Template:Infobox affiliation

[Name]
History
Founded on	[Plane]
Founded	[Date]
Dissolved	[Later date]
Status	[Status]
Organization
Purpose	[Purpose]
Active on	[Plane(s)]
Activities	[Activities]
Membership
Founded by	[Founder(s)]
Leader	[Leader(s)]
Notable members	[Members]
Game Information
Colors
Mechanics	[Game mechanics]
Races	[Races]
Other types	[Other creature types]
Sources
[Lore sources]

An extensive infobox template to display key information about affiliations or organizations in game lore.

Template usage

Most parameters are hidden if not specified and may be considered optional/recommended only when applicable. However, some kind of information in both the History and Organization section is expected.

Tips for many parameters:

• Most should be fine adding additional lines with <br/>
• Remember to use wikilinks ([[linked item]]) when appropriate
• You can use other formatting when needed, such as
  • Italics (''italicized text'') for cited works and special notes
  • Small text (<small>Small text</small>) for quick notes about specific items

Blank template with most common parameters:

{{Infobox affiliation
<!-- History -->
| plane_founded =
| date_founded  =
| date_ended    =
| status        =

<!-- Organization -->
| purpose       =
| planes_active =
| activities    =

<!-- Membership / Game Information -->
| founders      =
| members       =
| colors        =
| races         =
}}

This template should be backwards compatible with previous versions via alternate parameter names.

Examples

Sun Empire
The Threefold Sun
History
Founded on	Ixalan
Active	For many human generations
Status	In power on Ixalan
Organization
Purpose	Rule the continent of Ixalan
Type	Empire
Values	Tradition, Dinosaur mastery, sun worship, warfare
Membership
Founded by	Empress Chacanto Intli
Leader	Emperor Apatzec Intli III
Notable members	Atla Palani, Huatli
Game Information
Colors
Mechanics	Enrage, Dinosaurs matter
Races	Human
Other types	Dinosaur
Sources
Ixalan, Rivals of Ixalan

These examples show the template applied to actual affiliations in the lore. You may need to scroll down to see the corresponding infobox.

Note that the |name parameter is generally NOT necessary as long as the affiliation matches the page name. It's used here since in this case we do NOT want to use this page's name.

Sun Empire

This is a fairly typical, albeit thorough, use of the template.

{{Infobox affiliation
| name    = Sun Empire
| image   = Trifold Sun.png
| caption = The [[Threefold Sun]] 

<!-- History -->
| plane_founded = [[Ixalan (plane)|Ixalan]]
| dates_active  = For many human generations
| status        = In power on Ixalan

<!-- Organization -->
| purpose = Rule the continent of Ixalan
| type    = Empire
| values  = Tradition, Dinosaur mastery, sun worship, warfare

<!-- Membership -->
| founders    = Empress Chacanto Intli
| leader      = Emperor Apatzec Intli III
| members     = [[Atla Palani]], [[Huatli]]

<!-- Game Information -->
| colors      = WRG
| mechs       = [[Enrage]], Dinosaurs matter
| races       = [[Human]]
| other_types = [[Dinosaur]]

<!-- Sources -->
| sources = ''[[Ixalan]]'', ''[[Rivals of Ixalan]]''
}}

The Three

Observe the possibility of a note about planeswalkers in the organization. Of course, this is not relevant to most organizations, which tend to focus on a single plane and are composed of average denizens.

The Three
History
Founded on	Unknown
Founded	-1440 AR 6,000 years before the rise of the Eldrazi on Zendikar
Dissolved	approx. 3560 AR 1,000 years before the rise of the Eldrazi
Status	Disbanded due to infighting
Organization
Purpose	Imprisonment and guard of the Eldrazi on Zendikar
Type	Alliance
Active on	Zendikar
Membership
Exclusively planeswalkers
Founded by	Ugin, Sorin Markov, Nahiri
Notable members	Founders only
Sources
"Stone and Blood"

{{Infobox affiliation
| name  = The Three
| image = the three cropped.png

<!-- History -->
| plane_founded = Unknown
| date_founded  = -1440 AR<br/>6,000 years before the [[rise of the Eldrazi]] on Zendikar
| date_ended    = approx. 3560 AR<br/>1,000 years before the rise of the Eldrazi
| status        = Disbanded due to infighting

<!-- Organization -->
| purpose       = Imprisonment and guarding of the [[Eldrazi]] on Zendikar
| type          = Alliance
| planes_active = [[Zendikar]]

<!-- Membership -->
| pw_note  = exclusive
| founders = [[Ugin]], [[Sorin Markov]], [[Nahiri]]
| members  = Founders only

<!-- While the planeswalkers collectively have some colors and not others, and some races represented
     but not others, these things aren't relevant to the affiliation itself. -->

<!-- Sources -->
| sources = [[Magic Story|"Stone and Blood"]]
}}

Nine Titans

Nine Titans
Four of the Nine Titans on Phyrexia
History
Founded on	Dominaria
Active	4205 AR
Membership
Notable members	Bo Levar, Daria, Freyalise, Commodore Guff, Kristina of the Woods, Taysir of Rabiah, Tevesh Szat, Urza, Lord Windgrace
Sources
Invasion, Planeshift, Apocalypse

This example uses parameters from the previous template version. Their use is no longer recommended, but if you're modifying or copying an old usage, it should still work.

