Translating as the "Sanctuary of the Far-Seeing" in Elven, Vael'thirion was the capital and only true city of Ardhon Miniel. Standing on a white stone isle, it served as the seat of the high Elf lords and watched over the Elfintree and Ila Sîrath. The city was insulated from the Common League by the Forests of Mana Thalor and the Snoutridge, and was considered impregnable.
The city’s towers rose above the sea, built from an enchanted stone that never wore with time. Bridges of silver and crystal connected its districts, and wards of ancient magic protected its walls. Vael'thirion held the greatest centers of elven knowledge and magic; libraries filled with scrolls and tomes lined its inner courts, and scholars devoted their lives to the study of the Schools of Magic.