This wikia serves as the repository for the core worldbuilding for Anbennar, both the mod and the greater Anbennar Setting as a whole. You will need a FANDOM account to edit the wiki.
Disclaimer: Contributing to this wikia lies under the same [Agreement] as the mod, simply put: any work you contribute to the wikia will be free for the Anbennar setting (whether the mod or further works) to use any way it sees fit, with or without your consent, regardless if you are an active or past contributor.
Chronicler Tools
Usage Guide & Top Tips
This wikia is primarily an in-character encyclopedia from the perspective of the Order of Chroniclers in the year 1905, a group of scholars who seek to document anything everything about the world.
- Share your page ideas in the Discord first - this is a collaborative effort and people may have some insight. Feel free to ask questions in #wiki-chroniclers regarding contributing to the wikia.
- Write from an in-character scholar's perspective, maintain neutrality.
- A page's title should be mentioned in the first sentence of the page and BOLDED. The "Oni" page may start, "The Oni are a group of ogres who..."
- When putting in an image, given the example it's a png named "Kulugiash Flag", in an infobox you'll have to put it as "Kulugiash Flag.png"
- Write as a historian: everything that has happened is in the past, as we are in the future of the setting, eg. Halann is the Planet, Corintar was a country
- Ensure everything you write is canon, as said this is the year 1905 so only events that "truly" happened should be put as facts, otherwise they can be "theories". Check threads, loc, and again ask the discord.
- Write as if you've read lots of books and sources on the subject, and are just summarizing the topic into a single wikia page, if it makes sense add references, either from the references page or make new ones (add to the references page after page is complete)
- When putting in hyperlinks to connect pages, imagine you are a reader and this is your first wiki page ever reading. What is an "orc"? What is "Taychend"? Etc. Only link the first mention of these words though
- Avoid modern colloquial terms and phrases e.g. "the Damerian forces had loads of troops"
- You should not include "AA" for a year as its implied, but BA is necessary. "Ducaniel fought in 1000 BA" and "Korgus died in 1444".
- Avoid page clutter and over-exposition: this especially goes for overview pages for example the page for Gawed: don't talk about every detail of a single battle that Gawed participated in the Gawed page - instead simply mention the battle and link it to a page dedicated to the battle itself.
- Consult experts, especially before putting information into the wiki and saving it. Show them the information and receive their approval to ensure your information is 100% proof.
- Proper formatting is a must, don't simply put walls of paragraphs and call it a day. While comprehensive and detailed information is good, much like avoiding page clutter, make sure it's easily traversed and digestible. Separation of headers, sub-headers, bullets, and good categories makes large amounts of information easily read. If a type of page has precedence, follow it. For example, for dynasties follow the House of Siloriel page.
- Once you have finished everything, post your saved and finished page to #wiki-chroniclers for a review by other chroniclers to ensure everything is in order.
Where can I begin?
All across the wiki there are plentiful pages that still need information. For reference, a number of country pages, found under Countries are still blank. Re-writing the loc of their national ideas to fit into the page is a great way to get a country on the wiki! Keep with the template that other country pages use. Mention what you’re working on in wiki-chroniclers so there isn’t 6 people trying to edit the same page.
The most important skill of any wiki chronicler is the ability and willingness to ask questions. Wanting to know more is the real first step.
Workflow
- For major lore edits or creation, make it in a separate document.
- Ping Regional Reviewers with the document/page to get the lore verified in the appropriate regional wiki channel
- Ask in #wiki-chroniclers for a wiki review
- Post in #new-wiki-pages to show off your work!
Templates and Infoboxes
Using Templates
To add a template, edit a page and click "Add other templates" and manually type in and search the templates below:
Note that not all boxes have to be filled, so just fill the ones relevant!
DO NOT USE DEFAULT INFOBOXES THAT DO NOT MATCH PERFECTLY WITH THE BELOW
Infoboxes
Infoboxes are those boxes to the right side you see on wikipedia. It's something that gives quick information to the reader and gives it that little professional wiki finish.
Here are a list of the ONLY infoboxes to use (warning these names are case sensitive):
Country : for pages on a country, e.g. Empire of Anbennar
Race : for pages on a specific race, e.g. Elf
Character : for a page on a character, e.g. Kylian VI Siloriel
Deity : for a page on a god, e.g. The Dame, Corin
Conflict : for a page on a war, battle or conflict, e.g. Lilac Wars
National Ideas: for a country's national ideas
River: for rivers
State: for province states
Location: for other locations and regions
Settlements: For settlements of all sizes, from outposts to metropolises
Dynasty: For dynasties such as "Silmuna"
DO NOT USE DEFAULT INFOBOXES THAT DO NOT MATCH PERFECTLY WITH THE ABOVE