aetherbound-guild/docs/content/CHARACTER_BIBLE.md

Character Bible

Contract: exactly 30 named recruitable characters (CHR-001..CHR-030). Chapter, faction, and region references resolve through CAMPAIGN_AND_CHAPTERS.md; profession references resolve through PROFESSION_AND_SKILL_MATRIX.md.

Roster Principles

• A character talent modifies a decision, target, timing, or resource. It never exists as biography-only flavor or a flat permanent stat bonus.
• Affinity reduces the field-proof requirement for the named advanced profession; it does not bypass its chapter or base-mastery prerequisite.
• Recruitment conditions are legible before route commitment. Missing an optional condition delays the recruit to the chapter finale; no recruit is permanently missable.
• Portraits are unique half-body illustrations. Battle sprites use shared profession action skeletons plus authored identity poses, body proportions, hair/garment layers, and the listed signature action.
• Voice is bounded to non-cloned casting: combat barks, exertions, short hub reactions, and relationship scenes. Critical rules always appear in text and icons.

Recruit Matrix

ID / identity	Motivation, gameplay thesis, affinities, signature mechanic	Relationships, recruitment, arc	Portrait / sprite / voice / localization needs
CHR-001 Mara Venn, 34, she/her, acting steward of FAC-01	Wants the guild to remain answerable to settlements rather than permits. Thesis: a durable Front leader makes mixed roles safer. Base affinities PR-B01,PR-B12; advanced PR-A23,PR-A01. Talent Open Roster: the first three different allied role tags each encounter give Mara 8 Guard; a duplicate grants nothing.	Former repair partner of CHR-002; protective older cousin to CHR-004; distrusts CHR-029. Recruitment: automatic at CH-01 opening. Arc: stops treating every failure as hers to absorb and writes delegation into the guild charter.	P: weathered square face, dark curls shaved at left temple, repaired yellow coat, bell-key badge. S: broad stance, one-handed shield check, private shoulder-unclench idle. V: low practical alto, 28 combat/hub lines plus 3 scenes; no shouted tutorials. L: surname is not “vain”; Chinese name transliterates sound, title “代理会长” remains distinct from owner/chief.
CHR-002 Oren Pell, 41, he/him, relay mechanic	Wants to repair the Waylamp whose safety check he waived under deadline. Thesis: device play becomes mobile rather than stationary. Base PR-B08,PR-B11; advanced PR-A15,PR-A16. Talent Carry the Spark: once per 8 seconds, moving bands drags his oldest device with him and shortens its duration by 2 seconds.	Estranged friend of CHR-001; craft rival to CHR-012; becomes mentor to CHR-020. Recruitment: automatic after Waylamp recovery in CH-01 segment 1. Arc: replaces secret guilt with a public maintenance record and accepts peer review.	P: long face, silver-flecked beard braid, copper goggles kept above eyes, patched coil vest. S: stooped walk, careful two-hand deploy, anxious tool-count idle. V: warm baritone with clipped self-corrections; 24 lines/4 scenes. L: preserve technical false starts; localize puns as repair metaphors, not literal wire jokes.
CHR-003 Ilyo Fen, 27, they/them, basin clinician	Wants stable power for patients whose registrations lapse during seasonal work. Thesis: triage can be proactive through forecasted damage. Base PR-B04,PR-B03; advanced PR-A07,PR-A08. Talent Triage Slate: at encounter start, the ally with lowest maximum vitality is tagged; first heal on that ally also pauses one debuff for 2 seconds.	Trusted by CHR-001; teases CHR-004; later shares unregistered-care methods with CHR-025. Recruit by powering the clinic in CH-01 segment 3, or after boss if towers chosen. Arc: learns to distribute care instead of staying indispensable.	P: compact build, freckled brown skin, mint scarf, slate earrings, visible hand brace. S: brace-respecting grip, slate tap, seated recovery idle. V: clear mid register, calm without softness stereotype; 26 lines/3 scenes. L: singular they must remain explicit in English; Simplified Chinese avoids forced gender pronouns and preserves name 伊廖.
