diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d139570..ce75c18 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Notarius is a Go CLI for turning source material into structured artifacts with
 configured extraction pipelines. The implemented D&D workflow reads Seriatim
 transcript JSON and can produce scene descriptions, item and currency events,
-NPC identities, combat turns, NPC interactions, and spell casts.
+NPC identities, combat turns, NPC interactions, enemy events, and spell casts.
 
 ## Quickstart
 
diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index f1ead4f..c457b65 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -370,14 +370,17 @@ selected target declares them:
 | **players** | Optional text player context. |
 | **glossary** | Optional text campaign glossary. |
 | **spell_catalog** | Optional JSON spell-catalog overlay for spell extraction and normalization. See [spell-catalog overlays](integrations/dnd-spell-catalog-overlays.md). |
-| **npcs** | Normalized NPC registry. Optional for spells and combat turns; required for NPC interactions. |
-| **scene_descriptions** | Required normalized scene-description artifact for combat-turn extraction. |
+| **npcs** | Normalized NPC registry. Optional for spells and combat turns; required for NPC interactions and enemy-event extraction and normalization. |
+| **scene_descriptions** | Required normalized scene-description artifact for combat-turn and enemy-event extraction. |
+| **combat_turns** | Required normalized combat-turn artifact for enemy-event extraction. |
+| **npc_interactions** | Required normalized NPC-interaction artifact for enemy-event extraction. |
 
 Scene descriptions accept **party**, **players**, and **glossary**, but not
 **roster**. NPC interactions require **npcs** for both extraction and
 normalization. Combat turns require **scene_descriptions** for extraction; the
-normalized combat-turn module may use optional **npcs**. The complete example
-shows generated **npcs** and **scene_descriptions** bindings.
+normalized combat-turn module may use optional **npcs**. Enemy-event extraction
+requires all four JSON artifact slots; its normalizer requires **npcs**. The
+complete example shows the ordered generated bindings.
 
 ## Production Module Keys
 
@@ -385,9 +388,9 @@ shows generated **npcs** and **scene_descriptions** bindings.
 | --- | --- |
 | Input | **seriatim** |
 | Chunk | **generic**, **dnd/scenes** |
-| Extract | **dnd/spells**, **dnd/npcs**, **dnd/combat-turns**, **dnd/item-events**, **dnd/npc-interactions**, **dnd/scene-descriptions** |
+| Extract | **dnd/spells**, **dnd/npcs**, **dnd/combat-turns**, **dnd/item-events**, **dnd/npc-interactions**, **dnd/scene-descriptions**, **dnd/enemy-events** |
 | Merge | **appendorder** |
-| Normalize | **noop**, **dnd/spells**, **dnd/npcs**, **dnd/combat-turns**, **dnd/item-events**, **dnd/npc-interactions**, **dnd/scene-descriptions** |
+| Normalize | **noop**, **dnd/spells**, **dnd/npcs**, **dnd/combat-turns**, **dnd/item-events**, **dnd/npc-interactions**, **dnd/scene-descriptions**, **dnd/enemy-events** |
 | Output | **json** |
 
 The D&D artifact contracts define each emitted schema:
@@ -396,7 +399,8 @@ The D&D artifact contracts define each emitted schema:
 [NPC interactions](integrations/dnd-npc-interaction-artifacts.md),
 [combat turns](integrations/dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md),
 [item events](integrations/dnd-item-event-artifacts.md), and
-[scene descriptions](integrations/dnd-scene-description-artifacts.md).
+[scene descriptions](integrations/dnd-scene-description-artifacts.md), and
+[enemy events](integrations/dnd-enemy-event-artifacts.md).
 
