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{{quote| Elantris was beautiful, once. It was called the city of the gods: a place of power, radiance, and magic. Visitors say that the very stones glowed with an inner light, and that the city contained wondrous arcane marvels. At night, Elantris shone like a great silvery fire, visible even from a great distance| [[Elantris/Summary#Prologue|Elantris Prologue]]{{ref|b|e|prologue}}}}
The '''City of Elantris''' is a city in [[Arelon]] on the continent of [[Opelon]] on [[Sel]]. Prior to the [[Reod]] and following the [[Invasion of Arelon]] it served as the Capital of Arelon. It is surrounded by four Gate Cities in each of the cardinal directions, of which [[Kae]] is one. It is accounted as one of the most beautiful cities on Sel, particularly sculptors who heaped countless praises on the city's sculptures.{{ref|b|e|c|16}}
==History==
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.{{ref|?|768|6|Aon Ene - History and Use}}
===The Reod===
{{quote| Every surface--from the walls of the buildings to the numerous cracks in the cobblestones--was coated with a patina of grime. The slick, oily substance had a equalizing effect on Elantris's colors, blending them all into a single, depressing hue--a color that mixed the pessimism of black with polluted greens and browns of sewage.| [[Elantris/Summary#Chapter 1|Elantris Chapter One]]{{ref|b|e|c|1}}}}
Ten years prior to the events of the novel [[Elantris]] a large earthquake occurred in the south of Arelon causing a significant crack in the ground, later refered to as the [[Chasm]]. This caused an event that came to be called the Reod from [[Aon#Reo| Aon Reo]] which means punishment and retribution. The Chasm signified a large enough change in the geography of Arelon that the Aons used across Elantris, including the massive Aon Rao the Elantrian Metropolitan Area formed, became incomplete. Elantris, and the Elantrians that called it home, "fell" because of this. The city, which had glowed with an inner light, grew dark and a greasy slime started to cover every surface. The Elantrians themselves were likewise diminished. Their silvery skin turned grey and was covered in dark splotches and their brilliant white hair began to fall out among other, less readily apparent, changes such as their hearts ceasing to beat and their wounds refusing to heal. The strongest and most powerful Elantrians were also placed under extreme pressure from the Dor which ached for release, leaving them effectively immobilized.
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