Minrathous

Minrathous is one of the oldest human settlements in Thedas; during the golden age of the Imperium, it was the capital of the known world. Ruled by the powerful Imperial Senate and dynasties of mighty Archons, the city was, for nearly a thousand years, the greatest and wealthiest city in the world. Guarded by high walls and two powerful golems called **Juggernauts**, as well as powerful blood mages, the city is a lasting symbol of Tevinter glory, with structures built with jet rock from the Kirkwall area

## Notable Locations

### The Acropolis

* **Palace of the Archon** - The home of the Archon. The highest building in the entire city, overlooking everything.
* **The Argent Spire** - The headquarters of the Imperial Chantry. This building houses the Black Divine.
* **The Magisterium** - The senate of the Magisterium, where they gather to discuss official business.
* **Three Imperator's Square**

### Imperial Circle of Magi

* **The Circle Tower** - The second-oldest building in the Imperium, originally the Temple of Razikale. It is the best-preserved example of ancient architecture in the Imperium.
	+ **Arcanist Hall** - A research laboratory funded jointly by the Magisterium and the Imperial Chantry, that collects esoteric arcana for study and also invents new spells.
	+ **The Great Library** - The largest collection of arcane texts in all of Thedas. Houses millions of books.
	+ **The Archives** - An enormous repository of historical documents, going all the way back to the Ancient Era.
* **Circle Plaza** - The enormous plaza around the Circle Tower. Here you'll find lots of students and researchers' housing, as well as merchants and craftsmen dealing in all sorts of mage wares and alchemical components.

### The Gardens

This district is home to the wealthiest and most powerful people in Minrathous. Most of the Altus families have residences here, and more affluent and successful Laetan mages also live here.

* **Thermae Bathhouse** - A very famous bathhouse, known for its extravagant spa treatments.
* **The Colossicon** - An enormous stone golem that stands sentry in the middle of The Gardens. It hasn't moved since the Steel Age.

### Vivazzi Plaza

The entertainment district, with many lively taverns and theatres. This district is home to many Laetan mages.

* **The Great Amphitheatre** - The largest theatre in Minrathous. Famous for having performances with wonderful illusions and special effects, courtesy of the Laetan mages who take part in the productions.
* **Palace Urthemia** - A famous burlesque theatre. Many of the performances are meant to please the senses through magical means. The most famous performer is known as the Incantatrix.
* **Avincus Jinxes** - A shop full of enchanted joke items and toys.
* **Caelana's Curios** - A shop full of unique items, antiques, potions, and charms.

### The Dwarven Quarter

* **Grand Proving Arena** - A grand sporting arena. Magical dueling is one of the most popular sports. This is most notably the venue of the Archon's Tourney.
* **Dwarven Embassy**
* **Tinkerer's Square** - The best place to go for runecrafting, as well as non-magical items.

### The Soporatum

The Soporatum is the main residential district for most of the population of of Minrathous. Most of the Soporati live in multi-story apartments, some of them reaching over twenty stories high. In the nicer ones, there are magical lifts that can carry them up and down so they don't need to take the stairs.

* **Minrathous Alienage**
* **Talerio Circus** - A large open area used for many things, but most notably as a chariot racing venue. Chariot racing is a popular sport among the Soporati of Minrathous.
* **The Horreum** - The public warehouses and granaries.

### Minrathous Harbor

* **The Airshipyard** - Most of the airships coming and going from Minrathous take off and land here.
* **The Port** - The traditional ships sail into the port.