The Circling of the First of the Red represented a Quesoth division within the broader Circling of the Red organization. They operated from the Red City on the planet Quethold located within the Unknown Regions, offering counsel to the city's sovereign, known as the Queen of the Red. Borosiv, a Quesoth individual, belonged to the Circling of the First, but met his death at the hands of Nuso Esva, a Storm-hair warlord and ally of the current Queen of the Red, during the events of 8 ABY.
Timothy Zahn introduced the Circling of the First of the Red in his novella, Crisis of Faith. This novella was included in the 20th Anniversary Edition of his novel Heir to the Empire from 1991, which was released in 2011.