Circle of the Blue Rose

Overview
The Circle of the Blue Rose is one of the many imperial circles used as mage divisions by the Teris Empire. Mage circles are used primarily to designate tasks to registered professional magic users as well as offering infrastructure and funding for arcane research and development. The duties of mage circles vary on a case by case basis; common applications including military, construction, medical aid, and education.

Led by the venerated Archmage Silerah Tiamat Briarthorn, the Circle of the Blue Rose is mainly a military/research based circle, operating largely within the Fiefdom of Tharsis due to Silerah's position and the Circle's history with the fiefdom.

History
Construction of Skyscour Castle in year 370 required magical users to assist with construction and assembly of various components for the central tower. The Circle of the Blue Rose is well known for being the main mage circle responsible for working on Skyscour, a fact that many within the circle take great pride in. Because of their close relationship with the Tharsis government, the main office of the Circle of the Blue Rose is situated within Skyscour itself.

In the year 598, the former archmage Rolen Vistill Hallasen had chosen to retire, and the Circle was required to elect the next archmage. Silerah Tiamat Briarthorn was the first choice of many of the circle mages, as she was incredibly adept in her magical abilities and performed flawlessly on many of her assignments. At age 32, Silerah was officially elected as the next archmage of the Circle of the Blue Rose, and despite her relative youth, grew into the role rather comfortably. Her marriage with the Tharsis duke Mercatius Cantorus Crowe further cemented the relationship between the fiefdom and the circle.

Trivia
Although not required by any means, circle mages often represent their organizations with large emblems on their clothing. In this circle's case, the outline of large cerulean rose atop a black stem is commonly printed on the robes of wizards belonging to the Circle of the Blue Rose, their archmage Silerah included.