It's likely that, regardless of who the player sided with, the Imperium saw an influx of magical refugees. Tevinter will likely be affected by the war between the Templars and the Circle that featured in Dragon Age: Inquistion. In the next shot it is revealed that entire buildings are floating, while the city is lit by magical lights, giving it a very different look from places like Denerim and Kirkwall. As a figure - presumably the player character - sits on a rooftop overlooking the city, latent magical energy can be seen rising from a distant palace.
The abundance of magic in Tevinter can already be seen in the design of the city shown in Dragon Age 4's trailer from the Game Awards 2020. Ironically Tevinter still practices slavery despite its mages' freedom. The Magisters see the prophet Andraste's commandment as a call for a form of magical paternalism, not a warning to separate magic from the state. Instead of keeping its mages out of government and locking them away within the confines of the Circle of Magi, Tevinter is presided over by a magical ruling class known as the Magisters. The Imperial Chantry has a very different interpretation of Andraste's commandment that magic must serve man and never rule over him. The Tevinter Imperium's relationship with magic is its single greatest point of contrast with the other human nations of Thedas. After all, there may be no better way to make the new protagonist start out as a nobody than to have them grow up in one of Thedas' most densely populated locations. The Dragon Age 4 behind-the-scenes trailer from Gamescom included Dragon Age 4's lead writer, who said that the game's new protagonist would explore "what happens when you don't have power." That quote and the focus on the city in the later cinematic trailer might imply that players will start off in the dark streets and back-alleys of Minrathous. Minrathous is isolated on an island that is connected to the mainland by a single bridge, guarded by two enormous golems that helped maintain the city's independence during the Qunari Wars.
The city shown in the Dragon Age 4 trailer from the Game Awards 2020 is almost certainly Minrathous, the biggest city in both the Imperium and all of Thedas. Magical signs almost look like gas lamps, helping create a city scene which feels more Victorian in its visuals than the typical medieval influences found in locations like Ferelden or the Renaissance-style opulence of Orlais. Rain pours down on cobbled streets, dark towers float above, and orange stained glass windows abound. From what has been revealed so far, Tevinter will have a dark Gothic aesthetic.
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