# Setting & cosmology

*The world of the sacred/historical text. Includes geography, cosmological framework, sacred spaces, and the rules governing how the natural and supernatural interact.*

## Physical geography

### Sacred places
{{SACRED_PLACES}}

### Regions
{{REGIONS}}

### Cities and towns
{{CITIES}}

### Natural features
{{NATURAL_FEATURES}}
*(Mountains, rivers, wildernesses, bodies of water with symbolic or historical weight.)*

## Cosmological framework

### Cosmic structure
{{COSMIC_STRUCTURE}}
*(Heavens, earth, underworld, spiritual realms. How many levels, how they connect, who inhabits each.)*

### Divine realm
{{DIVINE_REALM}}
*(Nature of the divine, court structure, hierarchy.)*

### Intermediate beings
{{INTERMEDIATE_BEINGS}}
*(Angels, demons, spirits, bodhisattvas, devas -- whatever the tradition recognizes.)*

### Afterlife
{{AFTERLIFE}}

### Time and eras
{{TIME_ERAS}}
*(How the text conceives of time -- cyclical, linear, apocalyptic, ages/yugas/dispensations.)*

## Natural/supernatural interface

### How the supernatural enters the natural world
{{SUPERNATURAL_ENTRY}}
*(Theophany, prophecy, miracle, vision, dream, possession, incarnation.)*

### Rules governing miracles
{{MIRACLE_RULES}}
*(What kinds of miracles happen, by whom, under what conditions, with what permanence.)*

### Sacred vs. profane
{{SACRED_PROFANE}}
*(What makes a space, object, time, or person sacred. Rules for maintaining sanctity.)*

## Cultural and social setting

### Social structure
{{SOCIAL_STRUCTURE}}

### Economy
{{ECONOMY}}

### Religious practice
{{RELIGIOUS_PRACTICE}}
*(Rituals, pilgrimages, festivals, sacrifices, daily devotion.)*

### Legal framework
{{LEGAL_FRAMEWORK}}
*(Laws, courts, justice, punishment.)*

## Historical context

### Dating
{{DATING}}
*(Use the config's calendar_system -- AM, AH, BCE/CE, regnal years, etc.)*

### Adjacent cultures and kingdoms
{{ADJACENT}}

### Trade and migration patterns
{{TRADE}}

### Historical events that frame the text
{{FRAMING_EVENTS}}

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*This file establishes the rules of the world. Drafter agents check it to avoid anachronisms, contradictions with established geography, and violations of cosmological structure.*