Utnapishtim

Created by /u/VictorCrowne
=== Geography ===
Mediterranean coastal. Lots of pine trees. Detailed map of cities and regions to be included later.
=== Biology/Ethnicity ===
population about 15,300,000. The Eld and Novo are a human variant. Typically dark haired with dark eyes, ashy skin, freckles, and sun spots.
==== The Eld ====
The Eld are functionally immortal, but not deathless. They do not experience the ravages of time and related diseases (arthritis, cancer, etc.), but they can be killed by mortal wounds, exposure, starvation and dehydration, and diseases that come from outside sources (virus, bacteria, etc). Eld will look like they are in their prime between the ages of twenty five and forty. Eld can be much more physically powerful and formidable. They represent 1 in 10,000 of the people in Utnapishtim.
==== The Novo ====
The Novo have an average lifespan of 75 years, with occasional longer lived individuals that vary in age to hundreds of years with the upper bound being around a thousand. Typically the average human. The Novo make up 99.99% of the population. A Novo becomes long lived if they are in persistent close contact with an Eld.
=== History ===
The Eld have occupied their land farther than history can remember. The Novo are relatively newer coming up as communities surrounding the Eld and their power. Because of the immortals, a lot of old history seems like recent events. Long ago, to solve their overpopulation problem, Eld Utnapishtim started expelling Eld (hence the creation of Novo Utnapishtim with interbreeding with regular human tribes that have since been absorbed into the culture) The largest event that happened in any recentness is the ruler of the city of Karnak, one of the long lived Novo, died without leaving an heir or successor. Around the same time, the city of Karaam-Bulum suffered a disaster and was burned to the ground.
=== Society ===
Because the Eld are immortal, their exclusive land, Eld Utnapishtim, suffers from overpopulation. The land is divided into homesteads, or parcels of land that a nuclear family of Eld can live off of self sufficiently. The Patriarch or Matriarch, depending on who is the full blooded Eld, is the possessor of the homestead. They can have as many children as they wish as long as; 1. They can live off of the resources of the land, and 2. Only one inherits the homestead when the possessor dies and the rest are expelled from Eld Utnapishtim. The Eld that inherited the land finds a spouse from amoung the Novo, who then has a considerably longer lifespan. This means every decade or so when an Eld Patriarch or Matriarch dies, a small clutch of disowned unhappy immortals cross into Novo Utnapishtim. They will generally cause a ruckus, so the Novo usually do not welcome them with open arms. Some will “go wild” and will terrorize travelers, or join into small groups and attack towns as bandits. Most will find their places in the Novo community, but usually after a few generations will leave and become hermits or “go wild” on the frontier.
The Novo live in a series of large cities along large roads. Between the cities, about every ten miles, is a walled town. Dispersed off the roads are more smaller settlements
=== Culture ===
Novo Utnapishtim can be divided into two parts, the City States and the frontier. The cities are old and ancient with well made architecture and urban planning to fit everything inside. They are governed typically by a ruler who appoints princes and ministers to run the operations of the city. Close to the cities there are large farming operations. Along the shores there are fishing communities and shipyards.
The Frontier people are self reliant, typically armed, and live in small settlements or individuals. They are very practical and hunt and raise stock. They will trap for furs, mine metals and coal, and ship lumber to the cities and shipyards.
The Eld Utnapishtim are typically old-fashioned hicks. They have the newest technology but will be stuck mentally centuries in the past. Many will be experts in an area as they have had a long time to get good, and would usually get bored otherwise. Many will have hobbies that border on the strange. Many times they will be rude and uncultured.
Utnapishtim is also the origin of many pirates and mercenary companies that operate around the globe
=== Occurrence of Magic ===
There are two Eld magic users, both ancient beings. They verge on Druidic in their practice, one has taken on animalistic qualities and become a monster, his magics changing his physical form over the millennia . He can barely be considered human anymore. The other has devoted her infinite life to studying her magic, and had developed a powerful finesse, mastering the entire scope of her power.
Novo will also be occasionally magic users. Novo are usually what could be called “support casters” their magic being used to control the immediate area, healing, protection, and buffing their allies.
=== Major Exports and Imports ===
==== Exports ====
Lumber and ships. Many of the Utnapishtim make ships of all sizes and many are sold to other nations. They will import and export weapons as well, as muskets are in great demand and many are produced in Utnapishtim as well.
==== Imports ====
Sulfer Nitrate for black powder. Luxury goods like makeup and fine fabrics.
=== POSTS ===
UTNAPISHTIM: Immortal Eld and their relatives the normal lifespanned Novo. Picture by TechnicolorTraveler http://i.imgur.com/7irI22S.jpg
Utnapishtim Claim and general Info. https://www.reddit.com/r/createthisworld/comments/ahqllv/utnapishtim/
Map of Utnapishtim and introduction of an explorer, Eddic. https://www.reddit.com/r/createthisworld/comments/ai3gs5/map_of_utnapishtim/
Utnapishtim population and Census. https://www.reddit.com/r/createthisworld/comments/akk9g2/census_report_of_utnapishtim_including_age/
Utnapishtim Poem. https://www.reddit.com/r/createthisworld/comments/ambavm/the_somber_crewman_or_prayer_of_a_lost_sailor/
Shermagaza Nephimechesh. https://www.reddit.com/r/createthisworld/comments/ammq3c/sheramagaza_nephimechesh_witch/
Finding Selkie tribes, Utnapishtim adventurers. https://www.reddit.com/r/createthisworld/comments/an6iu1/food_gives_apparently_a_bad_thing/
Biology and Thanology of the Immortal Eld. https://www.reddit.com/r/createthisworld/comments/ao0asu/how_the_immortal_eld_avoid_incest_their_primary/
Lammasu, the Big Bad. https://www.reddit.com/r/createthisworld/comments/appaze/lammasu/
The ruler of Wex and his plot. https://www.reddit.com/r/createthisworld/comments/arsrto/the_selkie_representatives_arrive_in_utnapishtim/
Cvlt of the Dormouse, a small religious sect that worships infinity. https://www.reddit.com/r/createthisworld/comments/aw1prh/cvlt_of_the_dormouse/
Sons of blood, an Eld Immortal Mercenary group. https://www.reddit.com/r/createthisworld/comments/awrbvm/sons_of_blood/
SELKIE TRIBES STORYLINE
Picture by TechnicolorTraveler http://i.imgur.com/inxUnHR.jpg
Finding the Selkie Tribes. https://www.reddit.com/r/createthisworld/comments/an6iu1/food_gives_apparently_a_bad_thing/
About the Selkie Tribes. https://www.reddit.com/r/createthisworld/comments/aoz4kl/the_selkie_tribes/
Selkie Representitives in Utnapishtim. https://www.reddit.com/r/createthisworld/comments/arsrto/the_selkie_representatives_arrive_in_utnapishtim/
What Selkie names mean. https://www.reddit.com/r/createthisworld/comments/as15f2/selkie_postnomen/