CHR-004 Tamsin Roe, 19, she/her, wind courier	Wants the warning towers restored so no farm learns of danger last. Thesis: information is worth damage when it changes target selection. Base PR-B06,PR-B02; advanced PR-A11,PR-A04. Talent Second Route: first time a Marked target becomes invalid, her queued attack retargets the next threat at full rather than 70% power.	Younger cousin of CHR-001; friendly rivalry with CHR-010; admires CHR-021 until seeing the cost of stunt heroics. Recruit by clearing the high ridge in CH-01 segment 4, or at finale. Arc: shifts from fastest solo messenger to builder of redundant routes.	P: triangular wind hood, copper-brown skin, cropped curls, tower ribbons tied at wrists. S: forward lean, map-flip aim, impatient heel bounce. V: bright fast mezzo, speed without slurred accessibility; 25 lines/3 scenes. L: “Roe” is a family name, not deer wordplay; route terms use the campaign glossary consistently.
CHR-005 Suri Tal, 38, she/her, Reedbound ferry organizer	Wants communal filters protected from privatized toll routes. Thesis: moving an ally should heal planning errors without erasing them. Base PR-B10,PR-B05; advanced PR-A19,PR-A20. Talent Room in the Boat: first ally she pulls each encounter leaves a 3-second safe lane that cleanses Drift for the next follower.	Union ally of CHR-006; ideological opponent then friend to CHR-008; recognizes CHR-027 from old maintenance runs. Recruit after defending both ferry crews in CH-02 segment 2. Arc: publishes dangerous flood testimony while creating consent rules for stored voices.	P: tall, deep umber skin, reed-plait rain cape, broad ferry pole. S: pole pivot and open-hand pull, steady boat-balance idle. V: resonant contralto, deliberate community-address cadence; 30 lines/4 scenes. L: union language must sound civic, not ideological caricature; Chinese uses “芦盟摆渡人” for role, not ethnic marker.
CHR-006 Beck Alder, 52, he/him, keeper of recorded testimony	Wants every stored voice heard in context, including his own harmful order during the old flood. Thesis: rests and cadence control make patience actionable. Base PR-B07,PR-B04; advanced PR-A13,PR-A14. Talent Full Quotation: after Measured Rest, the next allied secondary clause cannot be Hushed and resolves at 90% if its base action misses.	Longtime collaborator of CHR-005; cautious teacher to CHR-007; clashes with archive purist CHR-013. Recruit by recovering three testimony caches in CH-02 segment 3. Arc: stops guarding recordings as property and establishes speaker-controlled access.	P: round older face, moss-gray locs, layered waterproof vest, one cracked handbell. S: seated listening pose, bell held close rather than aloft. V: textured tenor, restrained sung intervals recorded as optional layers; 22 lines/5 scenes. L: do not translate every line as rhyme; accessibility transcript labels stored voice source and tense.
CHR-007 Neme Orra, 23, xe/xem, acoustic surveyor	Wants proof that the fen's “ghost voices” are routing errors, while privately hoping one belongs to a lost sibling. Thesis: Echo is strongest when copied across roles. Base PR-B03,PR-B08; advanced PR-A05,PR-A06. Talent Foreign Refrain: first Echo sourced from a different role each encounter resolves at 55% instead of 40%; same-role Echo does not qualify.	Student of CHR-006; later bonds with CHR-028 over manipulated sound; resents CHR-008 confiscating instruments. Recruit by solving the optional echo-lock in CH-02 segment 5. Arc: accepts uncertainty about the sibling and uses the recovered cadence to expose the Choir, not simulate a person.	P: narrow face, olive skin, shaved brows with painted frequency dots, oversized listening collar. S: head-tilt scan, fork-to-ground sampling, sudden delighted note idle. V: light and androgynous, precise consonants; 27 lines/4 scenes. L: English neopronouns are mandatory in bio/dialogue; Chinese uses name or omitted pronoun naturally; never translate Echo as a literal duplicate person.
