Taerel Wiki – Terms of Service

Last updated: December 23, 2025

By accessing or contributing to the Taerel Worldbuilding Wiki ("Taerel", "this site", or "the project"), you agree to abide by the following Terms of Service.

1. Ownership and Intellectual Property

Lore articles, character descriptions, maps, and timelines.
Custom formatting, UI design, CSS code/themes, and all wiki templates.
Page structure, naming conventions, and categorization systems.

Each article is the intellectual property of its original author. Copying, or adapting any content from the wiki — including in derivative works, videos, games, fan wikis, or AI training datasets — is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of the original author and the project administrators.

2. Use of Visual Style and Branding

The color schemes, layout structure, typography, and visual design of the Taerel Wiki are considered part of the project's unique visual identity. This includes both light and night mode variants.

You may not copy, reuse, or closely imitate this visual style, even if hosted separately, without explicit permission from project administrators.

3. Contributions and Publishing

By contributing content to the wiki, you agree that:

You are the original author of the work submitted or have permission to publish it.
You retain full copyright to your individual contributions; however, by submitting them, you agree that they become an inseparable part of the Taerel Canon.
By contributing, the author grants Taerel Wiki a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide license to publish, display, and distribute their content on the Taerel Wiki for the purpose of the project.
Your content may be moved, categorized, or edited for formatting, but not republished elsewhere (including personal sites or other wikis) without prior administrative approval.

No Forking Policy: The Taerel Wiki is a unified, closed project. Forking this wiki is strictly prohibited. You may not replicate the site's structure, collection of articles, or proprietary database to create a separate version of the project, even if you are the author of some of the included content.

4. Derivative Works and Independent Settings

Taerel is a proprietary intellectual property. To protect the integrity of the worldbuilding, the following rules apply to derivative content:

No Unauthorized Derivative Projects: You may not create "alternative," "fan-made," or "forked" wikis using the Taerel name or its proprietary terminology (e.g., kin'toni, zu'aan, The Shattering, Xerea Empire, Goya Mesa).
Independent Work: If you wish to create a project inspired by Taerel, it must be an entirely independent setting. You must change all names, locations, and specific historical events originating from the Taerel Wiki.
Author Rights: While an author retains the rights to their specific prose, they may not use that prose to launch a competing or "alternate" Taerel-branded project.

5. Enforcement and Violations

Violating these terms, particularly regarding unauthorized use of lore, forking, or branding, may result in:

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notices.
Permanent bans from the official platform(s).
Reporting to applicable hosting providers (e.g., Miraheze, Fandom, Discord).
Legal action in cases of willful infringement or project replication.

6. Contact

For permissions, licensing inquiries, or to report violations of these terms, contact the administrators via:

Stevie Lambert (Eytirth) on Discord