First Enchanter

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.Codex entry: First Enchanter Irving 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.Codex entry: Enchanter Illana This decision must also take into consideration the opinion of the templars. Eligible for this position are the Circle's senior enchanters.Codex entry: Hierarchy of the Circle If there is no successor, the Knight-Commander appoints one, usually with the approval of the Circle's mages. 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.
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:
* 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.Merchant NPC dialogue in the Gallows Courtyard. 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.Dragon Age: Asunder, p. 392-393, ISBN 978-0-7653-6670-2
First enchanters in Orlais traditionally wear black robes, while those in Ferelden traditionally wear yellow.Dragon Age: Asunder, ch. 22Dragon Age: The Calling, page 12: "The second was a dark-haired man in the resplendent yellow robes marking him as First Enchanter Remille of the Circle of Magi, the ranking mage in Ferelden."
=== 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 enchantersCodex entry: The Imperial Chantry or the grand clerics.
== Known first enchanters ==
=== Anderfels ===
:Hossberg
:* BriausDragon Age: Asunder, ch. 17 (9:40) 
=== Antiva ===
:Antiva City
:* Astebadi (9:40)
=== Ferelden ===
:Jainen
:* Jendrik[note] 
:Kinloch Hold, Lake Calenhad
:* DorvalCodex entry: Watchguard of the Reaching (5:90 Exalted)
:* LothaireKinloch Hold. BioWare wiki.
:* SinclairCodex entry: Extracurricular Studies
:* Wenselus (9:02)
:* ArlenCodex entry: A Decades-Old Letter[note] (9:04)
:* Remille (9:10)
:* Irving[note] (9:10-9:30/current) (conditional) 
=== Free Marches ===
:Ansburg
:* LuidwegCodex entry: The Basket of Lost Socks 
:The Gallows, Kirkwall
:* CasimiraCodex entry: Staff of Violation (Divine Age)
:* Honorus (9:01)
:* Maceron (?-9:28)
:* Orsino (9:28-9:37)
:Starkhaven
:* HaramundCodex entry: Vestments of Sacrifice
:* HaldenCodex entry: ApostatesCodex entry: Templars(c. 8:80 Blessed)
:* RaddickCodex entry: A Reply from Starkhaven[note] (9:34)
=== Orlais ===
:Montsimmard
:* IllanaCodex entry: Enchanter Illana
:* Fiona[note] (c. 9:37)
:* VivienneCodex entry: Vivienne: Madame de Fer (?-current)
:White Spire
:* Edmonde (c. 9:22-9:40)
:* Adrian[note] (9:40)
=== Nevarra ===
:Unknown 
:* Gwenael (9:40)
=== Rivain ===
:Dairsmuid
:* RivellaCodex entry: The Annulment at Dairsmuid (?-9:40) 
=== Unknown ===
:* ArdenCodex entry: The Journal of Enchanter Wilhelm[note]
:* HeronNote: Request for Resources on the Fade
:* Josephus
== Known literary works by First enchanters ==
=== First Enchanter Halden ===
* Patterns Within Form
=== First Enchanter Heron ===
* Wisdom Failed: the Hedge Mage
=== First Enchanter Irving ===
* On Silver Cords
=== First Enchanter Josephus ===
* The Circle of the Magi: A HistoryCodex entry: The Fraternity of Enchanters
* The Four Schools: A TreatiseCodex entry: Blood Magic: The Forbidden SchoolCodex entry: The Four Schools of Magic: CreationCodex entry: The Four Schools of Magic: EntropyCodex entry: The Four Schools of Magic: PrimalCodex entry: The Four Schools of Magic: Spirit
* The Four Schools: A Treatise, Third Edition
* On Tranquility and the Role of the Fade in Human SocietyCodex entry: The Tranquil
* Tranquility and the Role of the Fade in Human CultureCodex entry: The Fade
* A Treatise on Magic and PoliticsCodex entry: The Mages' Collective
=== First Enchanter Luidweg ===
* The Interplay of Spirits in the Common Laundry Room
=== First Enchanter Wenselus ===
* The Lectures of First Enchanter WenselusCodex entry: Tears in the VeilCodex entry: The Cardinal Rules of MagicCodex entry: Mana and the Use of Magic
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== 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.
* 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.
== References ==
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