Amaurot was the ancients’ greatest city in the world unsundered. The city itself is no more due to a calamitous event involving wild creation magicks, and Hydaelyn sundering the world. The ruins of Amaurot presumably existed on the Source and all of the shards, however, only those on the First were discovered due to a lack of calamities to completely destroy it. Emet-Selch recreated a memory of Amaurot moments before the calamity taking place over the ruins within the Tempest, which the Warrior of Darkness traveled through to face him.
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