The main nine covens each have a respective relic on display in the Relic Room within the castle belonging to Emperor Belos. They are responsible for recruiting new members into their respective covens and play an integral role in Emperor Belos's Day of Unity. Each of the leaders of the main nine covens possesses a medallion of their coven's color with their coven symbol on the front. Epiderm, and Hexside School of Magic and Demonics. These respective witches studied at some of the most prestigious magic schools such as Glandus High, St. The nine Head Witches of the coven system.Įach of the nine covens is led by a powerful witch known as a " Coven Head" or " Head Witch" who excelled at one of the nine main types of magic. The brands also serve a function for the Day of Unity, acting as a means to drain magic from witches and transfer it into the nine coven heads. In addition to stopping a witch from performing magic outside their chosen coven, the brands can encase the witch in branch-like tendrils and place them in a form of stasis.
Some covens are more highly-regarded than others, and the highest-ranking coven in the Coven System is the Emperor's Coven, the only coven whose members are allowed to use all kinds of magic. While a witch will be unable to perform magic outside their specialty, they will still be able to perform general spells such as levitation magic, albeit with greater difficulty. When a witch joins a coven, their arm is branded with the coven's sigil, and all of their magic is sealed off except the magic of their chosen coven. Coven brandĪn Illusion Coven brand sealing away all non-illusion magic. Most witches join a coven when they graduate from school (usually around 17-18 years of age), though exceptionally talented witches can leave school and join a coven early. There are more than nine covens in total, and if one of the main nine is not to one's liking, there are more to choose from. Young witches are encouraged to study under one of the main nine magic tracks in preparation for coven membership, and annually held " coventions" allow them to explore the various covens before making their choice. It is also possible for a witch to be bound forcibly to a coven without their consent. It is known that people who fail to join a coven have reportedly gone missing.
A coven membership is mandatory, and failure to join a coven is a high order criminal offense, potentially resulting in petrification. However, these claims were nothing more than intricate lies concocted by Belos, who was really a human witch hunter named Phillip Wittebane, to earn the trust of the Boiling Isles and pave way for his plot of genocide from the very beginning.Ī banner on a wall in Bonesborough depicting the main nine covens and their leaders.Ī coven is made up of witches that specialize in a specific form of magical abilities. To the general public, the purpose of the covens' introduction was for the Titan's sake and to protect the witches and demons from the "danger" of wild magic.
The educational system trains young witches along scholastic tracks that prepare them for membership in their chosen coven. There are nine main covens with hundreds of other covens beneath them. The Coven System is a system for categorizing magic into specific disciplines instituted by Emperor Belos.
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