Tag Reference
Master list of all tags in use. Tags live in the tags: frontmatter array — no # prefix in YAML, but searchable in Obsidian as #tagname.
Rule of thumb: 3–6 total tags per note (including structural type tag). Session notes: 1–3 thematic tags only. Never remove existing tags.
Structural Tags
Every note has exactly one type: field. The matching tag is always present.
| Tag | Purpose |
|---|---|
character | All characters — PCs and NPCs |
location | Named places and regions |
lore | World-building, myth, religion, creatures, traditions |
battle | Combat encounters |
item | Notable items and equipment |
session | Session notes |
hub | Navigation / index pages |
meta | Campaign mechanics and process notes |
writing | In-world stories, songs, manuscripts, conspiracy notes |
Thematic Tags
Cosmology & Core Mysteries
| Tag | Meaning | Key notes |
|---|---|---|
cradle | The living heart of the world — a place, a force, or both; the deep mystery the party moves toward | The Cradle, The Black Water, Bears, Ancient Tree, Circles, Sacred Groves, and Wells |
black-water | The Black Water, its source, and the quest it drives | The Black Water, The Black Lake of Osgog, Balthazar |
osgog-dragon | The Osgog myth: Mons’ son the Betrayer, the dragon he created, the Black Lake as origin point | Osgog and the Dragon, Osgog, Religions, The Black Lake of Osgog |
gorg-gwen | Gorgomog and Gwanethen — the original divine couple; the harvest-village tradition; their children and mythology | The God King, Gorgomog, Religions, Ceridwen |
mother-night | Mabmnoss / Morianoth / The Raven Queen / Mother Night — all confirmed names for the same entity; the night/death divine principle; exiled mother | Mabmnoss, Mother Night, Religions |
harvest-king | The harvest king mythology and ritual — Gorgomog as original harvest king; the living ceremony including Balz’s crowning | The God King, The One Where Balz Gets Crowned the Harvest King, Religions |
Key Figures & Forces
| Tag | Meaning | Key notes |
|---|---|---|
boatman | The Boatman and liminal guidance — crossing between places and choices | The Boatman, The Mornaswydh, Overview |
mornaswydh | The wayfinder device given by The Boatman; the Phase 3 island journeys | The Mornaswydh, Party Items |
three-women | The Crone/Stone, Woman/Sea, Child/Storm triad — the cosmic women who appeared at the spring, seen differently by each character; also covers their island appearances as the enchantresses | Crone, Woman, Child Stone, Sea, and Storm, Circles, Sacred Groves, and Wells, Branwen’s Branches |
sisterhood | Distinct from three-women. Kelynnen, Gwen (at Twrseren), and Seren — a specific group of earthly women listed as their own faction in the Traditions table; their connection is an ongoing mystery | Twrseren, Kelynnen, Seren, Traditions |
raven | Ravens as Mabmnoss’s symbol; the Raven Queen’s presence; Branwen’s warlock connection to her; raven imagery | Mabmnoss, Mother Night, Branwen, Raven Island |
bear-born | The bear-born tradition broadly — the bear villages, the Great Bear mythology, Silas’s identity as Arthyden | Bears, Silas, Tawesek, The Story So Far (Boyz Bop 2022 to The Abbott’s Hut) |
arthyden | Specifically Silas’s bear wild-shape form and the name the village elders gave him; his bear-self as a distinct entity | Silas, Bears, Silas’ Conspiracy Corner |
horned | Balthazar’s horns (result of experimentation); horned entities and imagery | Balthazar |
Sacred Landscape & Symbols
| Tag | Meaning | Key notes |
|---|---|---|
derwen | The sacred Derwen Trees — associated with Mabmnoss (her resting place), The Abbot (Bryok chose Derwen over the crown), and the give/take symbol | Derwen, Derwen Trees, The Abbot, Raven Island |
well | Sacred wells, springs, stone circles, and ritual sites — the landscape’s anchor points for power | Circles, Sacred Groves, and Wells, Bears, Men Myghtern, Tawesek |
bronze | Bronze Items — an older ritual technology; significant contrast with iron in this world | Bronze Items, Party Items |
red-blade | The Red Blade as a through-line: the legend, the NPC, the battle, and the illuminated manuscript story | The Red Blade (NPC), The Red Guard and the Red Blade (Battle), The Red Blade (Illuminated Manuscript Story), Illuminated Manuscript |
Craft & Magic
| Tag | Meaning | Key notes |
|---|---|---|
weaving | The weaving craft tradition — Kevnis’s loom, Weaver’s Island, the power woven into cloth and story | Osgog and the Dragon, Songs, Illuminated Manuscript |
song-magic | Songs and music as a specific magical force — Cricket’s Lullaby, Bird’s Song, Silas’s Song, the Bone Flute | Songs, Bone Flute |
Note on
weavingvssong-magic: These are distinct in-world traditions. Weaving is a craft that captures forces (wind, night, fire) into physical form; song-magic is narrative power carried in melody. They overlap at Weaver’s Island but are not the same thing.
Location Clusters
These tag notes belonging to a major phase-region, enabling region-based filtering.
| Tag | Region | Key notes |
|---|---|---|
nyth | The Nyth region — waterfall, Taymar, the Under-Waterfall cave; Phase 2 hub | Nyth, Taymar, Under the Waterfall, Twrseren |
twrseren | Twrseren (Tower of Stars) — the four girls, the astronomer, Gwen; Phase 2 destination | Twrseren (NPC), Glasses Girl |
Party Tags
Use on a character’s own note AND on any note that is primarily their perspective or story thread.
| Tag | Character |
|---|---|
party/balz | Balthazar |
party/branwen | Branwen |
party/silas | Silas |
party/storr | Storr |
party/krambler | Krambler |
Key Distinctions
three-women vs sisterhood — These are two different groups. The three women (Crone/Stone/Sea/Storm) are cosmic/divine figures who appeared at the spring in different forms to each character. The sisterhood (Kelynnen, Gwen, Seren) is a specific group of earthly women listed as their own faction in the Traditions table. Do not merge them.
bear-born vs arthyden — bear-born covers the whole tradition (the villages, the mythology, the concept). arthyden is specifically Silas’s bear form and the name the village elders called him.
mother-night vs raven — mother-night is the entity (Mabmnoss/Morianoth/The Raven Queen/Mother Night). raven is the symbol and the channel — used when the imagery of ravens specifically appears, or when a character’s connection to her is expressed through raven imagery (e.g., Branwen as her warlock).
autolink.py compatibility — Tags are in YAML frontmatter, which autolink.py strips before scanning and restores after. Tags will never become accidental wikilinks. Safe to run autolink.py at any time.