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# D&D NPC Artifact
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This document defines the durable D&D NPC-list artifact, its JSON codec, and
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the selectable production NPC pipeline. The normalized JSON payload can be
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passed explicitly to the spell extractor as an optional caster-name registry
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or to the combat extractor and normalizer as an actor registry. It
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remains a reference, not spell or combat evidence.
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The NPC interaction extractor and normalizer also consume this registry for
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canonical identity; registry source references remain provenance and never
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become interaction evidence. Their occurrence contract is defined in the
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[D&D NPC interaction artifact](dnd-npc-interaction-artifacts.md).
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## Identity
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- Artifact kind: `dnd/npc-list`
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- Durable schema ID: `notarius.dnd.npcs`
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- Durable schema name: `notarius_dnd_npcs_v1`
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- Durable schema version: `v1`
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- Media type: `application/json`
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- Identity policy: `dnd.npcs.identity.v1`
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The durable JSON Schema is owned by the D&D NPC codec. NPC IDs are derived from
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the Unicode-normalized, case-folded canonical name using the identity policy.
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The durable codec enforces the artifact shape and ID syntax; registry identity
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validation remains a separate deterministic concern.
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The extractor's private LLM response schema is a separate structural transport
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contract. It omits framework-assigned NPC and source IDs and admits semantic
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candidates for the deterministic shape and source-reference validators; it is
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not part of this durable contract.
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## Output Shape
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The payload is one object with a required top-level `npcs` array:
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```json
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{"npcs": []}
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```
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The array may be empty. Every object and nested object rejects unknown fields.
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## NPC Fields
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Each NPC contains exactly these required fields:
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- `id`: `npc:sha256:` followed by 64 lowercase hexadecimal characters;
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- `name`: the canonical display name;
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- `source_refs`: at least one source reference supporting the NPC record.
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Each source reference contains required `source_id`, `start_unit_id`, and
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`end_unit_id`; unit IDs are positive integers. Source document identity, unit
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existence, and range ordering are validated by the source-reference validator
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when the artifact is used by a pipeline.
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## Codec Boundary
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`EncodeCandidate` and `DecodeCandidate` provide strict single-value JSON
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serialization while preserving typed values that still need semantic
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validation. `Encode` and `Decode` are the approved-artifact boundary and
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require all durable structural fields, non-empty required strings, valid source
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reference shapes, and the NPC ID pattern.
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Codec metadata contains only `npc_count`. Schema bytes and returned metadata
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are independent values so callers cannot mutate codec-owned state.
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## Production Pipeline
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The production identities are:
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- extractor: `dnd/npcs`;
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- artifact kind: `dnd/npc-list`;
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- normalizer: `dnd/npcs`; and
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- durable schema: `notarius.dnd.npcs`, version `v1`, media type
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`application/json`.
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The extractor maps private model records to the current source identity and
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assigns deterministic IDs. Extraction validation checks shape, source
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references, and source relatedness. The normalizer first consolidates equal
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canonical-name matches, then may make one document-level LLM-assisted identity
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decision per configured normalize attempt for eligible distinctly named
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records. Consolidation is name-based: it retains a supplied canonical display
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name, keeps the earliest affected output position, derives its ID again, and
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unions exact evidence in canonical order. Ambiguous, invalid, or conflicting
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proposals are not applied; independently safe matches may still be retained.
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After the retry budget is exhausted, the safe result is accepted with bounded
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normalization warnings and the usual validation. The durable v1 artifact shape
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does not add aliases, proposal fields, or any other semantic-normalization
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representation.
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The extraction prompt asks only for individually identifiable NPC names backed
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by source evidence. Groups, generic roles, invented labels, and descriptive or
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relationship enrichment are outside the contract.
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The default extraction chain is `generic/valid_json`,
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`extract/dnd/npcs/shape`, `extract/dnd/npcs/source_refs`,
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`generic/valid_json_schema`, and `extract/dnd/npcs/source_relatedness`. The
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default normalize chain is `generic/valid_json`, `extract/dnd/npcs/shape`,
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`normalize/dnd/npcs/identity`, `extract/dnd/npcs/source_refs`,
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`generic/valid_json_schema`, and `extract/dnd/npcs/source_relatedness`.
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Relatedness emits bounded warnings when an NPC canonical name is not present
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near its cited transcript text; opaque campaign
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references may explain such a warning but do not become evidence.
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## Manifest And Artifact Handoff
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The NPC extractor records prompt and response-schema identities. The durable
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codec records only `npc_count`; raw names, source references, and payload bytes
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stay in the lane file rather than manifest
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metadata. The normalized lane can be consumed by a later ordered step through
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the registered canonical codec:
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```yaml
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steps:
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- id: identify-npcs
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artifacts:
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npcs:
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extract: dnd/npcs
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normalize: dnd/npcs
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scene-descriptions:
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extract: dnd/scene-descriptions
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normalize: dnd/scene-descriptions
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- id: grounded-events
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references:
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npcs:
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artifact:
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step: identify-npcs
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lane: npcs
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scene_descriptions:
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artifact:
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step: identify-npcs
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lane: scene-descriptions
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artifacts:
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spells:
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extract: dnd/spells
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normalize: dnd/spells
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combat:
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extract: dnd/combat-turns
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normalize: dnd/combat-turns
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```
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The framework hands only accepted normalized artifacts across the barrier. It
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validates the canonical bytes against each consumer slot and clones the NPC
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operation-time reference for spell and combat consumers. The accompanying
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scene-description reference is required by the combat extractor for eligibility
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only; its consumer contract is defined in the
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[D&D combat-turn artifact contract](dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md). Generated
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provenance records the artifact kind, schema identity, media type, canonical
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digest, size, and producer step/lane/module, but not names, source ranges, or
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payload bytes. External normalized files remain supported as explicit references
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and retain their file provenance.
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NPC source references are registry provenance and are never accepted as spell
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or combat evidence. Current transcript units remain the only event evidence.
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Consumers receive a separate names-only projection in normalized registry
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order, for example `{"npcs":[{"name":"Mira Thorn"}]}`. The projection omits
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IDs and evidence. Its digest covers the exact projected bytes and is used for
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consumer-local checkpoint identity, while the full durable artifact digest
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remains the manifest and generated-reference provenance identity. The unbound
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projection is exactly `{"npcs":[]}` and also has a projection digest.
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