Amaurot (area)
Amaurot
- Type
- Area
- Zone
- The Tempest
(Norvrandt) - Aetherytes
- The Macarenses Angle (18.6, 25.8) (X:, Y:)
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“If Ondo testimony is to be believed, this vast city simply appeared overnight. Unlike the ancient remnants which endure silently upon the sea floor, its illuminated towers are of a decidedly different nature─a meticulously new and vibrant metropolis, compelling in its mystery.
Amaurot is an area in The Tempest, Norvrandt. It is a recreation of Etheirys' capital[1] city that existed prior to the Sundering, conjured by Emet-Selch.
Landmarks
“A simple aetheryte plaza, the name of which essentially translates as "the land of happiness.” In the days of old, Amaurotines would meet visiting or returning colleagues here, and it was common to see groups lingering in the square, engaged in lively debates.
— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume III, p. 119
“The lift inside this structure carries passengers between its top floor and the ground below. The party of the Warrior of Darkness used this mechanism to enter Amaurot when they first came upon Emet-Selch's phantom creation.
— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume III, p. 119
“This bureau was responsible for the registration and archiving of concepts, the specific instructions needed to manifest a certain object or entity using creation magicks. Registered concepts could also be borrowed by others upon submission of a successful application.
— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume III, p. 119
“The ancients used this hall for formal debates and discussion, their practically immortal lifespans allowing endless hours to enjoy the exploration of ideas and dissenting opinions. Especially insightful rhetoric was recorded and stored in the building's archives.
— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume III, p. 119
“Here in Amaurot's central district were found the institutions vital to the management of the unsundered star. The ancients employed by these offices were all said to be exceptional practitioners of creation magicks.
— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume III, p. 119
“Records for every resident of the star were kept in this institution. Its clerks were also responsible for authorizing visitors to the city's august Capitol.
— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume III, p. 119
“All manner of official documentation and applications were managed by this office, including the issuance of visitor's writs. It seems that even a grand civilization capable of godlike creation sorceries was unable to free itself from the nightmare of labyrinthine bureaucracy.
— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume III, p. 119
“This stately building was the meeting place of the Convocation of Fourteen, the ultimate authority whose policies dictated the fate of the star. The debate over how the ancients would overcome the Final Days was held within these very walls.
— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume III, p. 119
“In a quiet corner of Amaurot stands an unremarkable entrance to a most remarkable institution─the Akadaemia Anyder. Within its hallowed halls, the star's ancient overseers toil to perfect the godlike art of creation magicks, their research and experiments bringing into existence myriad forms of fantastical life. Yet even if these creations be naught but reflections of reality─mere phantasms woven from aether─the techniques which engender such miracles are a source of undeniable power. Step now across the threshold, and behold the glories of a civilization lost to the ages.
— In-game description
“To the depths of the Tempest, to the ocean floor itself, you have come to rescue the Crystal Exarch from the phantom city of Amaurot. But barring your way is the architect of this aetherial construct─Emet-Selch, the Ascian who would lead the First unto destruction. The Light within you strains at its corporeal confines, threatening to break free at any moment. Time does not favor the Warrior of Darkness. You must brave the final days of Amaurot, and confront Emet-Selch in the very midst of this recreated calamity.
— In-game description
Facilities
Etymology
Amaurot is based on Thomas More's city of the same name, described in the book Utopia. Various locations within Amaurot, such as Achora Heights, The Macarenses Angle, and The Polyleritae District, also take their names from locations within More's Utopia.
Notes
- ↑ The homophone capital refers only to the city designated as a base for government; this government may meet at a capitol building.
The capitalized form Capitol typically refers to a particular capitol building, particularly the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. -Wiktionary.org