CHR-008 Halden Pike, 46, he/him, FAC-02 safety inspector	Wants public utilities restored by rules people can audit, after years of enforcing rules nobody could see. Thesis: command tools should expose their assumptions. Base PR-B12,PR-B06; advanced PR-A12,PR-A24. Talent Inspection Window: Priority Flare also reveals why the next ally accepts or rejects the target; a rejection refunds 1 Order once per encounter.	Initial opponent of CHR-005; former supervisor of CHR-029; protective of CHR-011. Recruit by showing both evidence paths at the CH-02 tribunal, otherwise after boss. Arc: moves from procedural neutrality to accountable discretion and testifies against his office.	P: heavy-lidded eyes, pale scar across nose, immaculate blue coat gradually patched with regional fabrics. S: clipboard shutter, measured point, coat-straighten idle. V: dry bass, formal language warming over chapters; 25 lines/5 scenes. L: preserve distinction between inspector, administrator, and commander; avoid bureaucratic idioms that imply modern nation-state law.
CHR-009 Kaia Rusk, 36, she/her, furnace shift steward	Wants worker furnaces stabilized before the mint can price heat back to them. Thesis: protection grows from predicting movement, not absorbing everything. Base PR-B05,PR-B01; advanced PR-A09,PR-A01. Talent Shift Change: when an allied zone expires, the ally with most Guard transfers 10 of it to the ally with least Guard.	Leads CHR-010; mistrusts physician CHR-011; respects CHR-023 after he refuses command. Recruit by honoring the strike line in CH-03 segment 1. Arc: accepts that fair quotas need revision mechanisms, not only solidarity under crisis.	P: powerful build, russet skin, shaved head, soot-pattern scarf, plant-fiber shield. S: grounded shoulder set, shift whistle signal, shield-hand stretch idle. V: forceful low mezzo, collective “we” used intentionally; 28 lines/4 scenes. L: “shift” alternates work-period and movement meanings; Chinese tooltips disambiguate 班次 versus 换位.
CHR-010 Varo Ashen, 18, he/him, smelter runner	Wants to earn a craft license without being trapped as the district's fastest errand worker. Thesis: alternating movement paths can vent shared Heat. Base PR-B02,PR-B08; advanced PR-A03,PR-A04. Talent Cooling Lap: after crossing all three bands without repeating direction, remove 1 Heat from every allied device; once per 6 seconds.	Apprenticed to CHR-009; courier rivalry with CHR-004; idolizes then surpasses CHR-012's unsafe bravado. Recruit by choosing the dangerous smelter lift and keeping it below maximum Heat. Arc: learns mastery includes refusing a reckless task.	P: lanky, tawny skin, singed asymmetrical fringe, heatproof foot wraps, license tags. S: long bounding run, rail-slide strike, checking-soles idle. V: quick high tenor, audible breath pacing; 24 lines/3 scenes. L: age is adult in all regions; avoid diminutives in Chinese, and keep craft “license” distinct from magical attunement.
CHR-011 Sen Vale, 44, they/them, mint infirmary physician	Wants to expose how official casualty records exclude contract workers, while fearing loss of access to patients. Thesis: temporary suppression creates meaningful cleanse timing. Base PR-B04,PR-B11; advanced PR-A08,PR-A07. Talent Case History: first returning suppressed debuff per encounter returns at half strength and grants Sen 1 Case.	Former colleague of CHR-008; starts adversarial with CHR-009; treats CHR-026 without demanding a true name. Recruit by finding the hidden infirmary ledger in CH-03 segment 4. Arc: releases records with patient consent and leaves the mint to form a mobile clinic.	P: angular dark face, silver temple streaks, red clinical sash over formal mint gray. S: diagnostic lens, precise dose, sleeve-roll idle. V: measured and unsentimental medium register; 23 lines/5 scenes. L: title is clinician, not nobility; retain they/them in English and consent vocabulary in both languages.
