SAROVERSE
PRODUCTION ARCHIVE

The Database

A schema-validated, cross-referenced world — 60 entries across 6 categories, built on a custom Node.js content pipeline.

STATIC SNAPSHOT · 2026-05-13
AT A GLANCE
60
Total Entries
across 6 categories
11
Confirmed Canon
locked lore entries
43
With Descriptions
extended lore text
27
With Images
reference + production shots
10
Story Arcs
Season 1 — The Edge
14
Characters
named, cross-referenced
ENTRY DISTRIBUTION

By Category

CONTENT COVERAGE

Completion State

Descriptions Written
72%
43
of 60 entries
Image Coverage
45%
27
of 60 entries
Canon Confirmed
18%
11
of 60 entries
Schema Validated
100%
60
all entries
DATA ARCHITECTURE

Entity Hierarchy

World Planet, sky, ecology, flow, technology, history, warrior code 7
Biomes Savanna · Crater Jungle · Swamp · Jungle · Stormspires · Fungal Wilds 6
Species Sarokh, fauna, Xal'qiri, Gorrund — linked to biomes via home_biome 17
Tribes Five Sarokh populations — each linked to species + biome slugs 5
Characters Named individuals — linked to tribe slugs with behavioral + arc data 14
Story Arcs reference character slugs as protagonists — bidirectional cross-ref 11
SEASON 1 — THE EDGE

Story Arc Map

01
The Hunt
Protagonists: Gorm · Zardok
Both lie in their reports after. Denial begins.
Draft
02
The Crater
Protagonists: Gorm
Elders dismiss the signs. Gorman world episode.
Draft
03
The Swamp Prince
Protagonists: Zardok
Rashkur challenges succession. Swamp ecosystem behaving strangely.
Draft
04
Whispers
Protagonists: Elara
Slaughtered Ormak herd — "no natural predator did this." First physical evidence.
Draft
05
The Stranger
Protagonists: Gorm · Thresh
"If there is one, there are more." First Technician contact.
Draft
06
The Debate
Protagonists: Gorm
"The scale is worse than anyone imagined." Gorman clan fractures.
Draft
07
The Crater Falls
Protagonists: Gorm · Vorn
Gorm: "This is my fault. I provoked this. I was wrong." — Kor captured.
Draft
08
The Old Enemy
Protagonists: Gorm · Zardok
Alliance formed on their shared secret from Arc 01. Fragile, grudging.
Draft
09
The Battle for the Edge
Protagonists: Gorm · Zardok · Vorn
Setup for expected victory — Gorrund reinforcements. Krath appears personally. The good guys lose twice.
Draft
10
The Deep
Protagonists: Gorm · Zardok · Elara
Elara: "I felt everything coming. Nobody listened." — The Flow is responding. Season 2 seeds.
Draft
THE FIVE TRIBES

Sarokh Populations

Gormans
Crater Jungle
Fury — berserker state, raw biological surge. Least "spiritual," most physical.
GORM KOR VEK
Zarkrods
Swamp (Valdmoor)
Intuitive bond with plant life — they move with plants, read them, work alongside them.
ZARDOK ZELARA VELDRAK RASHKUR
Vorathi
Stormspires
Biological electrical organs — channel existing charge, do not generate from nothing.
KAL'THEAS ZOR'THUN
Pahls
Deep Jungle
Consciousness — listening to the planet. What others call prophecy is the planet communicating through the Flow.
ELARA PAHL ELDER
Technicians
Flow-Thin Highlands
Severed. Technology instead. Core value corrupted: "protect our own" → "dominate everyone."
KRATH VORN THRESH
PRODUCTION PIPELINE

Entry Status Stages

Concept
46
Design
0
Draft
0
Approved
0
Locked
0

All entries begin at concept — the default state when lore is seeded but not yet designed. Entries advance through the pipeline as design, prose, and production assets are finalized.

TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE

How It's Built

Data Layer
YAML + Markdown — one folder per entry, no database required
JSON Schema — 6 schema files validate every entry type
Slug-based cross-refs — relationships enforced at server startup
Grouping folders — organise entries without polluting the index (prefix _)
Timestamped backups — auto-created before every API write
Backend (Node.js)
Zero npm dependencies — built entirely on Node built-ins
Custom YAML parser — hand-rolled, supports nested objects + arrays
10 REST endpoints — CRUD for entries, images, notes, reviews, prompts
Live cache — fs.watch auto-invalidates on file change
Path-traversal protection — all static file routes sanitised
Viewer SPA
Vanilla JS — zero frameworks, fetches /api/data on load
Live binding — editing metadata updates the viewer in real time
Image inbox — drag-and-drop sorting of unassigned images into entries
Prompt assembly — generates AI image prompts from visual style guide + entry data
Showcase Website
Static HTML/CSS/JS — no build step, no framework
Parallax + scroll reveal — IntersectionObserver-driven animations
Interactive world map — SVG overlay with pulsing location pins
Fullscreen gallery — keyboard + touch swipe navigation