Template:Event

Event

Use the {{event}} template to describe events and their effects.

Template

{{event
|partof=
|image=
|date=
|era=
|participants=
|effects=
|city= / state= / region= / nation=
|princedom= / dominance=
|location=
|world= / earth=
|universe=
}}

Parameters

Highlighted lines indicate mandatory parameters. On lines with multiple parameters (e.g. |world= / earth=) pick only the one most appropriate.

{{Event}} Parameters
Parameter Description Examples
partof If the event is a part of a larger event, you can use this to specify that.

The Battle of Narak is a part of the War of Reckoning

|partof=[[War of Reckoning]]
image Use this to display a relevant image hosted on the Coppermind.

See Help:Infoboxes for further details.

|image=Battle of Narak.jpeg

date Use this to specify the date when the event occurred. This can be as precise or as the exact day, but can be as generic as "around this year."

|date={{Rosharan date|1173|10|10|3}}
|date=circa 673

era Use this the specify the era during which the event occurred.

|era=[[Era of Solitude]]

participants Use this specify the major players involved in this event.

|participants=[[Alethkar]], [[singers]]

effects Use this to describe the effects or outcome of the event.

|effects=Breaking of the [[Oathpact]]

city
or
state
or
region
or
nation
Use this to describe the city, state, region, or nation where the event took place. If several of these are known, usually only the most local goes in the infobox (e.g. events that place in the city of Kholinar don't also have Alethkar listed as their nation.

Note: Automatically generates a link. To bypass this, use 'city, 'state, 'region, or 'nation.
See Help: Infoboxes for further details.

|city=Kholinar
|state=Alornia
|region=Shattered Plains
|country=Aimia

princedom
or
dominance
Use this to describe the Alethi or Veden princedom, or the Final Empire dominance where the event took place.

Note: Automatically generates a link.
See Help: Infoboxes for further details.

|princedom=Kholin
|dominance=Central

location If the other location parameters can't describe the location where the event took place, this one can be used to provide additional nuance.

|location=Near the [[Pits of Hathsin]]

world
or
earth
Use this to specify the planet where the event took place.

Note: Automatically generates a link. To bypass this, use 'world.
See Help:Infoboxes for further details.

|world=Roshar
|earth=Reckoners
|'world=Mars

universe Use this to indicate the (connected) universe where the event took place.

See Help: Infoboxes for further details.

|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|universe=[[Cytoverse]]
|universe=[[Wode]] [[State]]s
|universe=''Standalone''


Categories & Tags

Pages that make use of the {{event}} template will be added to Category: Events and Eras.

Specifying an earth in the infobox will apply the appropriate Earth category (e.g. |earth=Reckoners will apply Category: Earth (Reckoners)).

Specifying a world, the page will be added to the that world's events category, based on the world's {{demonym}} (e.g. |world=Roshar will apply Category: Rosharan events).

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