Necropolis

Necropolis is a city of the undead, where the small population uses their undead servants to perform manual labor. They also loan out their chief necormancers, along with their army of the undead, as mercenaries. This brings continued wealth to the polis and perpetuates a sense of forboding among outsiders. It is a dark, forested swampland.
 * Zombies are the primary resource. They are used for armies, to construct buildings, and tp perform domestic tasks.
 * Because of the swampy terrain, all structures take a long time to build because of the massive support structures necessary. Higher ground is prized and therefore the domain of the noble families. All homes are raised to minimize flooding.
 * Vast class differences: Upper class is considered nobility and the lower classes both respect their power and fear their wrath.
 * necromantic powers are genetic and prized. Children with promise are trained from a young age to hone their powers. Young people without ability are encouraged to focus onsted on marrying well, regardless of gender, to compensate for their lack of ability and to keep the power within the noble families.
 * Gender is relatively unimportant in the power dynamic of Necropolis society -- only power is important for political advancement and social status. Family names, for example, are passed through either the matriarchial or patriarchial line depending on which partner has the superior power over the undead.
 * There are a variety of styles of necromancy, but all are taught at The Temple of the Starry Wisdom, the most important school of necromancy in the polis. It aims to educate in terms of undead skill, tactics, swordsmanship, and courtly diplomacy. Students are urged to find their niche early and to master it. All students are also required to learn an instrument and some art as part of the finishing process.
 * Powers, according to myth, stem from a great outsider from the swampy wastes: The Traveler. He spoke Great Old Ones who came from the stars. He took only the best families into his confidence, sharing great secrets and greater powers. Much of this myth is spoken only in whispers and even among the dwellers of Necropolis their history is murky at best.
 * Two chief schools of thought dominate The Temple of the Starry Wisdom's curriculum:
 * The Boris Price School: focuses on leading with charisma and compassion.
 * The Dexter-Ward School: focuses on Machiavellian approaches to leaderBayoukitchen.jpg.