Template:WorldEvent

WorldEvent Template

This template creates a formatted World Event entry for the interactive map timeline. It is used in the Crew: namespace for staging events before publication.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
name	No	Display name of the event. Defaults to the page title.
year	Yes	The in-world year (or year.chunk) when the event occurred.
type	Yes	One of: war, battle, discovery, disaster, founding, treaty, expedition, political
age	No	The historical age: Age of Myth, Age of Legend, Age of Heroes, Age of Calamity, or Age of Hope
summary	Yes	One or two sentences shown on the timeline card.
description	No	Longer body text for the "Read more" sidebar.
nation	No	One of: Avereaux, Valdraeth, The Wonder, Kairos, Morvalis, Syradonia, Portavas, Urdrevan, Hammerstadt

Example

{{WorldEvent
| name        = The Battle of X
| year        = 1022
| type        = battle
| age         = Age of Calamity
| summary     = The Corrupted launch a devastating assault on X.
| description = In 1022, the Corrupted launched a devastating attack on X. This is a longer description that should be much longer than the summary.
| nation      = Kairos
}}

A styled World Event entry for the interactive map timeline. Used in the Crew: namespace for staging.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Event Name	name	Display name of the event. Defaults to the page title.	String	suggested
Year	year	The in-world year or year.chunk when the event occurred.	String	required
Type	type	Event type for the timeline icon. Suggested values war battle discovery disaster founding treaty expedition political	String	required
Age	age	The historical age this event belongs to. Suggested values Age of Myth Age of Legend Age of Heroes Age of Calamity Age of Hope	String	suggested
Summary	summary	One or two sentences shown on the timeline card.	String	required
Description	description	Longer body text for the Read more sidebar.	Content	optional
Nation	nation	Which nation the event relates to. Suggested values Avereaux Valdraeth The Wonder Kairos Morvalis Syradonia Portavas Urdrevan Hammerstadt	String	optional
Dramatic (keystone)	dramatic	yes/true/1 — marks a keystone moment (larger pulsing golden diamond, pinned to the year/Age boundary).	String	optional
Map id	map_id	Map to render a marker on: elandra (Past), known-elandra (Present), or a nation slug (portavas, kairos, …). Pair with position; without both, the event stays timeline-only.	String	optional
Position (x,y)	position	Marker plane coords as x,y (x in [-512,512], y in [-256,256], origin centre). Required when map_id is set.	String	optional
Area	area	Map area the camera frames at the event's year: realm:<realmId>, nation:<nationId>, area:<areaId>, or corruption. Independent of map_id/position.	String	optional
Image	image	File name of an uploaded illustration (e.g. Sundering_of_the_Coast.jpg) shown in the 'Read more' sidebar; pair with a credit on the File: page for the artist caption.	File	optional