]
- Tranquility and the Role of the Fade in Human Culture[39]
- A Treatise on Magic and Politics[40]
First Enchanter Luidweg[]
- The Interplay of Spirits in the Common Laundry Room[18]
First Enchanter Wenselus[]
Codex entries[]
Codex entry: Apostates- Codex entry: The Annulment at Dairsmuid
- Codex entry: The Basket of Lost Socks
- Codex entry: Blood Magic: The Forbidden School
- Codex entry: The Cardinal Rules of Magic
- Codex entry: Circles Within Circles
- Codex entry: A Decades-Old Letter
- Codex entry: Enchanter Illana
- Codex entry: Extracurricular Studies
- Codex entry: The Fade
- Codex entry: First Enchanter Irving
- Codex entry: First Enchanter Orsino
- Codex entry: The Four Schools of Magic: Creation
- Codex entry: The Four Schools of Magic: Entropy
- Codex entry: The Four Schools of Magic: Primal
- Codex entry: The Four Schools of Magic: Spirit
- Codex entry: The Fraternity of Enchanters
- Codex entry: Hierarchy of the Circle
- Codex entry: Irving's Mistake
- Codex entry: The Mages' Collective
- Codex entry: The Magister's Shield
- Codex entry: Mana and the Use of Magic
- Codex entry: Staff of Violation
- Codex entry: A Reply from Starkhaven
- Codex entry: Tears in the Veil
- Codex entry: Templars
- Codex entry: The Tranquil
- Codex entry: Vestments of Sacrifice
- Codex entry: Vivienne: Madame de Fer
- Codex entry: Watchguard of the Reaching
Note texts[]
Notes[]
- Fiona says that she became first enchanter of Montsimmard after leaving the Grey Wardens in 9:37 Dragon. This conflicts with Codex entry: Madame de Fer, which states Vivienne was made first enchanter of Montsimmard at an age young enough to cause scandal.
- Up until the current date, Adrian is de-facto not part of the Circle based in the White Spire.
- It is unclear if Arden, the first enchanter mentioned in Enchanter Wilhelm's Journal, is meant to be the same person as Arlen, the first enchanter mentioned in a Decades-Old Letter, as both entries are obtained from the same DLC. It is currently unknown which name is spelled correctly or if it was intended for these two to be separate individuals.
- Irving may die depending on the outcomes of certain quests in Dragon Age: Origins; he is alive, however, in David Gaider's novel Dragon Age: Asunder.
- Raddick is said to be first enchanter of Starkhaven Circle in 9:34; however, the Circle of Starkhaven was destroyed in 9:31 and its mages were relocated to other city-states.[44]
- Depending on the choices made by the player in Dragon Age Legends, Jendrik may be still be alive. However, he has not reappeared in any DA content released since.
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