CHR-012 Jori Clasp, 29, she/her, independent pressure engineer	Wants recognition for designs the Assembly used without credit. Thesis: signed resource tracks reward planned reversals. Base PR-B08,PR-B10; advanced PR-A16,PR-A15. Talent Counterpressure: first time Pressure crosses zero, next device deploy costs 1 less Parts/Heat and gains 2 seconds duration.	Craft rival to CHR-002; reckless model for CHR-010; business partner then friend to CHR-020. Recruit by completing the optional overpressure chamber in CH-03 segment 5. Arc: wins attribution, then chooses open maintenance standards over exclusive ownership.	P: short muscular frame, warm brown skin, thick side braid, asymmetrical pressure gauntlet. S: hip-braced valve turn, delighted recoil, finger-count idle. V: brassy mezzo with rapid technical delight; 27 lines/4 scenes. L: surname “Clasp” may translate semantically only in item flavor, never in name; attribution/legal language stays setting-specific.
CHR-013 Edda Quill, 61, she/her, living-archive botanist	Wants every disputed charter leaf preserved, even those that implicate her mentors. Thesis: multi-tag magic turns research breadth into damage. Base PR-B03,PR-B06; advanced PR-A05,PR-A06. Talent Cross-Pollination: researching a variant adds its damage tag as a temporary Facet once per identity.	Scholarly rival of CHR-006; aunt and former supervisor of CHR-016; detects CHR-014's redaction training. Recruit automatically at CH-04 arrival. Arc: accepts the right to redact personal testimony while refusing institutional erasure.	P: long silver braid woven with labeled leaves, deep-set eyes, green-black academic mantle. S: leaf-lens cast, specimen press, squint-and-note idle. V: rich older alto, exact but emotionally porous; 30 lines/6 scenes. L: “Quill” remains phonetic in name; archive botanical metaphors require glossary consistency and line expansion allowance.
CHR-014 Rian Sable, 32, he/him, former Relay Office redactor	Wants to dismantle the targeting rules he wrote for archive predators. Thesis: research can temporarily remove an enemy's defining variant without deleting its identity. Base PR-B09,PR-B06; advanced PR-A17,PR-A22. Talent Confession Key: first Redacted Entry on an enemy he authored lasts 7 instead of 5 seconds; those identities are explicitly tagged in bestiary links.	Distrusted by CHR-013; quietly aided by CHR-008; develops mutual honesty with CHR-028. Recruit by presenting evidence rather than attacking him in CH-04 segment 2. Arc: stops offering martyrdom as substitute for repair and documents every authored harm.	P: narrow pale-brown face, ink-stained fingers, formal coat cut short where insignia was removed. S: blade-as-pen, hesitation before strike, visible open-palms surrender pose. V: soft baritone with controlled pace; 22 lines/6 scenes. L: avoid romanticizing “redactor”; confession terminology distinguishes admission, evidence, and restitution.
CHR-015 Mette Lorn, 48, she/her, itinerant dispute mediator	Wants communities to retain contradictory promises long enough to renegotiate them. Thesis: links should reward different actions rather than enforce sameness. Base PR-B11,PR-B07; advanced PR-A21,PR-A01. Talent Dissenting Clause: linked allies using different tags gain 8 Guard; matching tags end the bonus but not the link.	Professional foil to CHR-013; old friend of CHR-022; challenges CHR-001's unilateral rescues. Recruit by preserving both charter versions through CH-04 segment 3. Arc: admits mediation can preserve unjust delay and learns when to support decisive action.	P: broad older woman, tawny skin, split-color shawl joined by visible mending, cord rings. S: two-hand knot, listening lean, decisive cord-cut recovery. V: calm low alto capable of sudden firmness; 26 lines/5 scenes. L: dialogue uses parallel clauses; Chinese may reorder for naturalness but must retain explicit contrast.
