Imperial City

No city in the history of Aegeron could compare to the Imperial City, the shining jewel of the Imperium. This is was where the God-Emperor and the Imperial Court resided along with innumerable merchant and craftsmen guilds fueled by the wealth flowing in from all corners of the continent.

Architecture and Society
Many praised the magnificent architecture of the Imperial City that was a perfect union of the human and elven styles. The City had an almost innumerable number of elaborate marble buildings: temples, guild halls, baths and government offices, each of those could have been the main attractions of in another city. Enchanted fountains and statues were lined up along the main avenues and squares of the Imperial City, meant to dazzle visitors.

Despite its marvels the Imperial City had a dreadful reputation in one aspect: traffic. Despite great efforts from imperial engineers the City just could not effectively deal with the close to one million souls of all possible races living in it.

The Minthras Hellscape
As the Imperium was celebrating its 4th Centennial Agents of Chaos opened the Abyssal Gate inside the Imperial City. Within minutes hordes of ravenous demons swarmed the jubilant city, devouring everyone in their path. Soon the demon hordes started spreading all over Aegeron, threatening the extinction of the mortal races.

After the heroic efforts of the Imperial Legion (and their infernal allies) the demons had been pushed back to the City, but the Gate could not be closed. Hence the Demonfence was constructed, trapping the demons within the region surrounding the Imperial City, which they (over the years) have turned into a nightmarish land, the Minthras Hellscape.

Now the Imperial City is nothing but a dead city where demons prowl and nest; only the most foolish adventurers would dare enter it. Scouts of the Imperial Legion often tell stories about how some of the enchanted fountains and statues still play music and sing of the greatness of the God-Emperor, their empty words echoing over the dead streets.