 ## Production Validator Keys And Default Chains
 
@@ -411,6 +415,7 @@ Available validator keys are:
 | Item events | **extract/dnd/item-events/shape**, **extract/dnd/item-events/source_refs**, **extract/dnd/item-events/source_relatedness**, **normalize/dnd/item-events/invariants** |
 | NPC interactions | **extract/dnd/npc-interactions/shape**, **extract/dnd/npc-interactions/registry**, **extract/dnd/npc-interactions/source_refs**, **extract/dnd/npc-interactions/source_relatedness**, **normalize/dnd/npc-interactions/invariants** |
 | Scene descriptions | **extract/dnd/scene-descriptions/shape**, **extract/dnd/scene-descriptions/source_refs**, **extract/dnd/scene-descriptions/source_relatedness**, **normalize/dnd/scene-descriptions/invariants** |
+| Enemy events | **extract/dnd/enemy-events/shape**, **extract/dnd/enemy-events/source_refs**, **extract/dnd/enemy-events/source_relatedness**, **normalize/dnd/enemy-events/invariants** |
 
 When no override is configured, production D&D bindings use the following
 ordered chains. Each row lists extract then normalize; spell chains are the
@@ -424,6 +429,7 @@ same at both stages.
 | Item events | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/item-events/shape, extract/dnd/item-events/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/item-events/source_relatedness | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/item-events/shape, normalize/dnd/item-events/invariants, extract/dnd/item-events/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/item-events/source_relatedness |
 | NPC interactions | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/shape, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/registry, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/source_relatedness | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/shape, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/registry, normalize/dnd/npc-interactions/invariants, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/source_relatedness |
 | Scene descriptions | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/scene-descriptions/shape, extract/dnd/scene-descriptions/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/scene-descriptions/source_relatedness | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/scene-descriptions/shape, normalize/dnd/scene-descriptions/invariants, extract/dnd/scene-descriptions/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/scene-descriptions/source_relatedness |
+| Enemy events | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/enemy-events/shape, extract/dnd/enemy-events/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/enemy-events/source_relatedness | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/enemy-events/shape, normalize/dnd/enemy-events/invariants, extract/dnd/enemy-events/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/enemy-events/source_relatedness |
 
 Chains are only registered for the D&D extract and normalize modules shown
 above; select an explicit override when a different compatible chain is
diff --git a/docs/integrations/dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md b/docs/integrations/dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md
index 5beeee0..23019d7 100644
--- a/docs/integrations/dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md
+++ b/docs/integrations/dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ kind, and complete valid evidence. It does not infer turns, initiative, or
 actions from registry or scene data.
 
