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[scenario - thread] immortality was discovered but civilization fell shortly afterwards, now some immortals are still around

some install themselves as godkings, others become hermits or wanderers to escape being hunted down by said godkings

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immortality tech varies: mindwiped clones (and not-clones), life extension treatment, "actual" immortality through a gene edit

much of this tech needs active maintenance or breaks down, some sit on tech stockpiles, others go through bodies like vampire lords

magic, here, is not so much as flying sparks but knowledge of ancient tech and self-knowledge through hundreds of years of experience

amnesiac immortals whose knowledge sits mostly in their (very idiosyncratic) diaries, immediate memories reaching only 30 years back

ancient feuds between immortals, obligations just as ancient, a hermit couple in the mountains who bear themselves as kids