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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}} It's name incorporates [[Aon#Ela|Aon Ela]], which means "center".

==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===

 

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, such as the massive Aon Rao formed by the Elantrian Metropolitan Area, 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 through cyclical "attacks".

The City of Elantris has a strong link with the practice of AonDor. Not only are its inhabitants, the Elantrians, the only known practitioners of the art, but the city itself is powered by it. In turn, the city acts as a focus, amplifying the strength of AonDor greatly in its vicinity.

===Elantrians===

The Elantrians are those who have gone through the Shaod and can afterwards practice AonDor. The Elantrians were the rulers of Elantris and Arelon prior to the Reod. They are marked by their pure white hair and silver skin.

;Notable Elantrians:

*[[Galladon]]

===The Shaod===

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.{{ref|?|428|63|What is the X in Aon Mea?}}

===Power Amplification===

Most rooms within Elantris have metal plates inscribed with [[Aon#Ashe|Aon Ashe]] that provide illumination.{{ref|b|e|c|7}} There are also metal plates inscribed with [[Aon#Tia|Aon Tia]] that allow for instantaneous travel from plate to plate within the city.{{ref|b|e|c|19}}

==Trivia==

==Notes==

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