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= Pending decisions =
= Pending decisions =


These three decisions are open. Each section lists the wiki pages, repo files and fields that will change once the decision is made. Pages that hold such content end with a line pointing here. Items that were already decided are listed at the end.
No decision is open. The last three were decided by Robert on 2026-10-09, and every pending-decision line has been removed from the wiki.


== Names of the 16 faction founders ==
== Decided ==


Which researcher founded which faction, and their names. Pages that change:
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Item !! Decision !! Where it is recorded
* [[F01 Ashen League]] (Roots section)
* [[F02 Verdania Collective]] (Roots section)
* [[F03 Skyreach Covenant]] (Roots section)
* [[F04 Order of the Mirrorwake]] (Roots section)
* [[F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood]] (Brotherhood note and history paragraph)
* [[F06 Cogmist Engineers]] (Roots section)
* [[F07 Ironveil Compact]] (Roots section)
* [[F08 Frosthold Vigil]] (Roots section)
* [[F09 Cinderwarden]] (Roots section)
* [[F10 Nightroot Conclave]] (Roots section)
* [[F11 Verdant Deep Covenant]] (Roots section)
* [[F12 Soulglass Circle]] (Roots section)
* [[F13 Marrowheat Dominion]] (Roots section)
 
Data: faction civilization table and faction master table, roots note on each faction.
 
== Vex Bleakwood kinship ==
 
Is Vex Bleakwood NPC0021 kin of Brynja Bleakwood NPC0001? This is the one surname call from the 2026-10-04 answers that stays open (OT03). Pages that change:
 
* [[Brynja Bleakwood]]
* [[Surname Bleakwood]]
* [[Vex Bleakwood]]
 
Data: NPC master Notes, working family and humans lists (Kinship).
 
