Manual of Style

This page exists to standardize formatting and answer questions about grammar, information, and stylization.

## Making A New Article

New articles can be made for anything mentioned in the podcast with sufficient information. To do so, title the page the full title of the character, location, event, item, or other miscellanea. Even if something is most frequently referred to by a nickname, the wiki page should be titled its full name. If necessary, create a redirect of the shortened version of the name to the full name-titled page. Different types of articles will require slightly different formatting. All pages should include an infobox of the appropriate type.

* Formatting for a Player Character
* Formatting for a Non-Player Character
* Formatting for Locations
* Formatting for Episodes
* Formatting for Items

## Style Notes

The first mention of a page's name within the body of an article should be **bolded**.

### Present Tense Standard

This wiki uses present tense standard. That means that any description of something that takes place during the events of the podcast should be referred to in present tense. This is most clearly applicable in the "Role In The Story" section of a page, but is also true in all other sections except for "Bio" or "History" and the occasional Trivia fact. If something happens before the events of the podcast, it can be written about in past tense. In the case of characters who are dead or locations that have been destroyed, use your best judgment as to what is the most clear.

### Voice

Articles should be written formally, with minimal room for personal opinion or interpretation. The goal of the wiki is to make information easily publicly accessible, and sharing personal anecdotes or opinions is liable to interfere with that goal. However, as the podcast is a comedy, feel free to occasionally allow some levity, especially within episode summaries.

Despite allowing some levity, please be careful to make your writing as clear as possible. This includes making summaries straightforward and succinct, keeping relevant information grouped together, and not being overly flowery or dramatic in descriptions.

### Sticking to Canon

Avoid presenting any non-canonical information as if it is fact. While many editors may have favored characters, or strong opinions about characters, this is not the place to share them. Do your best to treat all pages equally, as they are all likely to be seen and used.

### Other Notes

This wiki uses 's for all single possessive spellings. If something belongs to Solaris, it is Solaris's. If something belongs to several elves, it is the elves'.

Avoid extraneous italicization.

## Categorization

All pages should be categorized as thoroughly as possible. Characters should be categorized as Player Characters or NPCs, locations as Locations, organizations and groups as Organizations, items as Items, and episode summaries as Episodes.

## Credit and Attribution

There should be no art shared on the wiki without explicit permission from the artist and clear, visible attribution. Any art added without clear, visible attribution will be removed. Attribution should include a direct link to where the art was posted, if possible, and if not possible, then a link to the artist's preferred social media. If the art is in an infobox, attribution belongs in the caption. If the art is not in an infobox, add a caption in which to include attribution.

## References

All direct quotes should have references if at all possible, as well as any other information that is not general knowledge. Timestamps referenced refer to the ad-free versions of episodes when possible.