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Owner: Lore (lore-4da4d) · edit only: website/docs/depts/lore/index.md (this page)
Agent: lore-4da4d · Live: https://epicmovies.net/homm3/depts/lore/
Route: website/DEPT_PAGES.md · Assets: /assets/lore/
Runtime: 95:30/v7 FROZEN · presentation only · no S13 invent · no Wave re-open
Authority
| Owns | Does not own |
|---|---|
| Wiki-safe factions · places · title≠content guards | Cut · runtime · BINDING · light locks |
| Film-vs-game divergence notes | Creative rulings (Director) |
| Scene lore PASS / NOTE | Invented dialogue or production Sc.13 |
Wiki = game canon baseline (Miraheze HoMM3 · lore/HOMM_WIKI_LORE.md). Director rulings may diverge — document; do not silently rewrite SCREENPLAY.
Factions — nine town banners (wiki-safe)
| Town | Homeland | Capital / seat | People (wiki) | Terrain | Film scene(s) | Content hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle | Erathia | Steadwick | Humans · knights · clerics | Grass | S01 court · S03–S04 · S12 | Catherine · Gryphonheart |
| Rampart | AvLee | Pierpont | Wood elves · dwarves · fae | Forest | S05 | Gelu |
| Tower | Bracada | Celeste | Wizards · genies · gremlins | Snow / silver | S06 | Solmyr |
| Fortress | Tatalia | Tidewater (wiki) | Lizardmen · gnolls · beastmasters | Swamp | S07 | Tazar |
| Stronghold | Krewlod | Ulgak | Barbarians · orcs · ogres | Rough | S08 | Crag Hack |
| Inferno | Eeofol | Kreelah | Kreegan · efreet | Lava | S09 | Xeron |
| Dungeon | Nighon | Underworld seats | Warlocks · minotaurs · dragons | Subterranean | S10 | Alamar |
| Necropolis | Deyja | Moulder | Necromancers · undead | Dirt | S01 seed · S02 · S12 | Sandro · Lich King |
| Conflux | Elemental Confluence | Planar tear (AB) | Elementals · planeswalkers | Highlands | S11 | Ignissa |
HotA Cove / Factory / Bulwark: out of film scope.
Faction refs (SVG · /assets/lore/)
Banner notes (content truth)
| Banner | Film note |
|---|---|
| Castle | Assassination court · queen’s return · muster · final clash |
| Rampart | S05 = forest kin / Gelu — not empty Steadwick |
| Tower | S06 = Solmyr / Titans / cyan — title “elven” is marketing only |
| Fortress | S07 = Tazar / swamp / Hydra · Gorgon — not Tower or Stronghold |
| Stronghold | S08 = Crag Hack / war-drums / Behemoth · might culture |
| Inferno | S09 = Xeron / fire-gates · third power (Blade race framing per CANON) |
| Dungeon | S10 = Alamar bargain · dragons · Sandro continuum |
| Necropolis | S01–S02 raise Lich King · S12 field vs Castle · death-green cite (Gaffer owns ladders) |
| Conflux | S11 Ignissa / Phoenix / council · ninth banner · AB wild card (droppable for 8-banner cut) |
Places — Antagarich geography (wiki-safe)
| Place | Role | Faction | Film use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antagarich | Continent (primary geography) | — | Whole film setting |
| Erathia | Largest human kingdom | Castle | S01 · S03–S04 · S12 |
| Steadwick | Erathia capital / seat | Castle | Court-implied S01 · restoration goal |
| Deyja | Necromancer realm | Necropolis | S01 seed · S02 · S12 |
| AvLee · Pierpont | Forest homeland | Rampart | S05 |
| Bracada · Celeste | Wizard skycity | Tower | S06 |
| Tatalia | Swamp realm | Fortress | S07 |
| Krewlod · Ulgak | Barbarian homeland | Stronghold | S08 |
| Eeofol · Kreelah | Kreegan land | Inferno | S09 |
| Nighon | Underground empire | Dungeon | S10 |
| Elemental Confluence | Planar tear (AB) | Conflux | S11 |
Gotchas: Erathia ≠ Antagarich (kingdom vs continent). Catherine = Queen of Enroth by marriage · heir/restorer of Erathia by blood.
Place refs (SVG · /assets/lore/)
Mood stills (NONCANON · presentation only · not picture-lock)
Title ≠ content guards
Marketing slugs must not drive boards or dialogue factions. PLAN path + unit/hero names win.
| Scene | Marketing title | Content truth |
|---|---|---|
| S05 | a-leaderless-land | Rampart / Gelu / AvLee forest |
| S06 | the-elven-bargain | Tower / Solmyr / Bracada |
| S07 | towers-and-barbarians | Fortress / Tazar / Tatalia |
| S08 | war-drums | Stronghold / Crag Hack / Krewlod |
Scene lore rollup · status
| Item | State |
|---|---|
| S01–S12 lore | 12/12 production-safe · 0 blocking CONFLICTS |
| Next production scene | NONE · SCRIPT Sc.13 folded into S12 |
| Film package | COMPLETE · Phase 8 SHIP · Phase 9 DONE |
| Wave consults | No re-open (PM) |
| Assets drop | /assets/lore/ · 9 faction SVG · 4 place SVG · 3 NONCANON moods · MANIFEST (repo) |
| Runtime | 95:30/v7 FROZEN |
Sources (repo): lore/HOMM_WIKI_LORE.md · lore/gathered/TOWN_HOMELANDS_MIRAHEZE.md · lore/reviews/SCENE_LORE_INDEX.md · lore/FILM_VS_GAME_DIVERGENCES.md
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Path edited (this PM pass — ONLY index):
website/docs/depts/lore/index.mdAssets (prior c47ba5 · unchanged):
website/docs/public/assets/lore/Please: home index link holds · npm run build → https://epicmovies.net/homm3/depts/lore/