== Leading 'The' on facility names ==
 
Facility names that start with 'The', and the pages that show them:
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Facility !! Pages
|-
| The Aeroforge || [[F03 Skyreach Covenant]], [[Summit's Throne]]
|-
| The Aether Forge District || [[F06 Cogmist Engineers]], [[Arcane Engine]]
|-
| The Ancient Root Council || [[F11 Verdant Deep Covenant]], [[Ancients' Court]]
|-
| The Ashcrown Observatory || [[F09 Cinderwarden]], [[Caldera Sanctum]]
|-
| The Brotherhood's Final Meal Table || [[F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood]], [[The Silent Throne]]
|-
|-
| The Cinder Archive || [[F01 Ashen League]], [[Ashara's Maw]]
| Names of the 16 faction founders || Robert approved the 16 drafted founders on 2026-10-09: eight Holy and eight Evil. The Ironveil Compact and the Marrowheat Dominion each have two Evil founders; the Ashen League and the Cinderwarden each have one Holy and one Evil founder. Starting control was rebalanced so each founder's line holds between 4.5% and 8.5% of the land outside the Brotherhood's five biomes. || [[F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood]] (founder table under Roots) and the Roots section of each faction page. LIVE/DATA/faction_civilization_v1.0.json and LIVE/DATA/factions_master.json roots_note; LIVE/DATA/alignment_system.json founders_named.
|-
|-
| The Deep Pact Forge || [[F11 Verdant Deep Covenant]], [[Ancients' Court]]
| Vex Bleakwood kinship || Vex Bleakwood NPC0021 is kin of Brynja Bleakwood NPC0001, the same as Fyren Bleakwood NPC0183 and Xaris Bleakwood NPC0365 (Robert, 2026-10-09). No row conflicted with it. || [[Vex Bleakwood]], [[Brynja Bleakwood]], [[Surname Bleakwood]]. LIVE/DATA/ABERNON_NPC_Master_Alphabetical.csv NPC0021 Notes; PRODUCTION/WORKING_LISTS/open_threads.csv OT03.
|-
|-
| The Departure Archive || [[F04 Order of the Mirrorwake]], [[Mirror Station]]
| Leading 'The' on facility names || 30 facility names drop it (for example Cinder Archive, Smelthall, Tectonic Forge). Two one-of-a-kind titled places keep it: The Brotherhood's Final Meal Table and one name on the B007 Silent Throne row that is kept off ground pages (Robert, 2026-10-09). Settlement names such as The Silent Throne were not part of this. || The faction pages and capital settlement pages. LIVE/DATA/ABERNON_Settlement_Master.csv Facilities; LIVE/DATA/faction_civilization_v1.0.json capital_facilities; LIVE/BIOME_CSVS settlement rows.
|-
| The Dominion War Academy || [[F13 Marrowheat Dominion]], [[Flathollow]]
|-
| The Ember Altar || [[F09 Cinderwarden]], [[Caldera Sanctum]]
|-
| The Frostmere Star Observatory || [[F08 Frosthold Vigil]], [[Vigil Keep]]
|-
| The Grand Arcane Reactor || [[F06 Cogmist Engineers]], [[Arcane Engine]]
|-
| The Grand Grain Market || [[F13 Marrowheat Dominion]], [[Flathollow]]
|-
| The Grand Harbour Master's Hall || [[F07 Ironveil Compact]], [[Irontide Harbour]]
|-
| The Impossible Age Vault || [[F04 Order of the Mirrorwake]], [[Mirror Station]]
|-
| The Memory Archive || [[F10 Nightroot Conclave]], [[Root Sanctum]]
|-
| The Neutral Ground Inn District || [[F07 Ironveil Compact]], [[Irontide Harbour]]
|-
| The Prophecy Vaults || [[F12 Soulglass Circle]], [[Divide Seat]]
|-
| The Reflection Observatory || [[F04 Order of the Mirrorwake]], [[Mirror Station]]
|-
| The Resinvat Grand Market || [[F02 Verdania Collective]], [[Glowroot Citadel]]
|-
| The Resonance Archive || [[F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood]], [[The Silent Throne]]
|-
| The Root Council Chamber || [[F10 Nightroot Conclave]], [[Root Sanctum]]
|-
| The Shadow Forge District || [[F10 Nightroot Conclave]], [[Root Sanctum]]
|-
| The Smelthall || [[F01 Ashen League]], [[Ashara's Maw]]
|-
| The Soulglass Forge || [[F12 Soulglass Circle]], [[Divide Seat]]
|-
| The Spore Library || [[F02 Verdania Collective]], [[Glowroot Citadel]]
|-
| The Tectonic Forge || [[F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood]], [[The Silent Throne]]
|-
| The Tide Exchange Market || [[F07 Ironveil Compact]], [[Irontide Harbour]]
|-
| The Time-Slip Archive || [[F12 Soulglass Circle]], [[Divide Seat]]
|-
| The Vine Archives || [[F11 Verdant Deep Covenant]], [[Ancients' Court]]
|-
| The War Forge District || [[F13 Marrowheat Dominion]], [[Flathollow]]
|}
 
One further facility name on the B007 Silent Throne row is not copied here because it uses wording kept off ground pages. It is not shown on any wiki page.
 
Data: settlement master Facilities, faction civilization capital facilities, biome file settlement rows.
 
== Already decided ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Item !! Decision !! Where it is recorded
|-
|-
| Wiki sign-in lock || The wiki stays private until full launch; only Robert views it. The server setting is Robert's to apply. || docs/MEDIAWIKI_INSTALL_AND_IMPORT.md: "Until the full game launches, only Robert Campbell views this wiki." SOURCE_OF_TRUTH.md: "The wiki stays private until full launch."
| Wiki sign-in lock || The wiki stays private until full launch; only Robert views it. The server setting is Robert's to apply. || docs/MEDIAWIKI_INSTALL_AND_IMPORT.md: "Until the full game launches, only Robert Campbell views this wiki." SOURCE_OF_TRUTH.md: "The wiki stays private until full launch."
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|-
| Yolande Umbrafen kinship || Withdrawn by Robert 2026-10-09. It was an agent-made question. Nothing changes. || OPS/working/data/abernon-needs-robert.md (marked withdrawn)
| Yolande Umbrafen kinship || Withdrawn by Robert 2026-10-09. It was an agent-made question. Nothing changes. || OPS/working/data/abernon-needs-robert.md (marked withdrawn)
|}
== Marker count ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Decision !! Pages with a marker
|-
| names of the 16 faction founders || 13
|-
| Vex Bleakwood kinship || 3
|-
| leading 'The' on facility names || 26
|}
|}


Repo copy: OPS/PENDING_DECISIONS.md.
Repo copy: OPS/PENDING_DECISIONS.md.

