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{!{place|place=Elantris
|map=Arelon.jpg
|region=[[Opelon]]
|country=[[Arelon]]
|books=[[Elantris]]
}}
{{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 Prologue{{ref|b|e|prologue}}}}
The '''City of Elantris''' is a city in [[Arelon]] on the continent of [[Opelon]] on [[Sel]].
==History==
===Construction===
The actual origins of the City are unknown.
{!{theory}}
It has been theorized that the [[Shard]] [[Devotion]] played a role in Elantris' construction.
===Discovery===
When the [[Aonic]] peoples migrated to Arelon they found Elantris empty and abandoned.
===Capital of Arelon===
It was during the [[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]].
The fall of Elantris had a profound effect on the rest of Arelon as well.
{{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 Chapter One{{ref|b|e|c|1}}}}
Inside Elantris conditions continued to deteriorate. Elantris had been constructed using AonDor, and without the Dor sustaining it the city began to decay; the stones themselves started to rot. Since the Elantrians could no longer heal and could not die from their wounds or starvation, the pain they felt from each injury eventually grew to the point where it drove them mad, forcing them to retreat deep inside themselves. Afterwards their only interaction with the outside was a phrase, unique to each person, that they would repeat over and over again as if in a daze. The Elantrians came to be known as the [[Hoed]].▼
▲Inside Elantris conditions continued to deteriorate.
Some Elantrians who had not yet succumbed and become Hoed formed gangs which would steal the funeral offerings of food from new entrants to the city in an effort to satiate their ravenous hunger. At a point ten years following the Reod there were three gangs, led by [[Karata]], [[Aanden]], and [[Shaor]]. Karata's gang resided in the Royal Palace and cared for the children residing to the city. Aanden and his followers took residence in the Library, and used the bindings of its books as a food source. Shaor, who was in reality a child, was worshiped by her followers, who had degenerated into a sub-human society, as a result of the wig that gave the impression of her retaining her hair when all other Elantrians had lost theirs. Shaor's base of power was the bank▼
▲Some Elantrians who had not yet succumbed and become Hoed formed gangs which would steal the funeral offerings of food from new entrants to the city in an effort to satiate their ravenous hunger.
===New Elantris===
Ten years after the Reod, [[Raoden]], the Crown Prince of Arelon, was taken by the Shaod and secretly exiled to Elantris.
The resettlement was supported in part by the [[Widow's Trial]] of [[Sarene]], Raoden's "widow", which supplied the city with much needed food and supplies.
Around this time Raoden, along with [[Galladon]] and Karata, discovered that some of the Hoed are Elantrians from before the fall. They are shocked because it was believed they had all died in the chaos following the Reod.
===The Restoration of Elantris===
During the events of the Invasion of Arelon Raoden is critically injured and becomes one of the Hoed.
Following Raoden's coronation Elantris wass re-instated as the Arelish capital.
==Landmarks==
===Royal Palace===
Located at the exact center of Elantris, the palace is one of the largest buildings in the city; large enough to retain its magnificence even during the city's time of decay. It has five wings, with domes topped with spires. The center spire, the only one to remain standing at the time of Raoden's arrival, has steps winding around it that allowed those who climbed it to have an unparallelled view of the surrounding city.{{ref|b|e|c|4}}
The palace served as the base of operations for Karata's gang.{{ref|b|e|c|4}}
===University===
The university borders on the palace. It consists of five or six long buildings, with open spaces between them.{{ref|b|e|c|4}}
The university served as the base of operations for Aanden's gang. He utilized the university's extensive library as a food source for his followers.{{ref|b|e|c|4}}
===Korathi Chapel===
===Hidden Library===
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