 The [NPC-interaction artifact](dnd-npc-interaction-artifacts.md) records
-broader NPC occurrences. The [JSON output contract](json-output.md) defines
-publication, and [D&D module internals](../internal/dnd.md) describes routing
-and validation mechanics.
+broader NPC occurrences. The [enemy-event artifact](dnd-enemy-event-artifacts.md)
+uses combat turns as grounding only; turns do not establish an enemy event or
+its outcome. The [JSON output contract](json-output.md) defines publication,
+and [D&D module internals](../internal/dnd.md) describes routing and validation
+mechanics.
diff --git a/docs/integrations/dnd-enemy-event-artifacts.md b/docs/integrations/dnd-enemy-event-artifacts.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..444751f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/integrations/dnd-enemy-event-artifacts.md
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# D&D Enemy-Event Artifact
+
+This contract defines the durable, source-grounded enemy-event occurrence list.
+It records enemies directly established as opposing the party and explicitly
+observed combat outcomes. It is an ordered observation artifact from which a
+consumer may derive a ledger; it is not a ledger, encounter roster, or terminal
+state model.
+
+## Identity and compatibility
+
+| Property | Value |
+| --- | --- |
+| Artifact kind | `dnd/enemy-event-list` |
+| Schema ID | `notarius.dnd.enemy_events` |
+| Schema name | `notarius_dnd_enemy_events_v1` |
+| Schema version | `v1` |
+| Media type | `application/json` |
+
+`v1` is a strict JSON object with required `events`; the array may be empty.
+Event and source-reference objects reject unknown fields. An incompatible shape
+change requires a new schema version.
+
+## Wire shape
+
+Every event has these required fields:
+
+| Field | Contract |
+| --- | --- |
+| `name` | Non-empty display name or directly grounded collective subject label. |
+| `kind` | `engaged`, `killed`, `fled`, `captured`, or `incapacitated`. |
+| `source_refs` | One or more current-transcript evidence ranges. |
+
+Each source reference has exactly `source_id`, `start_unit_id`, and
+`end_unit_id`. It identifies an inclusive current-transcript range; unit IDs
+are positive and the start may not follow the end.
+
+```json
+{
+  "events": [
+    {
+      "name": "Ashfang",
+      "kind": "engaged",
+      "source_refs": [
+        {"source_id": "session-7", "start_unit_id": 41, "end_unit_id": 42}
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Ashfang",
+      "kind": "fled",
+      "source_refs": [
+        {"source_id": "session-7", "start_unit_id": 57, "end_unit_id": 58}
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## Event semantics and evidence
+
+| Kind | Required evidence |
+| --- | --- |
+| `engaged` | The subject is directly established as actively opposing the party in combat. At most one engagement is emitted for one subject in one combat scene. |
+| `killed` | The transcript explicitly establishes that the subject died or was killed. Damage, defeat, disappearance, or combat ending is insufficient. |
+| `fled` | The subject explicitly escapes, retreats, or otherwise leaves combat to avoid continued engagement. Movement or absence from later turns is insufficient. |
+| `captured` | The subject is explicitly taken prisoner or secured under the party's control. A grapple or temporary restraint alone is insufficient. |
+| `incapacitated` | The subject is explicitly rendered unable to continue acting without being established as killed or captured. A missed turn is insufficient. |
+
+The current transcript is the only event evidence. Campaign context and
+normalized NPC, scene-description, combat-turn, and NPC-interaction artifacts
+can ground names or control combat eligibility, but none may supply event
+evidence. An outcome may share evidence with an engagement, in which case both
+events are retained.
+
+Extraction is limited to chunks with an exact combat-scene classification. An
+exact non-combat classification produces an accepted empty list. Missing or
+mismatched classification also produces an accepted empty list and a
+`scene_classification_unavailable` warning.
+
+## Subjects, normalization, and order
+
+A subject matching the normalized NPC registry uses that registry's canonical
+display name. Unmatched hostile creatures, summoned entities, and directly
+grounded groups remain valid subjects. An unnamed homogeneous group uses the
+narrowest transcript-grounded label, such as `Orcs`, `One orc`, or `Remaining
+orcs`; the artifact never invents synthetic member identities or quantities.
+Party members, allies, neutral observers, mentioned-but-absent enemies, hazards,
+traps, and environmental effects are excluded.
+
+Normalization trims subject whitespace, canonicalizes recognized registry
+names, canonicalizes and deduplicates exact source ranges, then orders events
+by valid evidence chronology, normalized subject identity, display name, kind,
+and reference sequence. The deterministic kind tie order is `engaged`,
+`incapacitated`, `captured`, `fled`, then `killed`. Only entries with the same
+normalized name, kind, and complete canonical evidence sequence are collapsed.
+Different kinds, evidence, repeated engagement in separate scenes, and later
+outcomes remain separate. A later engagement for the same named subject is
+preserved after an earlier outcome because the artifact does not assert an
+irreversible state transition.
+
+## Non-goals
+
+The artifact has no NPC or scene ID, quantity, confidence, description,
+rationale, summary, current state, or inferred terminal outcome. It does not
+emit `active` or `unresolved`; consumers may derive an unresolved ledger view
+only when an engagement has no later explicit outcome. It never infers an
+outcome from turn absence, scene termination, initiative order, hit-point
+guesses, or other artifacts.
+
+The [JSON output contract](json-output.md) defines publication. Configuration
+keys, required generated-reference slots, and validator-chain selection are
+defined in the [configuration reference](../config.md). Implementation and
+prompt-grounding mechanics are described in the
+[D&D module internals](../internal/dnd.md).
diff --git a/docs/integrations/dnd-npc-artifacts.md b/docs/integrations/dnd-npc-artifacts.md
index 530e7a7..221ce2b 100644
--- a/docs/integrations/dnd-npc-artifacts.md
+++ b/docs/integrations/dnd-npc-artifacts.md
@@ -60,10 +60,13 @@ relationship fields.
 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, interaction, or combat occurrence.
+do not become evidence for a spell, interaction, combat, or enemy-event
+occurrence.
 