Revision as of 16:30, 9 October 2026

Pending decisions

No decision is open. The last three were decided by Robert on 2026-10-09, and every pending-decision line has been removed from the wiki.

Decided

Item Decision Where it is recorded
Names of the 16 faction founders Robert approved the 16 drafted founders on 2026-10-09: eight Holy and eight Evil. The Ironveil Compact and the Marrowheat Dominion each have two Evil founders; the Ashen League and the Cinderwarden each have one Holy and one Evil founder. Starting control was rebalanced so each founder's line holds between 4.5% and 8.5% of the land outside the Brotherhood's five biomes. F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood (founder table under Roots) and the Roots section of each faction page. LIVE/DATA/faction_civilization_v1.0.json and LIVE/DATA/factions_master.json roots_note; LIVE/DATA/alignment_system.json founders_named.
Vex Bleakwood kinship Vex Bleakwood NPC0021 is kin of Brynja Bleakwood NPC0001, the same as Fyren Bleakwood NPC0183 and Xaris Bleakwood NPC0365 (Robert, 2026-10-09). No row conflicted with it. Vex Bleakwood, Brynja Bleakwood, Surname Bleakwood. LIVE/DATA/ABERNON_NPC_Master_Alphabetical.csv NPC0021 Notes; PRODUCTION/WORKING_LISTS/open_threads.csv OT03.
Leading 'The' on facility names 30 facility names drop it (for example Cinder Archive, Smelthall, Tectonic Forge). Two one-of-a-kind titled places keep it: The Brotherhood's Final Meal Table and one name on the B007 Silent Throne row that is kept off ground pages (Robert, 2026-10-09). Settlement names such as The Silent Throne were not part of this. The faction pages and capital settlement pages. LIVE/DATA/ABERNON_Settlement_Master.csv Facilities; LIVE/DATA/faction_civilization_v1.0.json capital_facilities; LIVE/BIOME_CSVS settlement rows.
Wiki sign-in lock The wiki stays private until full launch; only Robert views it. The server setting is Robert's to apply. docs/MEDIAWIKI_INSTALL_AND_IMPORT.md: "Until the full game launches, only Robert Campbell views this wiki." SOURCE_OF_TRUTH.md: "The wiki stays private until full launch."
Q914 title Stays as written. OPS/CONTINUE_HERE.md: "Do not retitle a unique Q901–Q1000 row." and "Q964 and Q914 are records, not living meetings."
Quest prerequisites (894) Pack quests keep the linear playable-loop chain, which is what the quest pages show. Quest master prerequisites were left as they are on purpose. PRODUCTION/CANON/QUEST_LINE_OVERVIEW.md: "keep linear PLAYABLE_LOOP prerequisites." biomes/B001_Ashplain_Expanse/README.md: "The playable-loop chain prerequisites were kept. Quest Master prerequisites were not applied."
Ironveil door and key What the door and the key open stays unstated. LIVE/DATA/ABERNON_NPC_Master_Alphabetical.csv, NPC0190: "What it opens is not stated. Decided 2026-10-04." NPC0008: "The door reading stays open. Decided 2026-10-04."
After-game titles Q901, Q904, Q916, Q922, Q926, Q930, Q932, Q933, Q936, Q937, Q939, Q941, Q946, Q949, Q951, Q953, Q955, Q967, Q971, Q973, Q977, Q978, Q979, Q981, Q982, Q983, Q985, Q986, Q992, Q996, Q999: titles stay as written. OPS/CONTINUE_HERE.md: "Do not retitle a unique Q901–Q1000 row." and "Unique Q901–Q1000 titles stay."
Yolande Umbrafen kinship Withdrawn by Robert 2026-10-09. It was an agent-made question. Nothing changes. OPS/working/data/abernon-needs-robert.md (marked withdrawn)

Repo copy: OPS/PENDING_DECISIONS.md.