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A Web of Blood and Ash

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À propos

A Web of Blood and Ash is a character relationship mind map template for fantasy fiction writers, covering 73 nodes across houses, factions, and individual characters. It includes named entities like 'Solaine Rennard née Valere', 'Aegina de Petra, The Exorcist', and 'Persephone Beausoleil (7)', with a color-coded legend for relationship types (Love, Fealty, Devotion; Hatred; It's Complicated) and line styles (Dotted, Solid, Dashed) to denote blood ties and intimacy. This template serves as a comprehensive cheat sheet for tracking alliances, rivalries, and family connections in a complex narrative world.

Conditions d'utilisation

Quand utiliser ce modèle

Fantasy novelists and worldbuilders

Developing a multi-house political intrigue plot with shifting alliances and betrayals.

Series authors and role-playing game masters

Tracking character relationships across a long series to ensure consistency in interactions.

Writers preparing manuscripts for critique

Presenting a character web to editors or beta readers for feedback on relationship dynamics.

Comment utiliser ce modèle

Étape 1

Launch and Explore the Character Map

Open the template in Xmind to review the existing hierarchy of houses, factions, and the seventy-three pre-defined character nodes.

Étape 2

Customize Character Names and Entities

Replace the placeholder names like Solaine Rennard with your own narrative characters by clicking on any node and typing new text.

Étape 3

Define Relationships Using Visual Styles

Apply the color-coded legend and specific line styles to represent complex alliances, blood ties, or rivalries between your characters.

Questions fréquentes

It includes 73 nodes covering characters, houses (e.g., House Radovan), factions (e.g., Aegina's Order), and a color/line legend for relationships. Nodes are organized under a single root with top-level branches for each major character or group.

Open the .xmind file in Xmind, then replace placeholder names with your own characters. Use the Colors and Lines legend to assign relationship types and adjust the map as your story evolves.

Yes, the template is free to download and fully editable in Xmind (desktop, web, or mobile). You can add, remove, or rearrange nodes and customize colors and line styles.

Dotted lines represent default connections, solid lines indicate blood or kinship ties, and dashed lines denote carnal knowledge or physical intimacy. This helps visualize complex relationships at a glance.

Absolutely. While designed for fantasy fiction, the structure works for any complex relationship network—family trees, organizational charts, or historical alliances. Just adapt the color and line legend to your needs.

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