CHR-016 Quen Arbor, 26, he/him, archive groundskeeper	Wants footpaths to remain usable by people who cannot read living script. Thesis: terrain plans should be accessible, physical, and recoverable. Base PR-B05,PR-B06; advanced PR-A10,PR-A09. Talent Tactile Map: first placed Plan each encounter also shows a high-contrast raised route and grants its first ally hazard immunity for 1 extra second.	Nephew/former student of CHR-013; instant rapport with CHR-003; later teaches route marking to CHR-027. Recruit by taking the unlettered root path in CH-04 segment 4. Arc: makes the archive recognize maintenance knowledge as authorship.	P: stocky, light-brown skin, close curls, bark-textured gloves, white cane integrated with survey staff. S: cane-led path check, tactile stake placement, hand-to-ground idle. V: relaxed tenor, direction language never sight-exclusive; 24 lines/4 scenes. L: blind identity is explicit without tragedy framing; translate spatial cues consistently and include audio-description hooks.
CHR-017 Asha Kestrel, 39, she/her, rescue-boat captain	Wants beacons restored before counterfeit enforcement strands anyone else. Thesis: tides are for rescue first, control second. Base PR-B10,PR-B01; advanced PR-A19,PR-A20. Talent Last Seat: once per encounter, pulling an ally below 25% vitality also Anchors both and heals an extra 35.	Public opponent of CHR-018; searches for CHR-019 after a duplicate registry splits; trusts CHR-005's river judgment. Recruit through the rescue-beacon route in CH-05 segment 1, or at finale if customs first. Arc: learns to document rescues so mercy survives leadership changes.	P: tall wave-weathered frame, dark skin, white-streaked braids, orange rescue mantle. S: rope cast, braced pull, horizon-watch idle. V: commanding contralto with intimate casualty lines; 29 lines/4 scenes. L: bird surname is phonetic, not translated; nautical terms use an internal bilingual glossary.
CHR-018 Daro Vey, 35, he/him, Tideglass verifier	Wants identity checks accurate enough that compassion does not depend on bypassing them. Thesis: Marks must survive decoys and explain certainty. Base PR-B06,PR-B12; advanced PR-A12,PR-A17. Talent Chain of Custody: when a Mark jumps from a decoy to its source, preserve remaining duration and reveal one variant clause.	Procedural adversary of CHR-017; responsible for mishandling CHR-019's case; admires CHR-008's public testimony. Recruit by proving a counterfeit manifest planted in CH-05 segment 3. Arc: replaces binary true/false status with evidence confidence and appeal.	P: lean, medium-brown skin, side-parted hair, layered transparent document plates. S: lens snap, seal shot, discomfort-adjusting collar idle. V: precise light baritone; 25 lines/5 scenes. L: verification language avoids real-world immigration phrasing; confidence levels translate as evidence states, not moral labels.
CHR-019 Neve Calla, 28, she/they, mirror-tide survivor	Wants legal recognition that both memories produced by a tide duplication belong to one evolving person. Thesis: a decoy can be a chosen position, not a disposable fake. Base PR-B02,PR-B09; advanced PR-A18,PR-A03. Talent Both Ways Home: after swapping with own decoy, choose which band counts as prior band for Return Step; choice appears in AI priority.	Rescued by CHR-017; mishandled then aided by CHR-018; finds language for multiplicity with CHR-007. Recruit by protecting both memory echoes in CH-05 segment 4. Arc: rejects pressure to select an “original” and authors a new civic identity category.	P: asymmetrical face styling mirrored across makeup, sea-green coat with two different cuffs, no evil-double coding. S: two stance idles that converge, deliberate decoy greeting pose. V: one actor, two cadence registers used by choice not split personality; 28 lines/5 scenes. L: pronouns alternate by scene intent; Chinese uses name/zero pronoun and never calls one memory “假”.
