Dragon Age Wiki:Naming conventions

The following naming conventions apply for article titles, categories as well as text within an article. In general, they should be written in correct English, unless they refer to a name or a title.

When to use lowercase

 * Creatures, e.g., "rock wraith", not "Rock Wraith". While these types of creature encountered in-game are written in uppercase, they are not names.

When to capitalize
These are treated as names, not nouns:


 * Quest, e.g., "The Way it Should Be"
 * Item, e.g., "Stonehammer Boots"
 * Ability, e.g., "Winter's Blast"
 * Place, e.g., "The Hanged Man"
 * Any kind of title, event, etc., e.g., "Fifth Blight"

Exceptions
Some words must be always capitalized, regardless of the above guidelines.


 * "Qunari", despite the fact that it was not capitalized as it is considered a race in Dragon Age: Origins. From the Qunari page:
 * While all of Thedas identifies the race of horned giants as the qunari, this is inaccurate: qunari means "people of the Qun", and includes any who follow what the Qun teaches. Therefore, any and all who accept the teachings of the qunari, be it humans or elves, are themselves qunari. On the other hand, horned giants who do not are actually Tal-Vashoth.


 * "Archdemon". Since it's inconsistently capitalized in the Dragon Age series, Archdemon will be considered a name.
 * Named creatures, such as Flemeth the Shapeshifter or Gaxkang the Unbound.

Game terminology
Sometimes, the terminology in Dragon Age: Origins differs from Dragon Age II. In order to keep the wiki consistent, use the established naming convention:


 * Helmets (instead of helms)
 * Battleaxes (instead of battle axes)
 * Chestpieces (instead of chest pieces)
 * Upkeep (instead of reserved)

Keep in mind that the list may be subject to changes, but do not change it without discussing it first.