Early Minrathous

Minrathous in context, with the Nocen sea to the east, the High Reaches mountain range to the west, and the Imperial highway heading south.

Early exploration of how magic might be visible in the city. In this case, there are ruins that would have fallen centuries ago, but they've been propped up magically. In the distance, the temple of Andraste, the Mage's circle, and the Archon's palace.

A map specifically designed to keep track of landmarks mentioned in the lore.

Early on I wanted to try out an extreme disparity between the ruins of the ancient elves, ancient Tevinter, and recent Tevinter.

Putting the pieces together. Tevinter architecture built between the ruins of ancient elven material.

Dock Town residences

High Town residences

We really wanted the streets of Minrathous to feel oppressive, like the whole thing is always just about to collapse on you.