Cities of the North

Cities of the North is an unwritten short story, depicting a day in life of the indigenous utuka people who live at the foot of Mount Louigi.

In the story, an utuka named Naels finds a wounded deer on the side of Mount Louigi and carries it back to the village at the foot of the mountain. Naels is praised as a hero, and the deer is feasted on by the villagers. The story is weird and has no point.

Multiple claims of authorship have been made, but the novelette remains unwritten as of 2018.

• Utuka means “small hammer”
• They believe in Indifferent Gods
• Utuka do not know the technology of paper and carve writings in wood
• Utuka language is known to be surprisingly clever, making it possible to construct deep and complex descriptions of the world using only few words. This, however, guarantees a steep learning curve for the outsider
• Utuka live in several villages at the foot of Mount Louigi and are known to be extremely defensive, to the point of paranoia. Their culture revolves around the idea of defending one's home and standing guard at night