Ward circleOne of your pieces (not the king) cannot be captured for 3 moves and is immune to spells and traps.
Bright CircleAurelia
Bright Circle · Style Protection
Aurelia ShieldwardenThe guardian mage
Aurelia wraps her pieces in wards, pushes pawns forward as a shield wall and freezes attackers in place. The wizard for safe, orderly players.
Protects pieces and freezes attackers. Made for safe, solid players.
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- Plays offline
Who is Aurelia?
The ward mage draws protective circles around her pieces and freezes attackers in place.
Aurelia Shieldwarden has never lost anything, not even a glove. She guards the gate of the circle, and her wards keep out dragons, storms and door to door salesmen. She is strict but fair, and she has a plan for everything. In case the plan fails, she has a second plan. It usually involves a mirror.
Before the first move, Aurelia hides the Mirror trap on the board. If your opponent moves onto the square, they catch sight of themselves in Aurelia’s mirror: Aurelia gains 10 mana at once and the piece is paralyzed for 3 moves.
Spells
Aurelia's three spells
Every move earns 1 mana, every captured piece adds its value on top. Instead of moving, you cast a spell. After that it needs a few moves before it is ready again.
- Ward circle
One of your pieces (not the king) cannot be captured for 3 moves and is immune to spells and traps.
- Shield wall
Two of your pawns advance together. If an enemy piece stands diagonally in front of one, it captures it. Afterwards both cannot be captured for 3 moves.
- Mirror of stillness
Master spell: Every enemy piece that threatens one of your pieces freezes in place for 4 moves.
Tactics
How to win with Aurelia
Ward your outpost
A Ward circle costs only 4 mana. Your knight deep in enemy territory stays uncapturable for 3 moves and immune to spells and traps.
Shield wall takes the center
Push two pawns forward together, ideally in the center. Any enemy piece diagonally in front gets captured, and both pawns are safe for 3 moves.
Let them threaten, then freeze them
Wait until several enemy pieces threaten yours. Mirror of stillness freezes every attacker at once for 4 moves, and you strike back.
Put the mirror in the center
Hide the Mirror trap on a central square. The intruder is frozen for 3 moves and the 10 mana bring your master spell within reach.
Quips
Aurelia has something to say about everything
I have a plan. And a second one.
at the startI never lose anything. Not even gloves!
after a lossThat’s most untidy of you.
in checkTake a look in the mirror. Lovely, isn’t it?
when the trap snaps
The rival is Corvina Ravenwing of the Shadow Guild. When these two meet, it's not just pieces that fly, but quips too.
Ambrose MistwhisperGhosts and mist
Bright Circle
Casimir CopperkettlePotions and transformation
Bright Circle
Marina SeaspraySea and tides
Bright Circle
Good to know
Questions about Aurelia
The download is free. Beat Aurelia three times and Aurelia joins your side.
The master spell Mirror of stillness. It costs 20 mana, works only once per game and does this: Every enemy piece that threatens one of your pieces freezes in place for 4 moves.
Corvina Ravenwing of the Shadow Guild. Both play the Protection style, and each has special quips for the other.
16: eight good wizards in the Bright Circle and eight evil ones in the Shadow Guild, one for each play style. Bruno and Baron Basil are playable right away, every other wizard joins you after three wins.