The people were destroyed in order to preserve the Prince's immortal life and near limitless powers. The power once divided among thousands now funnels into the Prince and the Shen'dralar zealots. Those few remaining survivors are directly feeding power into the pylons in order to keep Immol'thar imprisoned.$B$BShould the demon break free of its bonds, it would surely destroy what little is left of this once great bastion of arcana.