Template:Character link

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• {{CharLink}}

Insert a link to a character accompanied by the associated portrait.

Usage

Use icon links, and especially portrait overrides, only when called for by the style guide

This template creates a link to a character with an accompanying portrait icon. It expects an icon at File:Portrait {Name}.png, but this icon file can be overridden with the icon field.

This template has associated maintenance categories:

• Category:Pages using charlink for a deity
• Category:Pages with an explicit charlink icon
• Category:Pages with an explicit charlink alias
• Category:Pages with missing charlink portraits

Examples

Markup	Renders as
{{CharLink|Lae'zel|Bae'zel}}	Bae'zel
{{CharLink|Orpheus|icon=Orphic Hammer Icon.png}}	Orpheus
{{CharLink|Volo|w=40}}	Volo
{{CharLink|Unknown Character}}	Unknown Character
{{CharLink|The Dark Urge (Origin)}}	The Dark Urge
{{CharLink|Dark Urge (Origin)}}	Dark Urge
{{CharLink|The Dark Urge}}	The Dark Urge
{{CharLink|Dark Urge}}	Dark Urge

Edge Cases

Example	Markup	Renders as
Ethel defaults to hag	{{CharLink|Ethel (human)}}	Ethel
Override for Ethel's hag portrait (her page uses human by default)	{{CharLink|Auntie Ethel}}	Auntie Ethel
Both human and hag preserve Ethel vs Auntie Ethel choice	{{CharLink|Ethel}}	Ethel
Aylin uses paladin portrait	{{CharLink|Aylin}}	Aylin
Nightsong uses prison portrait	{{CharLink|Nightsong}}	Nightsong
Override for the Strange Ox's ooze portrait	{{CharLink|Zlorb}}	Zlorb
Strange Ox's portrait	{{CharLink|Strange OX}}	Strange OX
Page with an entry pointing to a missing image	{{CharLink|Altar to Shar}}	Altar to Shar
Raphael base	{{CharLink|Raphael}}	Raphael
Raphael combat	{{CharLink|Raphael/Combat|Raphael}}	Raphael
Deities are overridden with {{Deity}}	{{CharLink|Vlaakith}}	Vlaakith
Encoded apostrophe: & # 3 9 ;	{{CharLink|Lae'zel|Bae'zel}}	Bae'zel
Encoded apostrophe: & # 0 3 9 ;	{{CharLink|Lae'zel|Bae'zel}}	Bae'zel

See also

• {{Ability}} - An equivalent template for ability scores
• {{Background}} - An equivalent template for backgrounds
• {{Class}} - An equivalent template for classes
• {{Deity}} - An equivalent template for deity creatures
• {{Race}} - An equivalent template for races
• {{Skill}} - An equivalent template for skills

Variants

• {{LgCharLink}} - sets the default size to 40 instead of 25
• {{MdCharLink}} - sets the default size to 30 instead of 25
• {{SmCharLink}} - sets the default size to 20 instead of 25
• {{ImageCharLink}} - center-aligned large portrait format

Template data

Inserts a link for a character.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
name	1	Name of the character	Page name	required
alias	2	Alias for the link text	String	optional
icon	icon	Specify a different icon	File	optional
Width	w	Override the width of the image.	Number	optional
Height	h	Override the height of the image.	Number	optional
Size	size	Set the size of the image to this by this.	Number	optional

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