Introduction to the Codex and entity types

The Codex is your world encyclopedia. It holds every named entity in your story — organized into 19 types across four groups.

Entity type groups

People
Character, Creature, Faction

Places & Eras
Location, Region, Era, Government

Society & Culture
Organization, Religion, Practice, Resource

Knowledge & Concepts
Lore, Magic System, Language, Concept, Item, Condition, Knowledge, Works

Each entity has

• Name and summary — the basics
• Tags — predefined vocabulary specific to the entity type
• Extra notes — freeform field for anything else
• Aliases / personas — alternate identities with optional reveal gating
• Entity pages — temporal snapshots of the entity's state at different eras
• Map placements — pin the entity on your world map
• Connections — cross-entity links with overlapping time ranges

Creating an entity

In the Codex sidebar, click the entity type you want, then + New. Name the entity and save — you're taken directly to the detail page where you can fill in all fields.

Navigating the Codex

The Codex sidebar shows all entity types with count badges. Click a type to see all entities of that kind, with a search bar and filter options. Click any entity to open its detail page.

Moving an entity to a different type

If you realize a character should be a Faction, or a Creature should be a Character, open the entity's detail page and use Reassign Type. The platform shows you which fields have data before you confirm, so nothing is silently lost.