SkyLands Wiki Master Reference

Purpose: Track all interconnections, relationships, and consistency across the wiki.

Character Relationship Matrix

Major Characters

Supporting Characters

Faction Relationships

Alliance Matrix

Faction Control by Location

Location Connections

Trade Routes

Major Routes: 1. Eos-Ironhold Run: 3-7 days - Cargo: Food (to Ironhold), Manufactured goods (to Eos) - Controlled by: Sky-Guild - Threats: Pirates (rare), Rot-clouds (increasing)

2. Farming Circuit: Windmere → Thornvale → Eos → Ironhold → back
   • Duration: 15 days complete loop
   • Critical for food supply
   • Threats: Rot-Beast attacks on farms
3. Frontier Loop: Outer Reaches tour
   • Duration: 15 days
   • Explores minor settlements
   • Dangerous, used by scouts
4. The Spire Route: Eos → Glimmering Spire
   • Duration: 2 days
   • Scholars, alchemists
   • Increasingly dangerous (Rot)
5. The Murk Run: Murky Chasm → Underbelly → black market
   • Duration: Variable
   • Illegal goods
   • Black Sky Cartel controlled

Distance Matrix (from Skyport Eos)

Timeline Consistency

Major Historical Events

Character Ages & Timelines

Constellation Mechanics

Prayer Success Modifiers

Constellation Visibility Schedule

Predictable Patterns (debated by scholars): - The Radiant: Visible 80% of nights - The Hammer: Visible 70% of nights - The Voyager: Visible 60% of nights - The Veil: Visible 50% of nights - The Keeper: Visible 40% of nights - The Liberator: Visible 50% of nights - The Serpent: Visible only in Murk or corrupted areas - The Abyss: Visible only in The Deeps

Special Events: - The Convergence: All six majors visible (once per year, ~3 days) - The Eclipse: Serpent overlays Radiant (3-5 times per year) - Void Night: No constellations (2-3 times per year)

Rot Progression Tracking

Islands by Corruption Level

Clean (no visible Rot): - Skyport Eos, Ironhold, Windmere Farms, Thornvale, Constellation’s Reach, Storm-Sailor vessels

Touched (early Rot, 10-20 years remaining): - Glimmering Spire, outer Bright Reaches islands (12 known)

Corrupted (mid Rot, 5-10 years remaining): - Edges of The Murk (20+ islands)

Hollow (late Rot, 1-5 years remaining): - The Hollow, Deep Murk islands (15+ islands)

Consumed (dissolved): - Former islands: Windcrest (The Silence, 234 S.), Clearwater (The Silence, 274 S.), 50+ others

Rot Acceleration Timeline

Projection: At current rate, Bright Reaches will have significant corruption in 20-30 years.

Quest Hook Threads

Major Story Arcs

Arc 1: The Hidden Corruption - Elder Mira is Rot-corrupted - Players discover or are told - Decision: Expose (political crisis) or protect (moral compromise) - Connects: Priest Valeria (healing), Merchant Vex (blackmail), Council politics

Arc 2: The Guild’s Gambit - Sky-Guild attempting economic takeover of Eos - Factor Marlena Swift orchestrating - Guild-Master Elara Song’s orders - Connects: Elder Joram Steele (pro-Guild), Outland Clans (resist), trade routes

Arc 3: The Voice Beneath - Rot-Touched claiming Voice offers truth - Sister Morrigan evangelizing - Brother Caelum’s fall and potential redemption - Connects: The Hollow, The Deeps, Constellation of the Serpent, The Watcher’s prophecies

Arc 4: The Nexus Spire - Returners seeking lost Spire - Guild-Master Elara secretly funding expeditions - Possibly at Periphery - Connects: Archivists (knowledge), The Beacon Islands, temporal anomalies

Arc 5: The Storm’s Secret - Kiera Windcaller saw something in Black Tempest - The Calm Eye at center - Pre-Shattering city intact? - Connects: Howling Expanse, Storm-Sailors, ancient knowledge

Arc 6: The Eos-Ironhold War - Tensions escalating - Commandant Vask preparing strike - Refugee crisis catalyst - Connects: Both settlements, Sky-Guild (profit from war?), Outland Clans (caught between)

Mysteries Requiring Answers (Eventually)

Unanswered Questions Tracker

1. What IS the Voice Beneath?
   • Theories: Ancient entity, Aether consciousness, mass delusion, The Serpent
   • Evidence for each documented in wiki
   • Resolution status: Open
2. Where is the Nexus Spire?
   • Last seen: Day 8 of Shattering
   • Theories: Destroyed, Periphery, parallel dimension, hidden
   • Resolution status: Open
3. Why is Ironhold anchored?
   • Theories: Pre-Shattering magic, constellation blessing, natural phenomenon
   • Resolution status: Open (Guild-Master Elara researching)
4. How does the Lighthouse still glow?
   • No fuel, no mechanism, no explanation
   • Resolution status: Open (fear of investigating)
5. What’s in The Deeps?
   • Reports: Cities, lights, singing, The Bottom
   • Kalis Dren’s final message
   • Resolution status: Open (no survivors from deep expeditions)
6. What caused The Shattering?
   • Theories: Wound, Punishment, Dimensionality, Horror, Accident
   • Resolution status: Open (never to be fully answered?)
7. Can the Shattering be undone?
   • Returners believe yes
   • Would erase post-Shattering generation
   • Resolution status: Open (ethical debate)
8. The Silence Phenomenon
   • 23 instances of vanishing populations
   • No Rot, no violence, just empty
   • Resolution status: Open (deeply unsettling)

