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.

Appearance

Intricate geometric designs combining circles, triangles, hexagrams, and alchemical symbols, drawn or inscribed on surfaces. Each circle is specific to a type of transmutation. They glow with blue energy when activated. The most terrifying circles are the massive ones — drawn in blood across nations.

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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