Circle of Elements

A Circle of Elements (also called an Elemental Circle), and not to be confused with a "Place of Power", is a place where magic is strong, enough for people to have erected monuments. Mages can draw power from Circles of Elements, and witchers can learn new Signs, as well as getting a momentary boost for the spells they already know. These are likely manifestations of "intersections".

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Price of Neutrality | Maps

In The Witcher computer game

There are many Circles of Elements scattered around the world of The Witcher. They are indicated by purple dots on the in-game maps.

Blessings

The circles confer different blessings, based on which element they are associated with: five elements, five blessings:

Mechanics

• Left-click on the large stone in the centre of a circle, the elemental stone, to learn a sign you do not already know.
• Left-click on the elemental stone to acquire the ability enhancement, or blessing, from the circle.

Notes

• Look for elemental circles throughout the game to learn new powers.

Prologue

In the Prologue, there is only one circle of elements, Circle of Whispering Stones, for the sign Aard. It is impossible to miss as the plot necessitates that Geralt find it in order to get out of the laboratory. It can be found at the end of the very dark underground passages leading off the witchers' laboratory.

Whispering Stones

Chapter I

Chapter I is where Geralt can learn his second sign, Igni. There are only two circles of elements in this Chapter. The Circle of the Windy Wanderer is near the cave entrance, and the Circle of Inner Fire is inside the Crypt.

Windy Wanderer	Inner Fire

Chapter II

In Chapter II, Geralt has the opportunity to learn the rest of the signs available to him as a witcher: Axii, Quen and Yrden. There are five circles of elements in Chapter II:

• the Circle of Lifeless Air, in the Lionhead Spider Cultists' lair in the Sewers
• the Circle of Inner Fire, also in the lair
• the Gate of Water, inside the Mage's tower
• the Circle of Hanging Stones, in the cave in the Swamp
• the Circle of Unwanted Power, in the Druids' grove

Lifeless Air	Inner Fire	Gate of Water

Hanging Stones	Unwanted Power

Chapter III

Two more circles of elements are found in Chapter III. The Circle of the Vengeful Flame, in the Elven Ruins part of the sewers and the Circle of Waning Power on the upper level of the Salamandra base.

Note: All the Circles of Elements from Chapter II remain available during Chapter III.

Vengeful Flame	Waning Power

Chapter IV

Since Geralt has no access to any of the previously explored locations in Chapter IV, it is lucky that we find a full complement of elemental circles here.

• the Circle of the Winter Storm, north-east of the Hermit's hut
• the Circle of the Last Drop, on the west side of Black Tern Island, not far from the Lady's area
• the Circle of the Walking Fire, near the Druids' circle in the Fields
• the Circle of the Barren Lands, in the crypt in the fields
• the Circle of Waning Power, near the Naiad at the Lakeside

Winter Storm	Last Drop	Walking Fire

Barren Lands	Waning Power

Chapter V

There are only three elemental circles in Chapter V, but at least the most used, Igni, Aard and Quen, are there:

• the Circle of Mute Thunder, in the Cemetery
• the Circle of Inner Fire, in a southern chamber of Raven's crypt in the Swamp Cemetery
• the Circle of Rolling Rocks, in a northern chamber of Raven's crypt

Mute Thunder	Inner Fire	Rolling Rocks

Epilogue

There are no circles of elements at all in the Epilogue as Geralt fights his way through a burning Temple Quarter towards his final epic battle, with the help of a trusted ally. Depending on the Path chosen by our hero, that companion is either Yaevinn (Scoia'tael path), Siegfried (Order path) or Triss (Witcher / neutral path).

In The Price of Neutrality premium module

In The Price of Neutrality, there are only two circles of elements: one for Aard, south-west of the camp, and one for Igni, south-east of the camp and across the river. They have no other, more interesting names.

Aard circle	Igni circle

Maps

• These maps show the locations of the Circles of Elements in The Witcher and The Price of Neutrality:

Prologue:	Chapter I:		Chapter II:
Circle of Whispering Stones	Circle of the Windy Wanderer	Circle of Inner Fire	Lionhead Spider cultists' lair	Circle of Unwanted Power	Circle of Hanging Stones
Chapter III:		Chapter IV:
Circle of Inner Fire	Circle of Waning Power	Circle of the Last Drop	Circles in the Fields	Circle of the Barren Lands
Chapter V:
Circle of Mute Thunder	Circles in Raven's crypt

"The Price of Neutrality":

Aard and Igni circles