Research & Editorial Methodology

Selection and source priority

Stories are selected when they can be connected to a named tradition, a responsible geographic discovery point, and at least one inspectable source. Priority goes to primary texts and translations, community or cultural-institution materials, peer-reviewed scholarship, university and museum collections, and reputable reference works. Historical collectors are useful evidence but are framed with their period, terminology, and limitations visible.

Variants, attribution, and geography

A story is presented as a documented telling, not a universal canon. Material differences are recorded as variants instead of blended into a synthetic version. Cultural names follow the source while contemporary names and cautions are added where supported. Map points are discovery aids; they do not define cultural boundaries or imply that a tradition belongs exclusively to a modern nation.

Documentation confidence

• Well documented: multiple substantial, traceable witnesses or strong scholarship.
• Documented: a clear source record with meaningful context.
• Limited documentation: surviving evidence is sparse or indirect.
• Oral tradition: transmission is primarily oral and written presentation is necessarily partial.
• Disputed attribution: cultural, textual, or geographic attribution is materially contested.

These labels describe documentation, not the cultural value or truth of a tradition.

Living traditions and disputed claims

Living religions and Indigenous traditions require particular care. Loreveil avoids declaring a living practice obsolete, collapsing distinct peoples into inherited source labels, or resolving community disputes from outside. Disagreement is attributed and preserved. Oral knowledge is not considered lesser because it is not written; access, consent, and community protocols may limit what should be published.

Comparison without equivalence

Motifs help readers follow themes such as flood, descent, transformation, or celestial conflict. A shared motif does not mean two traditions or figures are equivalent. Connections are editorial reading paths, not claims of direct borrowing or a single origin unless sources establish that relationship.

Rights and original writing

Loreveil summaries and framing are original editorial writing. Cited works retain their own rights. Public-domain and open-license status is shown when recorded; modern copyrighted retellings are cited rather than copied. A citation does not imply ownership or endorsement. Copyright concerns can be reported through the corrections path.

AI and review

AI may assist internal editorial workflows, but AI is not treated as a source. Claims still require human review against traceable material. Corrections are evaluated against the cited record, proposed evidence, cultural context, and the impact of changing an existing entry. Material changes are recorded in release notes or source documentation.