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 # This template creates an infobox for use on all NPC pages.  It includes the appropriate bread crumb          #
 # trails and categories.  It can be used on Morrowind, Tribunal, Bloodmoon, Oblivion, and Shivering Isles pages#
 #   titlename = NPC's name as displayed at the top of the infobox.  Generally NOT needed; will default to      #
 #                 use PAGENAME.  Only needed when pagename contains extra information (i.e., disambiguation)   #
 #   altname   = NPC's name as used in category tags.  Generally NOT needed: will default to use PAGENAME.  Only#
 #               needed when the NPC's name starts with "The" or "A" to fix the alphabetization of categories   #
 #   id        = NPC's editor ID in Morrowind.  This parameter may be omitted on Morrowind pages if the ID is   #
 #               the same as the titlename or PAGENAME, but in lower-case.  For Oblivion pages, refid and baseid#
 #               should be used instead of id.                                                                  #
 #   refid     = NPC's reference FormID in Oblivion.                                                            #
 #   baseid    = NPC's base FormID in Oblivion.                                                                 #
 #   pron      = Pronunciation of NPC's name (optional)                                                         #
 #   mod       = Name of mod that adds PC (if not in baseline version of game)                                  #
 #   city      = NPC's "Home City" (formatted as a link to appropriate page)                                    #
 #   store     = Name of the "Store" store where this NPC is a merchant (if a merchant)                         #
 #   house     = Name of the "House" where this NPC lives (if not a merchant)                                   #
 #   loc       = "Location" where NPC can be found (if NPC does not live in a city or in a house/store)         #
 #       N.B. generally a NPC will have city+store, city+house, or just loc set.  All four of city, store, house#
 #            and loc are not intended to be used together, but they are provided as redundant options so that  #
 #            an appropriate place-related box can be created for any NPC                                       #
 #   race      = Race.  If racecat is _not_ provided Race should be a plain word, i.e., not a link.  If racecat #
 #               is provided, race can be a plain word or a link to the appropriate race page                   #
 #   racecat   = Race to be used for page's category: not as a link, singular.  Generally NOT needed: will      #
 #               default to use race.  Only needed when NPC is a non-standard race that does not have a category#
 #   gender    = Male or Female                                                                                 #
 #   level     = NPC's level                                                                                    #
 #   class     = NPC's class                                                                                    #
 #   avail     = Times/days when available for services (optional)                                              #
 #   spell     = Icons summarizing spells sold by NPC (optional)                                                #
 #   spellmaker= For NPCs who provide spell-making services, provide |spellmaker=yes (optional)                 #
 #   enchanter = For NPCs who provide enchanting services, provide |enchanter=yes (optional)                    #
 #   repair    = For NPCs who provide repair services, provide |repair=yes (optional)                           #
 #   recharge  = For NPCs who provide recharging services, provide |recharge=yes (optional)                     #
 #   train     = Training provided by NPC, fully formatted (optional)                                           #
 #   horse     = Horses sold by NPC (optional)                                                                  #
 #   transport = Transportation provided by NPC (optional, should be one of "Silt Strider", "Boat", "Gondola",  #
 #               or "Guild Guide")                                                                              #
 #   dest      = Destinations to which NPC provides transportation (required if transport parameter is set,     #
 #               should be a formatted/wikified list of up to four destinations)                                #
 #   merc      = Mercantile skill of NPC (only needed for merchants, optional)                                  #
 #   gold      = Merchants' gold (only needed for merchants)                                                    #
 #   sells     = List of items sold by merchant (optional)                                                      #
 #   buys      = List of types of items bought by merchant, corresponding to CS categories (optional)           #
 #   rent      = Price to rent a bed (only needed for publicans)                                                #
 #   other     = Other services provided by NPC (optional) (Most other services are covered by one of the above #                                                    
 #               parameters.  This should only be used for unique special cases.)                               #
 #   health    = NPC's health                                                                                   #
 #   magicka   = NPC's magicka                                                                                  #
 #   resp      = NPC's responsibility for Oblivion NPCs (optional if aggress also omitted                       #
 #   aggress   = NPC's aggression for Oblivion NPCs (optional if resp also omitted)                             #
 #   alarm     = NPC's alarm level for Morrowind NPCs (optional if fight also omitted)                          #
 #   fight     = NPC's fight level for Morrowind NPCs (optional if alarm also omitted)                          #
 #   essential = Is NPC essential: Always, Sometimes, Never (optional)                                          #
 #   respawn   = Does NPC respawn? Yes or blank (optional)
 #   follower  = Is NPC a follower? Provide link to relevant quests (optional)                                  #
 #   faction   = Factions to which NPC belongs (optional)                                                       #
 #   image     = The name of an image file for this NPC, just the file name (optional)                          #
 #   imgdesc   = Description of image (only needed if image is provided)                                        #
 #   notrail   = If set to "yes", the breadcrumb trail normally created by the template is suppressed (for cases#
 #               where multiple templates are used on one page or when used for a generic NPC                   #
 #   width     = width to use for the table (in percent, do not include the percentage sign).  Default value is #
 #               33.  This parameter only needs to be set in cases when the default value needs to be altered,  #
 #               for example when putting the infobox inside a table for better layout                          #
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