I'm going to try to work on this one part at a time
Gentleman Vaultboy wrote
Who makes what? Who grows the food? What are each races exports? What do they have to import? What do they trade with one another?
This is sort of hard. I'm not sure what the regular crops would be in this world. Gilgamesh did a Create Life action in one of the earliest posts that provided basic food resources for the Dragonborn and Goliath until everyone got more developed.
The Genasi and Shardmind probably need the least involvement in export and imports, they can take care of themselves.
The other four have all had access to boats at some point. They did a lot of business with Zale's hags. Each has its own food production but they probably trade for variety. Shifters would live mostly off the land but as the Second age comes they are becoming more settled.
Gentleman Vaultboy wrote
What are the major religions? How do they interact with one another? Are there any religious controversies? Is Heroism seen as something that has to be handed down by a god, or can normal people achieve heroism? Is their conflict between these two philosophies?
Well Gilgamesh or Crav. Not really any controversy there, most honor the memory of Gilgamesh and those who have benefited from Crav's contributions usually pay respect in whatever way is natural for Marv's group. Heroism is seen as something specifically built into the fabric of each race. Those that can reach their second tier are most commonly brought into either the Council of Heroes or the Colleges of Magic. They don't see heroism as being part of the fabric of other races but understand that it can be gifted to certain individuals. As long as they don't have any reason to be hostile towards an outside Hero, they would probably have some respect for that hero's power. Each of the races have a sense of competition in them, even though its dulled from being the wars from before, so they are constantly testing each other with mock battles or tournaments.
Gentleman Vaultboy wrote
How do they react to the Durhians? How do they react to technology? How do they treat outsiders in general? How do they treat one another? Is there much racial tension between them? If so, how would this influence the way they interact with non-Eternus races?
They generally consider Crav's group to be a benefit, everything they bring over would be a new aspect to improve their lives. Gilgamesh's group being magical and Crav's group being technological they sort of fill in what the other lacks.
They are wary of the Watchman's group. Watchers/Vandals. Being the Watchman's police force and spy network, but they've learned to put up with them. Mostly with the Watchers since probably not many vandals on Eternus.
They would probably be most untrusting of large groups coming over, not counting Crav's group. Smaller groups of each species visiting the lands they would put up with though would probably expect them to live up the the toughness of the Eternites.
Gentleman Vaultboy wrote
What is daily life like for a soldier? For a hunter? For a King? For a farmer? For a tradesman? For a child? Fisherman? Teacher? Scholar? What do people do for fun?
Soldiers, Children, Teachers, Scholars all have a lot of training with magic and combat. Hunters, Farmers, Tradesmen, Fishermen, would be pretty ordinary I think but would have to be trained in case they encounter mythos. Kings have to deal with the general improvement of their settlements and have to fulfill their duties in the Council of Heroes where the overall prosperity of Eternus is looked over. For fun you have the tournaments and some lesser recreational activities involving a mix of physical activity and magic depending on how magical the race is.
Gentleman Vaultboy wrote
How are people named? Are names important? What is the naming scheme of each society?
I get my inspiration for naming from D&D mostly, I'm not sure I could explain it. Shifters are the easiest, all nature themed names.
Gentleman Vaultboy wrote
If one group does this, how do all these other groups react? And does everyone within the group react the same way?
In general each settlement's people all tend to be along the same lines. It would depend on the situation for me to answer more clearly.
Gentleman Vaultboy wrote
What are the most dangerous animals? What are the most common animals? What animals do the inhabitants domesticate? What do the Mythos do? How do the Mythos interact with one another, the normal animals, and the people? Are Mythos hunted? Are they domesticated?
• Dragons - The mountain mythos. Varyling levels of intelligence. Can be tamed but this is a feat reserved for the upper members of the council of heroes. They avoid the grounds of the main settlements of the land.
• Hippogriffs - The tamed mythos. Very common, equivalent of horses.
• Treants - Intelligent mythos. The population of mythos are almost entirely within the shifter lands.
• Warp Stalkers - Dangerous in the wild but can be tamed companions of hunters. Wolf versus Dog mentality.
• Minotaurs - One of the three mythos who primarily live below ground in the Dungeon/Cave system Gilgamesh created. Mid level intelligence, enough to use weapons.
• Changelings - One of the two meddler mythos. They live on the outskirts of settlements. They can sneak into settlements to steal food or hunt in the wild. Mid to Low intelligence.
• Goblins - Other meddler mythos. Live primarily in packs in the wild. They tamper with technological and magical systems they can get their hands on despite their lower intelligence.
• Void Walkers - Second of the three mythos below ground. They are night hunters that can appear above ground through cave openings.
• Philosopher’s Stone Slime (Pantheo’s Blood) - Third mythos primarily below ground. Dangerous and least understood of the mythos. Have the possibility of appearing anywhere in Eternus.