 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
 resolve the canonical `name` in an [NPC interaction](dnd-npc-interaction-artifacts.md).
+The [enemy-event artifact](dnd-enemy-event-artifacts.md) also uses it only for
+subject grounding and canonical display names.
 The [JSON output contract](json-output.md) defines publication, and
 [D&D module internals](../internal/dnd.md) owns pipeline mechanics.
diff --git a/docs/integrations/dnd-npc-interaction-artifacts.md b/docs/integrations/dnd-npc-interaction-artifacts.md
index 3944926..2e8d512 100644
--- a/docs/integrations/dnd-npc-interaction-artifacts.md
+++ b/docs/integrations/dnd-npc-interaction-artifacts.md
@@ -74,5 +74,8 @@ Only entries with the same canonical name, kind, and complete valid evidence
 sequence are collapsed; distinct categories or evidence remain separate.
 
 See the [combat-turn artifact](dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md) for combat-action
-occurrences and the [JSON output contract](json-output.md) for publication.
-Pipeline mechanics are described in [D&D module internals](../internal/dnd.md).
+occurrences. The [enemy-event artifact](dnd-enemy-event-artifacts.md) consumes
+only `combat_opponent` interactions as grounding; they never establish an enemy
+event or outcome. The [JSON output contract](json-output.md) defines
+publication. Pipeline mechanics are described in
+[D&D module internals](../internal/dnd.md).
diff --git a/docs/integrations/dnd-scene-description-artifacts.md b/docs/integrations/dnd-scene-description-artifacts.md
index fefa756..5d3f313 100644
--- a/docs/integrations/dnd-scene-description-artifacts.md
+++ b/docs/integrations/dnd-scene-description-artifacts.md
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ durable fields, or the same source range with different kind, title, or
 summary, is invalid. It does not merge adjacent ranges, alter prose, or infer
 missing scenes.
 
-The [combat-turn artifact](dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md) uses an exact matching
+The [combat-turn artifact](dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md) and
+[enemy-event artifact](dnd-enemy-event-artifacts.md) use an exact matching
 `combat` scene only as eligibility control; scene title, summary, and source
-reference never become combat evidence. Publication is defined by the
+reference never become their evidence. Publication is defined by the
 [JSON output contract](json-output.md); implementation details live in
 [D&D module internals](../internal/dnd.md).
diff --git a/docs/integrations/json-output.md b/docs/integrations/json-output.md
index 70ddd48..47d3db8 100644
--- a/docs/integrations/json-output.md
+++ b/docs/integrations/json-output.md
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ than infer a lane schema from its name. The current D&D payload contracts are
 [NPC interactions](dnd-npc-interaction-artifacts.md),
 [combat turns](dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md),
 [item events](dnd-item-event-artifacts.md), and
-[scene descriptions](dnd-scene-description-artifacts.md).
+[scene descriptions](dnd-scene-description-artifacts.md), and
+[enemy events](dnd-enemy-event-artifacts.md).
 
 ## `manifest.json`
 
diff --git a/docs/internal/dnd.md b/docs/internal/dnd.md
index 2d19d1d..e286f94 100644
--- a/docs/internal/dnd.md
+++ b/docs/internal/dnd.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ selectable keys, bindings, reference syntax, and default validator chains.
 
 ## Durable Artifact Contracts
 
-The six lanes have separate durable wire contracts. This guide deliberately
+The seven lanes have separate durable wire contracts. This guide deliberately
 does not repeat their JSON shapes or schemas.
 
 | Lane | Durable contract |
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ does not repeat their JSON shapes or schemas.
 | Item events | [item-event artifacts](../integrations/dnd-item-event-artifacts.md) |
 | NPC interactions | [NPC-interaction artifacts](../integrations/dnd-npc-interaction-artifacts.md) |
 | Scene descriptions | [scene-description artifacts](../integrations/dnd-scene-description-artifacts.md) |
+| Enemy events | [enemy-event artifacts](../integrations/dnd-enemy-event-artifacts.md) |
 
 ## Family Composition
 
@@ -102,13 +103,13 @@ is documented in
 [Configuration](../config.md#production-validator-keys-and-default-chains).
 
