Forgotten Realms Wiki:Help-Categories

Every article should be in one or more categories, and there is no limit to the number of categories that a single article can be in. Forgotten Realms Wiki has a category structure that ensures its readers can find information about a specific subject, and other, related information, quickly and easily.

Basic guidelines
No matter what category you are putting your article into, a few basic guidelines exist. Always put your article into the most specific category, then also into its parent categories up to an appropriate point. Note that this goes against Wikipedia convention, because we are a more specialized wiki and can provide extra usability for our readers.

For example, consider the article on Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun. He is an inhabitant of Waterdeep so he should be in that particular inhabitants category. Because Waterdeep is in Northwest Faerûn, he is also an inhabitant of Northwest Faerûn, so he should be in that category too. Northwest Faerûn is part of Faerûn as a whole, but there is no need to add the Khelben article to Category:Inhabitants of Faerûn, because this is such a broad category that is it not useful to browse through. So, we would add:

Note that these are not the only categories that this article should be placed into. See below for more detailed categorization guidelines for the type of article you are writing or categorizing.

Choosing a category
Consider what your article is about. Usually, articles can be put into one of several main categories.


 * Authors : Your article is about a person who has contributed to a piece of canon Realms material. This might be a sourcebook, a novel or an article on the Wizards website.
 * Books : Your article is about a published (or forthcoming) piece of canon Realms material, whether it's a novel or a sourcebook (including adventures, boxed sets and the like).
 * Creatures : Your article is about a type of creature that inhabits the Realms. Do not confuse this with an inhabitant of the Realms (see below). For example, an article on red dragons is an article on a creature, but an article about a specific individual red dragon is an article about an inhabitant.
 * Inhabitants : Your article is about a named inhabitant of the Realms. This is not necessarily a humanoid, since dragons and nagas are as much inhabitants as humans and elves.
 * Locations : Your article is about a location or place in the Realms. This could be a river, mountain, road, building or any of number of other types of location, including whole regions and continents.
 * Settlements : Your article is about civilized, inhabited place in the Realms. This could be a hamlet, village, town or city.
 * Spells : Your article is about a specific named spell that exists in the Realms.