The Circle

 was a group of ten of the most powerful wizards formed by Arthur Aldane in an effort to stop his son Yuri from flooding the world.

History
The group was formed in the year 2070 to stop Yuri from drowning anyone who wasn't on his side. Arthur formed the group after Yuri slaughtered an entire army of Plains soldiers with a single colossal tidal wave. Realizing that Yuri had grown too strong, Arthur sought out nine other powerful mages from the various regions of the world to combat Yuri.

Once he gathered them all, Arthur and the others fought alongside the combined forces of the Tundra, Hill, Desert, and Plains in the largest, bloodiest battle of Yuri's war, right in the heart of the Bayou region. The combined forces were barely able to handle Yuri's army and the mage's extreme water magic, though after ten hours of constant battle, the combined forces managed to defeat Yuri's army.

The Circle cornered Yuri in a cave outside of New Houston, where one last duel was fought between the Circle and Yuri. It was a magic battle of epic proportion, as Yuri used his powers and the waters of the Gulf to fight the Circle. The Magic battle took it's toll, as five of the ten members of the Circle were killed during it.

However, the surviving five managed to defeat Yuri, forcing the water mage to freeze himself in a box of ice to avoid death. Vowing to never let such evil awaken again, the Swamp was put under constant watch, and the box of Yuri guarded all the time, until House Marvel's eventual rise to power, when the guards of the Swamp and Yuri's box were killed and forced back to their homelands.

Members

 * Arthur Aldane, the founder of the group and its leader, ancestor of Morgan Aldane, Willow Wisp, and Eobard, Zara, and Malfoy Harris.
 * Carlos Ortiz, ancestor of Melany Ortiz
 * Casper Martell, ancestor of Oberyn Martell
 * Vera Seawell
 * April Geraint
 * Trevor Knight † (killed in the Battle with Yuri)
 * Helena Marz † (killed in the Battle with Yuri)
 * Marvin Billings † (killed in the Battle with Yuri)
 * Eileen Greywater † (killed in the Battle with Yuri)
 * Carol DeJong † (killed in the Battle with Yuri)