 Normalizers are deterministic for spells, combat turns, item events, NPC
-interactions, and scene descriptions. They canonicalize display values and
-evidence, use source-document order for stable output, and issue bounded
-warnings for changes or collapsed duplicates. The NPC normalizer is the
-intentional exception: it first produces a deterministic candidate set, then
-uses a bounded structured-LLM proposal to reconcile identity groups. Invalid
-or unusable proposals retain the deterministic result and surface retry or
-fallback diagnostics; the model does not directly replace durable records.
+interactions, scene descriptions, and enemy events. They canonicalize display
+values and evidence, use source-document order for stable output, and issue
+bounded warnings for changes or collapsed duplicates. The NPC normalizer is
+the intentional exception: it first produces a deterministic candidate set,
+then uses a bounded structured-LLM proposal to reconcile identity groups.
+Invalid or unusable proposals retain the deterministic result and surface retry
+or fallback diagnostics; the model does not directly replace durable records.
 
 ## Generated References And Grounding
 
@@ -122,7 +123,10 @@ NPC registries are names-only grounding projections: they may canonicalize
 actors for spells and combat turns and are required for NPC interactions, but
 they do not supply evidence. Scene-description registries are eligibility-only
 projections: they retain the current chunk’s classification data, not scene
-prose or evidence, and exist to route combat extraction.
+prose or evidence, and exist to route combat extraction. Enemy-event extraction
+also projects combat turns to `actor` and `turn_kind` and filters NPC
+interactions to `combat_opponent` names and kinds. These compact projections,
+like NPC grounding, are source-free guidance and never event evidence.
 
 ## Lane-Specific Rules
 
@@ -137,11 +141,15 @@ shared helper changes.
 | Item events | Uses campaign context for disambiguation but has no NPC-registry or scene-description dependency. |
 | NPC interactions | Requires the normalized NPC registry at extraction and normalization, using it for canonical actor grounding only. |
 | Scene descriptions | Produces the classifications consumed by combat routing; it does not consume an NPC registry or provide evidence for combat artifacts. |
+| Enemy events | Requires NPC, scene-description, combat-turn, and NPC-interaction artifacts. It calls the LLM only for an exact `combat` classification, records ordered observations rather than terminal state, and normalizes recognized names through the NPC registry while preserving grounded collective labels. |
 
 The combat and scene-description contracts describe their exact handoff and
 empty-result behavior in more detail:
 [combat turns](../integrations/dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md) and
 [scene descriptions](../integrations/dnd-scene-description-artifacts.md).
+The [enemy-event contract](../integrations/dnd-enemy-event-artifacts.md)
+defines its durable semantics; [Configuration](../config.md) owns its
+selectable bindings and validation chains.
 
 ## Focused Verification
 
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/future.md b/docs/roadmap/future.md
index fd1c7a2..d308902 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/future.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/future.md
@@ -7,24 +7,6 @@ not as committed release dates.
 
 ## Near-Term D&D Pipeline
 
-### Combat Enemy Ledger
-
-- Add a D&D artifact that identifies enemies faced during combat and supports
-  an end-of-session encounter ledger.
-- Track each enemy's observed state using a small controlled vocabulary such as
-  `active`, `killed`, `fled`, `captured`, or `incapacitated`, while preserving
-  an explicit unresolved state when the transcript does not establish an
-  outcome.
-- Preserve the evidence for enemy participation and state changes rather than
-  inferring a terminal outcome from combat ending or an enemy disappearing
-  from the conversation.
-- Define how repeated mentions, groups of unnamed enemies, summoned or allied
-  creatures, and the same enemy appearing in multiple combats affect identity
-  and ledger entries.
-- Evaluate whether the ledger should be extracted directly, derived from
-  combat-turn artifacts, or use a sequential pipeline that consumes combat
-  turns and the normalized NPC registry as grounding references.
-
 ### Location Extraction
 
 - Add a D&D artifact for locations visited by the party or otherwise mentioned