Editing Universe

The Vrienden Universe is a semi-fictional setting that integrates altered,
parallel, or recontextualized elements of real-world history within a
single continuous framework.

== Scope ==
The universe spans the period from the seventeenth century to the
present day.

Real-world locations, institutions, and historical contexts may appear
in modified or abstracted form. The universe does not aim to reproduce
historical reality, but to maintain internal consistency.

== Continuity ==
The Vrienden Universe follows a single continuous timeline.
Later developments emerge from earlier conditions rather than replacing
or resetting them.

Contradictions are not part of the universe’s structure.
When multiple perspectives or accounts exist, they are reconciled
within a coherent framework rather than treated as parallel truths.

== Structural Eras ==
Historical development is organized into conceptual eras.
These eras describe dominant structural relationships rather than
specific sequences of events.

Detailed chronology is documented in the [[Timeline]].

* **Vader structure** — centralized authority and rigid hierarchy  
* **Middenvader structure** — internal fragmentation and reorganization  
* **Vriend structure** — stabilized continuity and adaptive coexistence  

Each structure dominates a defined historical period but may persist
in altered form beyond its primary era.

== Power Structures ==
Influence within the universe is exercised through persistent entities,
including families, states, and regional regimes.

These entities are documented in the [[Factions]] section.
No single structure is treated as universally dominant.

== Narrative Use ==
Narrative material may adopt limited or localized viewpoints.
Such material must remain consistent with established structural
and chronological reference pages.

== Interpretation ==
This wiki presents the universe descriptively rather than prescriptively.
Pages aim to document how the setting functions, not to evaluate it.