Difference between revisions of "Elantris (city)"

 

== History ==

=== Construction ===

The actual origins of the city are unknown. It was constructed "hundreds of years if not over a thousand years" before the [[Reod]],{{wob ref|4638}} likely before the [[Splinter]]ing of [[Devotion]] and [[Dominion]].{{wob ref|14651}} The people who built it possessed a keen understanding of [[AonDor]], as the Elantrian Metropolitan Area, comprising Elantris and its four outer cities, forms a massive [[Aon#Rao|Aon Rao]], which acts as a power amplifier for the Elantrians. Its builders were themselves Elantrians, as only they would have been able to make the Aons formed by the city work.{{wob ref|2230}}

 

=== The Restoration of Elantris ===

 

Following Raoden's coronation, Elantris was reinstated as the Arelene capital.

{{image|Elantris Concept Art 2 by Robin Costet.jpg|side=right|width=400px|Bird's eye view of the city of Elantris}}

 

=== Outer Cities ===

Four separate smaller cities surround Elantris, bordered by low walls. Collectively, they are referred to as the outer cities.{{book ref|elantris|8}}{{book ref|elantris|25}}{{book ref|elantris|60}} These four cities, plus Elantris, create Aon Rao.{{book ref|elantris|21}} The cities are named after the Aons for the four cardinal directions: Ake (west), Ato (north), [[Kae]] (east),{{file ref|Elantris-Kae Map.jpg}} and Toa (south).{{book ref|elantris|61}} The cities are dense enough when populated that they require magical support from Elantris to survive; after the Reod, Iadon conscripts the inhabitants as laborers for his new government, and all cities are left abandoned,{{book ref|elantris|25}} except for Kae, which he makes the capital of Arelon.{{book ref|elantris|2}}

The hidden library also held a secret passage to the Lake.{{book ref|Elantris|25}}

 

=== Bank ===

Elantris's bank is located in the market district, which, before the Reod, was a gathering place for merchants from across Opelon.{{book ref|Elantris|4}}

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