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This article will explain the formatting practices and processes with regards to the documentation of locations. This is merely a recommended guideline. Other writers will come along to fill in the blanks or clean up any mistakes.

Hierarchy & terminology

Primary article: Location

Location is a broad term, and can refer to something as large as a continent, or as small as a section of a hill. Refer to the following definitions:

Continent: This refers to the all-encompassing landmass that the game takes place, ROG (continent).
Province: This refers to the world maps. In FHX, the two provinces are Glorious Imperial Territory (V1) and Idios (V3).
Region / Zone: A broad explorable location composed of smaller areas, cities, and instances. Usually, there is a common theme within the zone, such as common monsters, terrain, color palettes, etc. Regions are separated by terrain features or invisible walls, the only exits are through portals or an open passage to the connecting region. An example would be Silent Woods (zone), which includes Dead Man's Holyland (area).
Area: A subsection of a zone that is identified by name. The shape and size of an area is variable, typically linked to a prominent feature. Areas can be a physical part of the zone it resides in, or only accessible via a portal. For example, Dead Man's Holyland is an area within Silent Woods, and Valley of Blood is a level 20-25 instanced arena area accessed through a portal outside Midland Port city.
Landmark / Point of interest: Landmarks/POI are physical objects or features within the world, like portals, bindstones, or camps.

Interactive map example

{{interactive map|map=Idios}}
{{interactive map|map=Glorious Imperial Territory|center=Northeast|zoom=4}}

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Copy-paste layout

Template details:Template:Location infobox, Template:Interactive map

{{Location infobox
|name=
|icon=
|image=
|image-text=
|levels=
|type=
|pvp=
|within=
|connections=
|gallery1...gallery5=
|gallery-text1...gallery-text5=
}}
[[{{PAGENAME}}]] is a ... located within ...

<!--Bulleted list of brief directions to the location. (e.g. PVP portal in Central V1, West of Rog Imperial City)-->
== Getting there ==
* <text>

<!--Bulleted list of friendly or hostile NPCs in the location. If only one subsection, use level 2 header. Remove if not needed.-->
== Inhabitants ==
=== Services ===
* [[NPC]] (service)
=== Monsters ===
* [[Monster]] (lvl)

<!--Bulleted list of cities, areas, or points of interest in the location.-->
== Locations ==
* [[location]] (cardinal direction)

<!--Bulleted list of quests in the location.-->
== Quests ==
* [[quest]] (lvl)

<!--Include {{interactive map}} template to call world or instanced map into this page.-->
== Interactive map ==
{{Interactive map
|map=
|N=
|E=
|name=
|description=
|radius=
|center=
|circle=
|zoom=
}}

<!--Include any lore about the location. Do not remove so it can be filled in later.-->
== Lore ==
* {{need info}}

<!--Images relating to the location: ambient theme, major features, etc.-->
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:<image>
</gallery>

<!--Optional; always plural. Bulleted list of any notes specific to the location. Remove section if not needed.-->
== Notes ==
* <text>

<!--Optional; 'also' always lowercase. Bulleted list of anything related to the location. Remove section if not needed.-->
== Trivia ==
* <text>

{{world nav}}