Clarify NPC mention eligibility

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@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ The required normalized [NPC registry artifact](dnd-npc-registry-artifacts.md) r
the exact `{npc_id, name}` pair. Unknown IDs and names that do not match their
ID are rejected; normalization does not repair names by similarity. Registry
references are provenance only and never replace an occurrence's own evidence.
The registry may include an identity established by a factual third-party
mention; that provenance alone does not create a `mentioned` occurrence. Each
occurrence remains a separately cited fact in the current transcript.
Normalization validates the exact pair, orders and
deduplicates exact source references, then orders occurrences by valid source
chronology, NPC comparison identity, display name, kind, and reference sequence.

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@@ -68,10 +68,16 @@ descriptor.
## Scope and consumers
Only individually identifiable NPC names with transcript evidence belong in
this artifact. Groups, generic roles, invented labels, and descriptive
enrichment are excluded. Its source references prove registry provenance; they
do not become evidence for a spell, occurrence, combat, or enemy-event
occurrence.
this artifact. A factual third-party mention can establish an identity even if
the NPC is not present, speaking, or acting in the cited passage. Names used
only in hypothetical, speculative, or imagined examples are excluded, as are
groups, generic roles, invented labels, and descriptive enrichment. Its source
references prove registry provenance; they do not become evidence for a spell,
occurrence, combat, or enemy-event occurrence.
Registry evidence establishes an identity, not an [NPC occurrence](dnd-npc-occurrence-artifacts.md).
That later artifact independently records any current-transcript occurrence
with its own cited evidence and category.
This registry can ground actor or caster names in the [spell](dnd-spell-artifacts.md)
and [combat-turn](dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md) artifacts. It is required to