Long-form Archive

Prose versions of the wiki's reference cards. Same canon, expanded texture.

Each reference card in the main wiki has a long-form here under the same filename. The card gives you the claim, the numbers, and the implication. The long-form gives you the prose: the worldbuilding texture, the analogies, the cultural notes, the writers' reasoning.

When to read the long-form

• You want to write fiction or game material set in this canon and need atmosphere
• You're researching how a specific mechanism actually works in detail
• You're checking whether the card omitted a nuance you remember
• You're enjoying the prose voice

When to skip it

• You want the general idea (use the cards; ∝5–10 minute browse)


• You want a quick lookup (cards are scannable)


• You're orienting a new reader (cards first)

Relationship to cards

The cards are canonical. The long-forms are canonical companions. If the two ever disagree, the cards win — they reflect more recent editorial passes, retcon decisions, and integrations across the wiki. Long-forms get updated when the underlying canon changes, but typically lag the cards by an editorial cycle.

Note on the GCW HTMLs

The other contents of 7. Archive/ — the gcw_*.html files and 3108-helios-v-vakomara-verdict.html — are different: they are diegetic artifacts (in-universe documents), not editorial long-forms. Their factual accuracy is contested by current canon. They are preserved as setting texture, not as primary reference.