Location

A Location represents a distinct place within the world where activities occur and elements converge. Locations serve as anchors for other world elements, and describe how physical spaces are used, who organizes them, and how they relate to other places.

Locations are a structural backbone of your world. They interact with:

• Collectives and Characters (who inhabit or pass through them)
• Institutions and Laws (which govern or control them)
• Objects and Titles (which exist within or are tied to them)
• Events and Narratives (which often take place in or around them)

They are distinct from:

• Zones (which represent a specific marked area)
• Institutions (which organize power and policy within and towards them)

Location discussions on GitHub

Fields

Setting

Field	Type	Description
form	text	Visual and environmental aspects of the location
function	text	Main use, role, or purpose of the location within the world
founding_date	integer	Date on which the location was founded, established, or designated
parent_location	link to Location	Wider location that this location is part of
populations	links to Collective	Distinct collective groups or communities residing within the location

Politics

Field	Type	Description
political_climate	text	Political structure, stability, and dynamics of the location
primary_power	link to Institution	Institution that has the highest degree of political control over the location
governing_title	link to Title	Governing figure assigned by the location’s primary power
secondary_powers	links to Institution	Institutions with significant political control
zone	link to Zone	Zone of interest that is associated with the location
rival	link to Location	Location with an active, traditional, or historical rivalry with this one
partner	link to Location	Location with active, cooperative, or historical ties to this one

World

Field	Type	Description
customs	text	Cultural practices, habits, or festivals
founders	links to Character	Individual(s) who founded or named the location
cults	links to Construct	Significant religious constructs practiced or recognized at the location
delicacies	links to Species	Organisms or other species locally consumed or celebrated as specialty foods

Production

Field	Type	Description
extraction_methods	links to Construct	Techniques or strategies used to gather natural resources
extraction_goods	links to Construct	Products and materials that are gathered or obtained
industry_methods	links to Construct	Techniques or workflows used to refine or manufacture goods
industry_goods	links to Construct	Products and materials that are refined or manufactured

Commerce

Field	Type	Description
infrastructure	text	Roads, ports, and other physical systems that enable the movement of goods and people
extraction_markets	links to Location	Locations that receive extracted goods through trade, interchange, or seizure
industry_markets	links to Location	Locations that receive industrial goods through trade, interchange, or seizure
currencies	links to Construct	Trade media recognized or circulated at the location

Construction

Field	Type	Description
architecture	text	Look, form, and materials used in the built environment and location design
buildings	links to Object	Notable structural objects at the location
building_methods	links to Construct	Techniques or systems used to construct structures at the location

Defense

Field	Type	Description
defensibility	text	Qualities of natural, constructed, and implemented defenses at the location
elevation	integer	Height or elevation of the location relative to surrounding terrain, in the world’s distance unit (World distance_unit)
fighters	links to Construct	Military units or forces responsible for defending the location
defensive_objects	links to Object	Objects or installations for defending the location