CHR-020 Torren Brack, 57, he/him, tideglass artisan	Wants to stop mirror tools he sold from being used for fraudulent manifests. Thesis: devices gain value from deliberate recall rather than expendability. Base PR-B08,PR-B11; advanced PR-A15,PR-A16. Talent Maker's Mark: recalling a device records its last target; redeploying within 6 seconds makes its first action prefer that target and gain 20 power.	Craft student of CHR-002; former profit partner of CHR-012; made CHR-018's lenses. Recruit by dismantling, not selling, the counterfeit press in CH-05 segment 5. Arc: funds repair from prior profits and makes provenance visible on every tool.	P: heavy older build, ruddy skin, bald crown, mirrored apron with etched serial marks. S: careful polish, strong two-arm deploy, spectacles-clean idle. V: gravelly bass with patient explanations; 22 lines/4 scenes. L: “Brack” is phonetic; maker/provenance terminology must match item catalog acquisition text.
CHR-021 Zai Lume, 24, they/them, storm-kite courier	Wants rotating weather stewardship to survive despite loving the speed of emergency command. Thesis: self-risk makes repeated movement a conscious wager. Base PR-B02,PR-B10; advanced PR-A04,PR-A18. Talent Borrowed Gust: entering Drift voluntarily grants 1 Tempo and Cover; twice within 5 seconds also applies Exposed to Zai.	Hero to CHR-004; younger sibling of CHR-024; debates governance with CHR-022. Recruit by riding the exposed updraft in CH-06 segment 1. Arc: stops equating danger with public service and trains a courier network.	P: wiry, golden-brown skin, wind-burn mask, bright kite-frame sleeves. S: tether swing, controlled landing, compulsive knot-check idle. V: airy energetic androgynous voice; 27 lines/4 scenes. L: singular they in English; kite terminology and voluntary-risk consent must remain explicit.
CHR-022 Amair Koro, 50, she/her, Updraft consensus speaker	Wants rotating authority preserved without letting process become an excuse during emergencies. Thesis: enemy repetition can fund a varied allied reply. Base PR-B07,PR-B12; advanced PR-A14,PR-A13. Talent Minority Report: when two enemies repeat a tag, the slowest ally with a different queued tag advances 0.5 seconds.	Old colleague of CHR-015; political mentor to CHR-024; frustrates CHR-021 with caution. Recruit by completing two ward councils before the calm-eye shortcut in CH-06 segment 3. Arc: codifies a time-limited emergency role that automatically returns power.	P: broad soft build, deep-brown skin, cloud-white hair in high loops, layered speaking tokens. S: token pass, open-circle gesture, listening-count idle. V: mature mezzo with controlled public resonance; 31 lines/6 scenes. L: consensus vocabulary avoids parody; Chinese lines preserve turn-taking markers and time-limited mandate.
CHR-023 Elian Thrum, 45, he/him, former storm-crown guard	Wants to dismantle the command post he once defended because it kept his ward aloft. Thesis: interception is ethical only when costs remain visible. Base PR-B01,PR-B11; advanced PR-A01,PR-A21. Talent Visible Cost: intercepted damage displays its original target and grants that ally 1 Charge; at 3 Charges it must spend them on Guard, not damage.	Earns CHR-009's respect; former subordinate of CHR-029; guarded CHR-024 during a riot. Recruit by refusing the crown's safe-command offer in CH-06 segment 4. Arc: moves from resignation to testimony and accepts protection from others.	P: very tall, dark skin, close gray beard, ceremonial armor stripped to practical plates. S: heavy intercept with visible recoil, armor-unbuckle idle. V: deep quiet bass, pain exertions restrained; 23 lines/5 scenes. L: do not frame obedience as cultural; “crown” always means control apparatus, never royal title.
