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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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.

Icon Prologue.png 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.

Icon Act I.png 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.

Icon Act II.png 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

Icon Act III.png 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.

Icon Act IV.png 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

Icon Act V.png 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

Icon Epilogue.png 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, 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.

Maps

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

"The Price of Neutrality":

Kreis der Elemente Κύκλος των Στοιχείων Cercles des Éléments Circolo degli elementi Kręgi żywiołów