Transmutation Circles

Item from Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa

Geometric patterns that channel alchemical energy to reshape matter — required by all alchemists except those who have seen the Gate of Truth and can transmute by clapping their hands.

Also known as: Transmutation Circle, Alchemical Circle, Circle

What They Know

• Most alchemists require a drawn or inscribed circle to perform transmutation — Edward and Izumi are notable exceptions
• Father's transmutation circle spans all of Amestris, with blood crests at five border points serving as activation nodes
• The circle that destroyed Xerxes was the prototype for Father's continent-scale circle in Amestris

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