CHR-024 Fia Noll, 30, she/her, rotating lift dispatcher	Wants emergency signals readable to every ward without giving any dispatcher permanent authority. Thesis: movement commands become stronger when roles remain distinct. Base PR-B12,PR-B02; advanced PR-A23,PR-A24. Talent Rotating Chair: after commanding a different ally than last time, gain 1 Order; commanding same ally twice makes the second cost +1.	Older sibling of CHR-021; student then critic of CHR-022; knows CHR-029's secret command channel. Recruit by visiting all four wards in CH-06 segment 5. Arc: publishes the channel and designs dispatch handoffs anyone can audit.	P: compact athletic frame, tan skin, shaved geometric hairline, four-color signal mantle. S: baton handoff, rotating point, listening-to-four-lines idle. V: crisp alto with code-switch from dispatch brevity to warmth; 28 lines/5 scenes. L: signal codes are localized by function, not phonetics; name Fia stays two syllables in voice guides.
CHR-025 Kesh Ardent, 42, he/him, unregistered Nullmarket doctor	Wants access to public medicine without surrendering patients' names to a hostile registry. Thesis: buffs can be preserved while a patient is repositioned. Base PR-B04,PR-B10; advanced PR-A20,PR-A07. Talent No Name Required: first heal on an unlinked ally does not change enemy identity-based targeting and pauses its shortest buff for 1 second.	Exchanges methods with CHR-003; treated CHR-026; challenges CHR-008 to make policy survive secrecy. Recruit by paying the memory-map cost with a guild record, not a person's name, in CH-07 segment 1. Arc: joins a reformed service while preserving anonymous care.	P: lean older man, brown skin, graying curls, layered blank-name tags, portable lamp. S: tag turned face-down, efficient splint, doorway-watch idle. V: soft-spoken tenor; 24 lines/5 scenes. L: “unregistered” is a network status, not citizenship; never add criminalizing language in either locale.
CHR-026 Nara Wisp, 33, she/her, memory cartographer	Wants people to navigate Nullmarket without selling irreplaceable memories. Thesis: a decoy and a cut can protect information without deleting it. Base PR-B09,PR-B07; advanced PR-A17,PR-A22. Talent False Legend: first decoy hit draws a temporary fake route; enemy taking it has its link severed, but Nara becomes Marked.	Patient and friend of CHR-025; owes a route debt to CHR-027; refuses to reveal CHR-014's past without consent. Recruit by solving her map with tactile marks learned from CHR-016 in CH-07 segment 2. Arc: creates recoverable escrow maps and keeps one private memory private.	P: long face, pale-olive skin, black hair threaded with blank paper, inked palms. S: map fold into decoy, cord snip, counting-doorways idle. V: husky mezzo with intentional pauses; 25 lines/5 scenes. L: “Wisp” stays as surname; distinguish memory as experience from magical map-token in nouns and icons.
CHR-027 Tovin Marr, 68, he/him, buried-ring maintainer	Wants official repair crews to acknowledge the unnamed labor that kept the system alive. Thesis: links and reach make infrastructure work visible across bands. Base PR-B11,PR-B01; advanced PR-A21,PR-A02. Talent Maintenance Span: a link crossing two bands counts as one empty band for allied Reach and gains 5 Guard whenever a projectile passes through.	Old route partner of CHR-005; mentor to CHR-026; remembers founder CHR-030 before the First Silence. Recruit by repairing all three manual bypasses in CH-07 segment 4. Arc: accepts a public credit that names the collective, not him as singular savior.	P: broad elderly man, dark-brown skin, white mustache, heavy belt of nonmagical tools, ring-map tattoos. S: measured climb, span-cord throw, knee-rest idle without frailty joke. V: weathered bass, unhurried humor; 23 lines/6 scenes. L: maintenance jargon grounded in visible tasks; elder speech is contemporary, not archaic in Chinese.
