Also fits the snobbishness bit, since the Aes Sedai are rather arrogant. All the buildings were built ahead of time by master stonemasons in pretty shapes reminiscent of waves and seashells and such, and the White Tower in the middle is housing for the powerful Aes Sedai, an order of magic-users with great political influence.
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This is slightly subverted by the fact Minas Tirith was actually a fortress of what was the original Trope city: Osgiliath, which fell into ruin because Gondor couldn't populate it anymore.Some time after the fall of Sauron, it was re-rebuilt as Minas Ithil.
until the Ringwraiths turned it into the Wretched Hive of pure evil known as Minas Morgul. Minas Ithil was its sister and also a Shining City. In The Lord of the Rings, Minas Tirith is the setting's Shining City.Its Shadowland is prone to be The Lost Woods or other, even more inhospitable wilderness, but can also be the countryside as a place of ignorance, insularity, and sloth. Boiled down to basics, it's the urban equivalent of having a villain say " I Have You Now, My Pretty!" to a city. For extra fun, the bad guys' forces will be represented as an evil dark cloud on the horizon, threatening to both literally and figuratively darken the Shining City. Depending on the story, it may survive intact, get random but repairable property damage, or be doomed to burn like Troy. Reasons can be simple ambition or Slobs Versus Snobs brand jealousy, this one is common when the bad guys operate out of the Shining City's antithesis, the City Noir. Not surprisingly, the bad guys want to destroy or conquer it. However, for those who have a more cynical view of humanity, it can degenerate into a Soiled City on a Hill. And for these reasons it tends to make viewers feel at home there and players feel protective. Thematically, it will serve as an urban beacon of hope for what mankind can build when it works together. If that sounds a bit snobby, then you've guessed right, the inhabitants (and often times the rulers) of the Shining City are culturally arrogant and perhaps unhealthily insular.
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Because of its size it likely won't have the cooky and cozy feel of a small town, or the the gentle pace of the countryside, but the inhabitants will at least be polite if not friendly, full of energy, and usually pursuing activities "of high culture and art". The Shining City is usually the capital to The Federation, has the headquarters Heroes Unlimited, or is home the heroes' favorite Reasonable Authority Figure. It will have lots of soaring towers, citizens of the Shining City never suffer from acrophobia. On approach, expect it to be shown with lots and lots of artful shafts of sunlight that gleam off the simple yet elegant white buildings at night it will shine like a neon angel. From the air, neat geometric patterns will be visible (not just grids, but circles, triangles, or fantastic symbols that create powerful Geometric Magic), and on the ground each and every building integrates seamlessly into a greater overall style. The Shining City is usually purpose built from the word "Go", not a disorderly Mega City that grew out of a settlement over hundreds of years. No matter what age it's built in ( bronze, middle, modern or crystal) the Shining City is awesome, perhaps the best city to live in anywhere on the world.
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