Content Creation Guidelines

Tone Consistency

Dark Fantasy: World is brutal, death is real Not Grimdark: Hope exists, heroism possible Cosmic Horror: Things humans can’t fully understand Bittersweet: Even victories cost something Intimate: Individual stories matter in dying world

Writing Style

• Show, don’t tell
• Characters have depth (motivations, fears, secrets)
• Every location has current conflict
• Multiple perspectives on truth
• Ambiguity is feature, not bug
• In-world documents add authenticity

Interconnection Rules

1. Every character knows 3-5 others
2. Every location connects to 2+ regions
3. Every faction has allies and enemies
4. Every mystery has multiple theories
5. Every secret has potential discovery
6. Every quest hooks into larger arc

Status Tracking

Completed Content

Core Structure: ✅ Wiki structure and index hub ✅ Navigation and cross-linking system ✅ Image generation system

Cosmology (5/5): ✅ The Shattering ✅ The Aether ✅ Sky-Islands ✅ Aether Phenomena ✅ Theories and Mysteries

Geography: ✅ 6 region pages (Bright Reaches, Murk, Howling Expanse, Veiled Heights, Deeps, Periphery) ✅ 31 location pages including: - Major settlements: Skyport Eos, Ironhold, Glimmering Spire, Murky Chasm, The Hollow - New locations: Thornvale, Stormwatch, The Underbelly, Highfall, The Weeping Halls, Throne of Stars - Supporting locations: Windmere Farms, Floating Market, Boneyards, Constellation’s Reach, Drifting Sanctuary, etc. ✅ Trade Routes page (comprehensive)

Factions (9/9): ✅ Sky-Guild ✅ Constellation Clergy ✅ Outland Clans ✅ Rot-Touched ✅ The Archivists ✅ Black Sky Cartel ✅ The Returners ✅ Medicant Order ✅ Minor Factions

Characters: ✅ 12 major characters (Elder Mira, Captain Jorah, Commandant Vask, Guild-Master Elara, Alchemist Kael, Priest Valeria, Bishop Vael, Sister Morrigan, Storm-Captain Kiera, Vex Shadowhand, The Captain, The Watcher) ✅ 16 supporting characters (including new: Elder Joram Steele, Elder Lysara Kind) ✅ 3 legendary figures (Kalis Dren, Luminar Council, Star-Readers)

Religion (11/11): ✅ Overview and prayer mechanics (expanded with success modifiers and visibility schedules) ✅ Clergy structure ✅ 8 constellation pages (6 major + 2 forbidden)

Corruption (6/6): ✅ Sky-Rot Overview ✅ Rot Stages (expanded with islands-by-corruption-level and acceleration timeline) ✅ Infection Vectors ✅ Resistance Methods ✅ The Voice Beneath ✅ Rot-Touched Philosophy

Bestiary (20/20): ✅ 9 flora species ✅ 5 fauna species ✅ 6 Rot-Beast types

Culture (12/12): ✅ 5 peoples pages (Bright-Folk, Iron-Blood, Sun-Touched, Veil-Born, Void-Kin) ✅ Daily Life ✅ Social Structure ✅ Languages ✅ Art & Entertainment ✅ Death & Burial ✅ Festivals ✅ Superstitions

Technology (6/6): ✅ Airships ✅ Weapons & Armor ✅ Communication ✅ Currency & Trade ✅ Medicine & Healing ✅ Pre-Shattering Technology

History (10/10): ✅ Timeline ✅ Pre-Shattering Era ✅ Terrum Solidus ✅ Luminar Council ✅ Apogee Working ✅ The Shattering Event ✅ Early Aetherium ✅ Middle Period ✅ Current Age ✅ The Great Schism

Mysteries (6/6): ✅ Great Unknowns ✅ Lost Locations ✅ The Nexus Spire ✅ The Silence Phenomenon ✅ Forbidden Knowledge ✅ Unsolved Phenomena

Game Content: ✅ Narrative Themes ✅ 6 story arcs (complete) ✅ 12+ quest pages

Current Status (287 S.)

Total Pages: 200+ wiki pages Completion: ~95% of planned content Quality: High (comprehensive, interconnected, consistent) Images: Generated for all major pages

Remaining Work

Minor Gaps: - Additional quest content (ongoing) - Some supporting character details - Minor location expansions

Maintenance: - Periodic consistency checks - Cross-reference updates - New content as needed

Last Updated: Year 287 S. (Session 1)
Maintained By: Wiki Development Team
Purpose: Ensure consistency, track connections, enable expansion