{{Infobox affiliation
|name    = Nine Titans
|image   = False Dawn cropped.png
|caption = Four of the Nine Titans on Phyrexia
|plane     = [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
|timepoint = 4205 AR
|members   = [[Bo Levar]], [[Daria]], [[Freyalise]], Commodore [[Guff]], [[Kristina of the Woods]],
             [[Taysir of Rabiah]], [[Tevesh Szat]], [[Urza]], Lord [[Windgrace]]
|sources   = ''[[Invasion (novel)|Invasion]]'', ''[[Planeshift (novel)|Planeshift]]'', ''[[Apocalypse (novel)|Apocalypse]]''
}}

All parameters

Below are all parameters and their recommended usage. Most are self-explanatory but |pw_note, |colors, and |colorless are a bit specific.

{{Infobox affiliation
| name    = (optional, if page name is different from affiliation name)
| aka     = (optional, also known as these names)
| image   = (optional, image name representing organization, often a sigil/symbol)
| caption = (optional, caption for image)

<!-- History section, at least one field is REQUIRED to establish a general origin and preferably time period -->
| plane_founded = (RECOMMENDED, plane on which it was founded/created, wikilinks preferred; use "Unknown" if appropriate)
  | plane         = (alternate name for |plane_founded, for compatibility with older template version)
| date_founded  = (RECOMMENDED, date or period it began; could be a year in Argivian Reckoning like 4500 AR,
                   or a more general time period)
| dates_active  = (optional, if preferred to give a single or separate period of activity instead of start+end dates)
  | timepoint     = (alternate name for |dates_active, for compatibility with older template version)
| date_ended    = (optional, if known to be no longer active; could be an upper bound
                   e.g. "before the War of the Spark")
  | date_dissolved = (alternate name for |date_ended)
  | end_label      = (optional, alternate label to use for end date instead of default of Dissolved;
                      ex. Disbanded, Eliminated, Died, Ceased activity)
| status        = (RECOMMENDED, latest known status, including final fate if ended; use "Unknown" if there
                   is no confirmed end but is likely dissolved, such as being centuries since its founding,
                   or "Presumed X" if a reasonable assumption can be made)

<!-- Organization section, highly RECOMMENDED to include at least one field as a general description -->
| purpose       = (RECOMMENDED)
| type          = (optional, if organized in a particular way; ex. Army, Alliance, Government,
                   Household, Family, Cult, Religion, Guild, Pantheon)
  | type2       = (optional, to list multiple types on separate lines)
  | type3       = (optional, third type)
  <!-- If more than 3 types are required, just use the first |type=  with multiple words and <br/> for line breaks)
| planes_active = (optional, if active beyond the plane it was founded on, wikilinks preferred)
| activities    = (optional, common activities or methods)
| values        = (optional, values or principles on which it is organized)

<!-- Membership section -->
| pw_note  = (optional, if there is a particular emphasis (or lack) of planeswalkers in the organization
              with predefined options for consistency of display:
                "exclusive" or "only" e.g. Gatewatch or Nine Titans
                "majority" or "most"  e.g. a group of planeswalkers and a couple local allies
                "mixed"               e.g. Ancients of Ulgrotha (possibly?)
                "minority" or "few"   (probably unnecessary, since this is the default for most planar affiliations
                                       which have no particular policy or may not even be aware of planeswalkers)
                "leader" or "leaders" e.g. Infinite Consortium (primarily non-PW but by design led by PWs)
                "excluded" or "none"  e.g. an organization opposed to planeswalkers)
             (remember: NO NEED for pw_note at all unless relationship to planeswalkers is noteworthy)
| member_note = (optional, overrides predefined pw_note with any custom, general note about membership)
| founders = (RECOMMENDED, if known, wikilinks preferred)
| leader   = (optional, if known, wikilinks preferred)
| members  = (optional, notable members if known, wikilinks preferred)
  | notable_members = (alternate name for |members)
<!-- races    will show here rather than in Game Information if no other creature types are listed below -->

<!-- Game Information section -->
| colors      = (optional, if associated with specific colors; use simple text abbrevations e.g. UB or G)
  | colorless = (optional, set to any value like "C" to include colorless in the colors, if there's a
                 specific focus on colorless magic)
  <!-- Colors will have their own section if there is no other Game Information -->
| mechs       = (optional, if associated with specific in-game mechanics, wikilinks preferred)
  | mechanics   = (alternate name for |mechs)
| races       = (optional, if associated with specific races as members, wikilinks preferred;
                 shows in Membership section instead if no other creature types are listed by |other_types)
  | race_label  = (optional, list something other than races if that's more appropriate to describe membership)
| other_types = (optional, other non-member creature types - often non-sentient - associated with the affiliation,
                 e.g. Sun Empire Dinosaurs, Silverquill Inklings)

<!-- Sources section -->
| sources = (optional, lore sources, esp. set releases or official fiction, wikilinks preferred if available)
}}