- I saw your other post about why some are not races before you deleted it
Treants are the closest, but none have the same level of society/sentience as a race.
As for the Goblins, like the Changlings, they cause the races to be more perceptive and prepared. The meddling with those systems causes the races reinforce their constructions. As for why the goblins do this, it is partially just the nature they are born with, but if their meddling results in something favorable for them then they might steal and horde it.
Gentleman Vaultboy wrote
Shardminds: They stay in their tower most of the time, I can only presume they don't really need anything. How is this going to affect the way they view themselves? How is this going to affect the way other people view them? Do the Humans resent the fact that they're naturally talented at what the Humans have to go to school to learn?
Genasi: How do they form pacts? How do they respond to being overworked? Underworked? How much of them appears in this plane to do the work? What keeps one from getting summoned just as they're sitting down to dinner with the family, or on the toilet? Considering their isolation, how do they view themselves as compared to he rest of the world?
Shifters: How do people view them in response to their hidden nature? Do they have to go into town to buy anything? What happens when, lets say the Goliath, want to get at a copper vein under a patch of trees? Consider how terribly mysterious all three of these races are to the others living on Eternus. What are their relationship with the Treants?
Dragonborn: How would being so divided along color lines in addition to being divided along racial lines affect how they view the world? Are there many revolts, say, by the green ones when a red one is chosen as leader? Is there any arrogance over of being the favored child of Gilgamesh, or the first? How, specifically, do they treat Goliaths, as the second child and enemy since the dawn of time?
The Humans: Why are they the most widespread? How would they, who have access to a battery, be seen by the other magic users of the world, the one's who don't? How is their relationship with technology specifically? Are they worried that it could allow the other races to rise in prominence and oust them? Are they worried that it could allow others to accomplish things that, before, would take magic? How would this affect their relationship with the Durhians?
Goliath: What do they mine? Who do they trade it to? What are the mining conditions? Is strength really the most important quality of someone who has to make such decisions? Is there dissent over this?
Shardmind: The Shardmind don't have much concern for events outside their settlement. In the old times, the red crystal mountain was not the focus of many of the wars within the land, instead, the shardmind loaned out some of their magical specialties to the other armies. The Shardmind are viewed as sort of odd by the rest of the races because they are the least physical/active of the races. The Shardmind deal with other races when they need them as a source of knowledge. They have a close connection with the Genasi, both being long lived and the Tower acts as a crossover point for Genasi that don't come over in pacts. The Shardmind are to Bahamut in magic what the Humans are to Anima. The Humans view the Shardmind more as a
resource to develop their own magical powers.
Genasi: People form pacts with them through a specific spell in the shape of an emblem, whether this is draw with magic or actually inscribed on a surface does not matter. In their Plane, the Genasi respond to these pacts as they appear and can generally inspect where/who they will be going to before they agree. The world offers them different conditions to work their crafting powers than their Plane. They view the other races with curiosity, only having any real opinion directed towards the Shardmind. The upper class of Genasi can have a superior air about them, though these generally don't take pacts.
Shifters: They have stricter protection policies for nature than other races, so they wouldn't respond well to tampering within their land, though the other settlements are well aware of this. They are not completely isolated, they have settlements open to other races. These settlements, while still hidden to preserve nature, have paths to them that are wildly known. Only the capital is completely hidden. They live in harmony with the Treants. The Treants are not exactly domesticated, but they move freely through the shifter settlements and they have worked together.
Dragonborn: There is definitely conflict between the types of Dragonborn as they aim for supremacy/leadership as well as a sense of Pride from being modeled after the dragon aspect of Gilgamesh. The conflict/warring aspect of this had died down over time, especially due to the loss of the Conflict Domain. At the moment, Goliath are not viewed as mortal enemies but are seen with the same sense of competition as the other races. There are common types of Dragonborn (Fire, Ice, Acidic) that form the tribes and then unique types of Dragonborn that appear as unique mutations randomly within the tribes. These unique types are generally expected to bring great heroic accomplishments to the tribe they are born to.
Humans: They are widespread because of the adaptive nature they were born with. They can adapt and bring in new magical technique and are widespread so that many techniques can be brought in and absorbed / studied. They view magic as superior over technology. The Humans/Shardmind/Genasi would have the least amount of technological focus but they would not fear its rise as it currently stands. For the battery, they would probably compare and try to integrate other methods as they learn / encounter them.
Goliath: They mine Magicite mostly, the magical substance that was created by Pantheo's formation. Now that I think about it, this would be a main export for the Goliath, especially to the Humans. They also mine any normal earthy material to trade with. Mining would be a dangerous business since the below ground has its own share of mythos and was transformed into the dungeon landscape. Besides just pure strength, a Goliath's connection with the world would be tested to determine who was the greatest (They were blessed with a connection with the earth just as the Dragonborn got the draconic Spirit and Shifter got a connection with nature. They are to shamans as the shifters are to druids.)
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