This rune is part of @refrakt-md/storytelling. Install with npm install @refrakt-md/storytelling and add "@refrakt-md/storytelling" to the plugins array in your refrakt.config.json.
Bond
Relationships and connections between characters or entities. Content within the rune describes the nature and history of the relationship.
Basic usage
Define a relationship between two entities with a type and status.
{% bond from="Aragorn" to="Legolas" type="fellowship" status="active" %}
Forged during the Council of Elrond, their bond was tested through the War of the Ring. Despite their different backgrounds, they developed a deep mutual respect.
{% /bond %}<div data-rune="bond" data-rune-fields="{"bondType":"fellowship","status":"active","bidirectional":"true"}">
<span data-name="from">Aragorn</span>
<div data-name="connector">
<span data-name="arrow"></span>
</div>
<span data-name="to">Legolas</span>
<div data-name="body">
<p>Forged during the Council of Elrond, their bond was tested through the War of the Ring. Despite their different backgrounds, they developed a deep mutual respect.</p>
</div>
</div>Forged during the Council of Elrond, their bond was tested through the War of the Ring. Despite their different backgrounds, they developed a deep mutual respect.
<div class="rf-bond rf-bond--fellowship rf-bond--active rf-bond--true" data-bond-type="fellowship" data-status="active" data-bidirectional="true" data-elevation="flat" data-rune="bond" data-density="full">
<span data-name="from" class="rf-bond__from">Aragorn</span>
<div data-name="connector" class="rf-bond__connector">
<span data-name="arrow" class="rf-bond__arrow"></span>
</div>
<span data-name="to" class="rf-bond__to">Legolas</span>
<div data-name="body" class="rf-bond__body" data-section="body">
<p>Forged during the Council of Elrond, their bond was tested through the War of the Ring. Despite their different backgrounds, they developed a deep mutual respect.</p>
</div>
</div>One-directional bonds
Set bidirectional to false for one-way relationships like mentorship or unrequited feelings.
{% bond from="Gandalf" to="Frodo" type="mentorship" status="active" bidirectional=false %}
Gandalf chose Frodo as the ring-bearer, guiding him with wisdom and trust throughout the quest.
{% /bond %}<div data-rune="bond" data-rune-fields="{"bondType":"mentorship","status":"active","bidirectional":"false"}">
<span data-name="from">Gandalf</span>
<div data-name="connector">
<span data-name="arrow"></span>
</div>
<span data-name="to">Frodo</span>
<div data-name="body">
<p>Gandalf chose Frodo as the ring-bearer, guiding him with wisdom and trust throughout the quest.</p>
</div>
</div>Gandalf chose Frodo as the ring-bearer, guiding him with wisdom and trust throughout the quest.
<div class="rf-bond rf-bond--mentorship rf-bond--active rf-bond--false" data-bond-type="mentorship" data-status="active" data-bidirectional="false" data-elevation="flat" data-rune="bond" data-density="full">
<span data-name="from" class="rf-bond__from">Gandalf</span>
<div data-name="connector" class="rf-bond__connector">
<span data-name="arrow" class="rf-bond__arrow"></span>
</div>
<span data-name="to" class="rf-bond__to">Frodo</span>
<div data-name="body" class="rf-bond__body" data-section="body">
<p>Gandalf chose Frodo as the ring-bearer, guiding him with wisdom and trust throughout the quest.</p>
</div>
</div>Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
from | string | ✓ | Name of the first character or entity in this bond. |
to | string | ✓ | Name of the second character or entity in this bond. |
type | string | — | Kind of relationship (e.g. ally, rival, mentor, sibling). |
status | string | — | Current state of the bond (e.g. active, broken, strained). |
bidirectional | boolean | — | Enable/disable mutual connection between both entities. |
Universal attributes
bg
The background layer (SPEC-088): image, video, gradient, flat overlay wash and legibility scrim, in a single injected layer behind the rune's content.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
bg | string | — | Background preset applied to this block |
bg-from | string | — | Gradient start colour — a semantic token name (→ var(--rf-color-*)) |
bg-gradient | "to-t" | "to-b" | "to-l" | "to-r" | "to-tr" | "to-br" | "to-bl" | "to-tl" | — | Gradient direction (bounded named set) |
bg-gradient-type | "linear" | "radial" | "conic" | — | Gradient type |
bg-to | string | — | Gradient end colour — a semantic token name |
bg-via | string | — | Optional middle gradient stop — a semantic token name |
scrim | "top" | "bottom" | "left" | "right" | "none" | — | Scrim direction (heaviest edge); presence turns the scrim on, "none" opts out of the default cover scrim |
scrim-blur | "none" | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | — | Frost scrim blur amount |
scrim-strength | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | — | Gradient scrim strength |
scrim-tone | "dark" | "light" | — | Whether the scrim darkens (for light text) or lightens (for dark text) |
scrim-type | "gradient" | "frost" | — | Scrim treatment: gradient (default) or frost (backdrop blur) |
dropcap
Per-instance drop-cap opt-in (SPEC-108).
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
dropcap | boolean | — | Style the opening letter of a prose body as a drop cap (SPEC-108). Honoured only when the body reads as prose; ignored otherwise. |
elevation
The chrome/depth ladder (SPEC-107). The skin maps each rung to a chrome bundle by attribute, so there is no BEM class.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
elevation | "sunken" | "flush" | "flat" | "raised" | "floating" | "overlay" | "none" | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | — | Surface depth on the SPEC-107 ladder (sunken→overlay); none/sm/md/lg are deprecated aliases |
inset
Internal padding override.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
inset | "flush" | "tight" | "default" | "loose" | "breathe" | — | Inner padding of this block |
motion
Scroll-reveal entrance (SPEC-105). The author declares the character, the theme owns the choreography, a behaviour owns the timing.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
reveal | "none" | "fade" | "slide" | "scale" | "blur" | — | Scroll-reveal entrance character (none|fade|slide|scale|blur); the theme owns the choreography |
stagger | boolean | — | Cascade this block's items in as it reveals (no-op on single-child runes) |
reading
Editorial register for body text (SPEC-108). The author picks the register; the theme owns the magnitude.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
reading | "fine" | "ui" | "prose" | — | Reading register for this block’s body (SPEC-108): fine | ui | prose. The theme owns the editorial treatment. |
spacing
Block-level rhythm override.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
spacing | "flush" | "tight" | "default" | "loose" | "breathe" | — | Vertical spacing above and below this block |
substrate
Generated pattern fills (SPEC-087). Markers only — the engine sets the attributes and cell/opacity custom properties, CSS draws the pattern.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
substrate | "dots" | "grid" | "lines" | "cross" | "checker" | "none" | — | Generated surface pattern |
substrate-fill | "inherit" | "inset" | — | Surface fill the pattern sits on (full colour stays with tint) |
substrate-opacity | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | — | Pattern ink strength |
substrate-size | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | — | Pattern cell size |
substrate-target | "self" | "media" | — | Which surface the pattern fills (overrides the rune/theme default) |
tint
Per-rune colour override (SPEC-053): a named tint from the theme registry, with inline per-token overrides layered on top.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
tint | string | — | Color tint preset applied to this block |
tint-mode | "auto" | "dark" | "light" | — | Whether the tint adapts to auto, dark, or light mode |
width
The track a block rune occupies.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
width | "compact" | "narrow" | "content" | "wide" | "full" | — | Maximum width constraint for this block |
| Not available | Why |
|---|---|
| frame | this rune declares neither a `frameTarget` nor a media section |
| prominence | this rune has no page-section header |