CHR-028 Sera Mote, 37, she/her, Quiet Choir signal defector	Wants to stop the protocol she taught to recognize emotional speech as instability. Thesis: stable difference converts varied roles into resistance. Base PR-B03,PR-B07; advanced PR-A24,PR-A05. Talent Noise Floor: when four distinct role tags act, party resists one Hush and Sera loses 1 Pitch; cannot trigger without Pitch.	Shares technical guilt with CHR-002; mirrored confession arc with CHR-014; helped manipulate CHR-007's sibling cadence. Recruit by hearing her full warning before attacking in CH-08 approach 2. Arc: provides evidence and repair labor without receiving instant absolution.	P: severe oval face, medium-brown skin, cropped white-dyed hair, Choir gray cut open to show colored lining. S: tuning fork lowered in surrender, four-signal cast, sound-avoidant hand idle. V: controlled mezzo with occasional cracked restraint; 27 lines/7 scenes. L: “Choir” terminology never implies real faith; confession and culpability distinctions must remain precise.
CHR-029 Garan Tey, 56, he/him, Civic Relay director	Wants the capital to survive and finally admits his secret command channels made every region less safe. Thesis: command gains legitimacy by exposing and rotating its target logic. Base PR-B12,PR-B06; advanced PR-A23,PR-A12. Talent Public Channel: first Order each phase broadcasts target and reason; if three different roles accept it, refund the Order, otherwise reveal the rejecting rule.	Former supervisor of CHR-008 and CHR-023; secret-channel adversary of CHR-024; seeks but does not demand CHR-001's trust. Recruit only after he opens all approach records in CH-08 segment 4. Arc: resigns authority, testifies publicly, and serves under rotating field command in postgame.	P: lined pale face, cropped gray hair, formal blue mantle visibly unfastened after recruitment. S: seal break, pennant pass, hands-behind-back idle changing to open stance. V: formal high baritone, measured loss of certainty; 24 lines/7 scenes. L: avoid redemption-by-resignation shorthand; administrative ranks consistent with FAC-02 glossary.
CHR-030 Piri Ansel, 72, they/them, last living Concordance founder	Wants the guild to repair the First Silence without pretending the founders' fear was wisdom. Thesis: cadence support can hold incompatible buffs without merging their identities. Base PR-B07,PR-B03; advanced PR-A24,PR-A13. Talent Founder's Revision: once per encounter, when two exclusive buffs collide, preserve both for 3 seconds; afterward each returns with half remaining duration.	Old colleague of CHR-027; hid evidence from CHR-013; sees CHR-001 as a steward, not successor. Recruited for the final approach after all seven regional consequence rooms; playable in EN-B008 and postgame. Arc: publicly voids the founders' secrecy clause and refuses a ceremonial leadership role.	P: slight elderly frame, warm-brown skin, clouded left eye, plain founder ring worn on cord, many regional mends. S: careful staff cadence, ring removal key pose, breathing rest idle. V: older androgynous voice, firm rather than mystical; 26 lines/8 scenes. L: English they/them explicit; Chinese avoids honorific inflation, and “founder” is institutional history, not chosen-one status.

Relationship and Arc Coverage

Check	Result
Recruitment count and timing	CHR-001..004 in CH-01; four each in CH-02..06; three each in CH-07..08; total 30. Every optional condition has a same-chapter fallback.
Profession coverage	Every base profession appears in at least three affinity pairs; every advanced profession PR-A01..PR-A24 appears at least once.
Relationship graph	Every character references at least two other valid character IDs, and no arc depends only on the protagonist.
Gameplay thesis	Every talent has a state, trigger, limit, and consequence tied to the character's motivation. No talent is a flat unconditional percentage bonus.
Production meaning	Every row specifies portrait identifiers, sprite silhouette/action needs, voice scope/direction, and English/Simplified-Chinese localization risk.
Arc closure	Every row names a campaign change in belief or practice; guilt is resolved through evidence/restitution, not instant forgiveness or sacrificial death.