The songs that were always sung were the 'Song of the River', the 'Song of the City', and the 'Song of Darkness.' Each song had an accompanying banner as well. In Ember, there were certain celebrations such as the Singing, where the citizens sung three songs that acted much like the anthems of the city. Tradition & Culture Celebrations & Special Days They bid their final farewells to Ember and left though later they returned with the citizens of Sparks to collect leftover materials and food as well as to collect the diamonds. The Troggs captured Doon while Lina escaped, Doon later did the same with the help of Scawgo. When Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow returned to Ember, they found it inhabited by the Troggs. They renamed it Darkhold due to the lack of light and the amount of treasures it held. The city of Ember (otherwise known as Darkhold) during the reign of the Troggs The Troggs Īfter the Emberites left, the Troggs found and inhabited Ember. It contained the instructions for leaving Ember, it would automatically open in two hundred years, which was when it was assumed that it would be safe to leave. The adults were to raise the children as their own.Ī titanium box was left in the care of the first mayor. The adults were all middle-aged and were instructed to bring no books or photographs from the outside and no one was allowed to record anything whether it be through technology or paper, though, Nicole Randolph did. The first inhabitants were one hundred infants and one hundred adults-fifty men and fifty women. The Instructions for Egress being handed over to the first mayor Past the hour of 9 pm and before 6 pm, all the city's lights would automatically go off including the ones located in homes and public spaces. While the Troggs' were practically ruling over the abandoned Ember, it was chaotic all around with several characteristics off and out of place, one such example being Harken Square which was home to an enormous fire that provided light to the broad majority of the usually dark city. Individuals would be able to get lost incredibly easily. Ember's layout seemed to be very organized with various squares and other commercial areas situated near public buildings as well as homes.ĭuring the common blackouts that occurred in the city, it was entirely dark in homes and even out on the streets. The land that lied beyond was commonly referred to as the Unknown Regions.Įmber was widely known as an underground city, thus there was limited light with the exception of flood lamps and lampposts located all across the city. The cave was most likely man-made and at the center of it lied the city itself with the river to the north, the greenhouses to the east, and the beehives and trash heaps to the south. Ember was located within a vast cave approximately one mile below the surface.

City of ember mayor