Template:Ethnicity/doc

This template is for use in any article about an ethnic group, tribe, or clan. It is not for use with races or subraces. For that, use Template:Creature. For groups where membership is not based on blood relationship, use Template:Organization.

All parameters except name are optional; if left undefined, they will not appear. This template will cause the page to be placed in Category:Ethnicities unless it is suppressed (see below).

Usage
An example is shown to the right.


 * image    : Optional. Simply include the image filename, e.g.,.
 * caption  : Optional. A description of the image. It will automatically be italicized.
 * name     : Required. The name of the ethnicity.
 * race     : Optional. The race or subrace of which this ethnicity is a part (usually  ).
 * regions  : Optional. A list of regions in which the ethnic group is found.
 * language : Optional. A list of languages spoken by this ethnic group.
 * deities  : Optional. A list of deities worshiped by this ethnic group.
 * classes  : Optional. A list of classes and prestige classes favored by this ethnic group.


 * height : Optional. How tall are members of this group? Measurements are, in keeping with the current standards in official sources, in U.S. customary units (yards, feet, and inches). (You may add metric units in parentheses.)
 * length : Optional. How long is a member of this group, if it is a long creature? Measurements are, in keeping with the current standards in official sources, in U.S. customary units (yards, feet, and inches). (You may add metric units in parentheses.)
 * wingspan : Optional. If the creature has wings, how wide they are outstretched. Measurements are, in keeping with the current standards in official sources, in U.S. customary units (yards, feet, and inches). (You may add metric units in parentheses.)
 * weight : Optional. How heavy is a member of this group? Measurements are, in keeping with the current standards in official sources, in U.S. customary units (pounds, ounces). (You may add metric units in parentheses.)
 * skincolor : Optional. The range in skin colors for members of this group.
 * haircolor : Optional. The range in hair colors for members of this group.
 * hairstyles : Optional. Is a member of this group typically bald? Do they favor long beards? Do they braid their hair?
 * feathers : Optional. Feather color and distinctions, if the creature has feathers.
 * eyecolor : Optional. The range in eye colors for members of this group.
 * build    : Optional. The typical build of a member of this group. Use such terms as "tall", "stocky", etc.
 * distinctions : Optional. Any other notable physical characteristics about members of this group that are not otherwise noted in the template.
 * appearrefs : Optional. You may put  tags for this section here so they don't clutter up the data fields.


 * appearanceM, appearanceF : Optional. This is where you provide the appearance of the males and females of this ethnicity separately. this will create a tabbed box under the Appearance subsection so that each sex can have its own appearance attributes. Use the  template, which takes the same appearance parameters above.


 * appearanceM =
 * appearanceF =


 * nocat    : Optional. Not shown above. Setting this to true will suppress the automatic generation of categories. Typically only used on documentations pages like this one.