Relationships

Relationships define meaningful connections between your story elements—family ties, alliances, ownership, or spatial connections. Element references are also relationships, automatically created when you mention an element in a document.

Manual vs. Automatic Relationships

Feature	Element References (@mentions)	Manual Relationships
Creation	Automatic when typing @	Explicit via dialog
Display	Inline links in text	Listed in side panel
Backlinks	Yes, in References tab	Yes, with inverse label
Types	Generic "references"	Familial, Social, Spatial, etc.

Quick Start

1. Open any worldbuilding element
2. Click the panel toggle button in the toolbar to show the meta panel
3. Click "Add Relationship" at the top of the panel
4. Select a relationship type (e.g., "Parent", "Sibling", "Located In")
5. Search and select the target element
6. Click Create

The Relationships Panel

When you open a worldbuilding element, the relationships panel shows all connections for that element.

Panel Structure

• Add Relationship button at the top
• Relationship type sections (e.g., "Parent", "Child of", "Sibling")
  • Each type expands/collapses independently
  • Shows count of relationships in that category
  • Lists all relationships of that type

Relationship Cards

Each relationship displays as a card showing:

• Element icon based on the element's template
• Element name as a clickable link
• Delete button to remove the relationship

Click any relationship card to navigate directly to that element.

Bidirectional Nature

When you create a relationship, it appears on both elements:

• Outgoing: Shows on the source element with the primary label
• Incoming (Backlink): Shows on the target element with the inverse label

Example: If you mark "Marcus" as the Parent of "Elena":

On Marcus's page, you see the outgoing relationship:

On Elena's page, you see the incoming backlink:

Relationship Types

All relationship types are custom—you define them in Project Settings. Demo templates may include pre-configured types to help you get started.

Creating Relationship Types

1. Go to Project Settings → Relationship Types
2. Click "New Type"
3. Enter the primary label (e.g., "Parent")
4. Enter the inverse label (e.g., "Child of")
5. The new type is saved automatically

Common relationship patterns include:

Category	Primary → Inverse
Family	Parent ↔ Child of, Sibling ↔ Sibling of, Spouse ↔ Spouse of
Social	Friend ↔ Friend of, Mentor ↔ Student of, Employer ↔ Employee of
Spatial	Located In ↔ Contains, Adjacent To ↔ Adjacent To
Ownership	Owns ↔ Owned By, Member Of ↔ Has Member, Created By ↔ Creator of

Multiple Relationships

An element can have many relationships of different types:

Managing Relationships

Deleting Relationships

To remove a relationship:

1. Find the relationship card in the panel
2. Click the Delete (trash) button
3. Confirm the deletion

The relationship is removed from both elements.

Editing Relationships

To change a relationship:

1. Delete the existing relationship
2. Create a new one with the correct type/target

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