The Circle rune is a rune that all Shadowhunters who became members of the Circle possess, or once did. The rune is typically found on the left side of their necks.
History[]
Members of the Circle were all Marked with a round rune which has no known explicit purpose aside from their identification as Circle members.
After the Uprising and the Circle's subsequent fall, a member of the Circle Hodge Starkweather surrendered to the Clave and was spared. He was made to swear an oath to never speak about his days in the Circle; his Circle runes was enchanted, and violating this condition would cause the rune to react and would burn him, causing immense, searing pain.[1] The Circle rune was also made detectable by the new wards around Idris, preventing entry into the country by anyone wearing it.[2]
An exception to this are special cases, including Robert and Maryse Lightwood who were pardoned and simply had their Circle runes removed or deactivated.[3] Cleophas Graymark who'd joined the Iron Sisters also had her rune deactivated, which she was easily able to reignite over a decade later when she heard about Valentine's return.[4][5] Valentine's Circle rune was removed from his neck during his imprisonment in the New York Institute to prepare him for his transfer to Idris.[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1x02: The Descent Into Hell Isn't Easy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2x15: A Problem of Memory
- ↑ 1x09: Rise Up
- ↑ 2x06: Iron Sisters
- ↑ 2x07: How Are Thou Fallen