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The actual origins of the City are unknown. It was constructed "hundreds if not over a thousand years before the [[Reod]]".{{qa ref|?|590|43| How long ago was Elantris constructed?}} The people who built it possessed a keen understanding of [[AonDor]] as the Elantrian Metropolitan Area, which consists of Elantris and its four Gate Cities, forms a massive [[Aon#Rao|Aon Rao]] 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 for AonDor.{{annotation ref|Elantris|chapter=62-2}}

When the [[Aonic]] peoples migrated to Arelon they found Elantris empty and abandoned. Initially it was viewed with superstition, people believed it was haunted. King Rhashm, who renamed himself [[Raoshem]], strove to overcome the fears of his people and settled Elantris as the center of his kingdom. Several decades later people started being taken by the [[Shaod]], becoming Elantrians.{{qa ref|?|768|2|Aon Ehe - History and Use}}

It was during the [[Sel#Middle Era| Middle Era]] on Sel that Elantris' sphere of influence greatly expanded, coinciding with the development of Arelon as a nation-state.{{qa ref|?|768|6|Aon Ene - History and Use}}

The Shaod is the process by which ordinary people become Elantrians. The only restrictions are that the individual must be of Aonic descent and be within area of the Elantris effect. [[Aon#Mea|Aon Mea]] describes the area in which the Shaod can occur.{{qa ref|?|428|63|What is the X in Aon Mea?}}