Writing guidelines: Settlements

In addition to the general Writing Guidelines, articles on settlements (such as cities, towns and villages) should be in the following format—note that some subjects will not require every section.

The Settlement infobox should be used for all settlement articles, with as many values filled in as possible. The infobox should include the settlement’s name, and whenever possible, should feature the heraldic device of the settlement. The introductory sentence should include both the settlement's common and full name, as well as general location (Pomarj, Keoland, etc).

Description

A general overview of the settlement should be provided. Which realm the settlement is located within, if subject to overarching government of a realm, should be detailed here.

Geography

The settlement's precise location within a realm or nation, surroundings, major geographical features (rivers, forests, mountain ranges, etc), and climate should be listed here. It's location might be identified as "30 miles west of ..." or "within the [X] Forest..." or "along the road between ...".

History

This section should contain a historical overview of the settlement. Dates should be given in a [[### CY]] format to include wikilinks to a page for that year.

People

An overview of the settlement's population should be noted in this section.

Population

The settlement's numeric population with a CY date, if applicable, should be listed here. Dates should be given in a [[### CY]] format to include wikilinks to a page for that year.

Notable individuals

Any named NPCs who live in, or have lived in or inhabited the settlement should be listed here.

Religion

The known major religions practiced in the settlement, official and unofficial, should be noted here.

Languages

The settlement's major languages appear under this heading.

Government

The location's general type of local governance (local ruler, town council, etc) appears here.

Heraldry

A description of the settlement's heraldry, if applicable, appears in this section.

Locations

Notable locations (not including geographical features) found withing the settlement, or in its nearby environs. This may include inns and taverns, businesses, civic buildings, military sites, religious sites, and other notable sites.

Economy

General information on the settlement's economy appears under this heading.

Resources

The settlement's most important resources are listed here, such as raw material, refined goods, trade goods, land, wealth, manufactured goods, services (though specific businesses are listed in "Locations"), and other assets. If an unusual amount of infomration exists about these, individual significant resources can be broken into their own subheading.

Some services including personell may be listed heree as part of the economy, but establishments or proprietors should be listed in Locations or People

Currency

Names and values of the settlement's currencies in use appear in this section.

Transportation

Information on roads and navigable waterways appears here.

Military

Information on the settlement's military and naval forces falls under this section.

Gallery

All images should follow the Image use policy and should never be high-resolution or large-dimension images. They should only be large enough to identify easily.

Maps

Maps of the location appear as a subheading of a Gallery, in the following format: (note the lack of [[brackets]])

== Gallery ==
=== Maps ===
<gallery>
Filename1.jpg|Caption 1
Filename2.jpg|Caption 2
</gallery>

References

For information on how to write a Bibliography entry, see the general Writing Guidelines.

A list of sources and further reading on the settlement appear here, in the following format:

== References ==
=== Notes ===
<references group="note" />
=== Citations ===
<references />
=== Bibliography ===
{{index}}

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