Difference between revisions of "Elantris (city)"

The actual origins of the city are unknown. It was constructed "hundreds of years if not over a thousand years" before the [[Reod"]].{{qawob ref|590|43| How long ago was Elantris constructed?|date=2011-01-104638}} The people who built it possessed a keen understanding of [[AonDor]], as the Elantrian Metropolitan Area, comprising Elantris and its four Gate 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.{{annotation ref|Elantris|chapter=62-2|link=annotation-elantris-62-2}}

When the [[Aonic]] peoples migrated to Arelon, they found Elantris empty and abandoned. Initially the city 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.{{qawob ref|768|2|Aon Ehe - History and Use|date=20057592}}

It was during the [[Sel#Middle Era|Middle Era]] on Sel that Elantris's sphere of influence greatly expanded, coinciding with the development of Arelon as a nation-state.{{qawob ref|768|6|Aon Ene - History and Use|date=20057594}}

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.{{qawob ref|428|63|What is the X in Aon Mea?|date=Jul, 20095946}}