{
  "project_id": "03072026-001-Han-Tin",
  "visual_style_global": "16:9 horizontal historical storytelling image, ink-wash window centered on warm antique paper, muted brown-black/charcoal watercolor, early Qin-Han / Chu-Han historical grounding, no modern/fantasy drift.",
  "consistency_rules": [
    "Use Hàn Tín trẻ tuổi only for poverty/market humiliation scenes.",
    "Use Hàn Tín đại tướng for military campaigns and court after rise.",
    "Use period-correct late Qin/early Western Han clothing, armor, banners, architecture."
  ],
  "characters": [
    {
      "name": "Hàn Tín trẻ tuổi",
      "role": "Main character early life, poor swordsman in Hoài Âm",
      "estimated_age": "20-28",
      "appearance": "thin young Han Chinese man, sharp thoughtful eyes, tied black hair, restrained posture, humble but intense",
      "costume": "plain worn late Qin/early Han cloth robe, simple belt, old sword on back",
      "temperament": "patient, wounded pride, frightening self-control",
      "historical_cultural_context": "late Qin collapse, Huaiyin marketplace, lower-class wandering swordsman",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "young Han Xin",
        "Hoai Am market",
        "worn sword",
        "humiliation"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "no fantasy armor, no modern street, no Qing queue"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hàn Tín đại tướng",
      "role": "Main character as Han grand general and strategist",
      "estimated_age": "30-38",
      "appearance": "lean commanding Han Chinese general, angular face, calm calculating gaze, black hair under commander headgear",
      "costume": "early Western Han lamellar armor, dark robe layers, command seal, sword, muted red/black banners",
      "temperament": "brilliant, controlled, strategic, proud",
      "historical_cultural_context": "Chu-Han contention, Qin-Han transition military culture",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "Han Xin general",
        "Han army",
        "strategy map",
        "early Han armor"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "no Three Kingdoms armor, no Tang/Song/Ming/Qing clothing"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lưu Bang",
      "role": "Han king and future emperor who uses talented men",
      "estimated_age": "45-55",
      "appearance": "middle-aged Han Chinese ruler, practical face, short beard, shrewd eyes",
      "costume": "early Han noble robe and battlefield cloak, modest imperial bearing before full empire",
      "temperament": "charismatic, pragmatic, suspicious after victory",
      "historical_cultural_context": "King of Han during Chu-Han War, founder of Han dynasty",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "Liu Bang",
        "Han king",
        "pragmatic ruler"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "no dragon emperor excess before founding, no later dynasty crown"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tiêu Hà",
      "role": "Chancellor and talent scout who recommends Hàn Tín",
      "estimated_age": "45-60",
      "appearance": "scholarly older Han official, long beard, intelligent tired eyes",
      "costume": "early Han official robes, simple cap, travel cloak for moonlit chase",
      "temperament": "steady, discerning, loyal to statecraft",
      "historical_cultural_context": "Han administrative elite, logistics and governance",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "Xiao He",
        "moon chase",
        "Han official"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "no modern scholar clothing"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hạng Vũ",
      "role": "Western Chu hegemon king and tragic rival",
      "estimated_age": "28-32",
      "appearance": "powerful heroic Chu warrior, broad shoulders, intense eyes, commanding presence",
      "costume": "Chu aristocratic armor, heavy cloak, halberd or sword, dark war banners",
      "temperament": "fierce, proud, heroic, impetuous",
      "historical_cultural_context": "Chu aristocracy and Chu-Han War",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "Xiang Yu",
        "Chu warrior",
        "Cai Xia",
        "Wu River"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "no fantasy barbarian design, no Roman armor"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lữ hậu",
      "role": "Empress who executes Hàn Tín in political purge",
      "estimated_age": "35-45",
      "appearance": "stern Han court woman, composed face, cold political gaze",
      "costume": "early Han palace robes, restrained noble hair ornaments, dark red and black palette",
      "temperament": "ruthless, calculating, controlled",
      "historical_cultural_context": "early Han imperial court, Changle Palace",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "Empress Lu",
        "Han palace",
        "court intrigue"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "no Tang palace costume, no Qing hair ornaments"
    },
    {
      "name": "Khoái Triệt",
      "role": "Strategist who advises Hàn Tín to divide the realm",
      "estimated_age": "40-55",
      "appearance": "thin sharp-eyed counselor, quiet intense expression",
      "costume": "plain strategist robe, bamboo slips, travel-worn cloak",
      "temperament": "coldly rational, farsighted",
      "historical_cultural_context": "wandering Chu-Han era persuader and strategist",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "Kuai Che",
        "strategist",
        "three-way realm"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "no fantasy wizard look"
    },
    {
      "name": "Binh sĩ Hán",
      "role": "Recurring Han army soldiers and banners",
      "estimated_age": "varied adults",
      "appearance": "East Asian soldiers, disciplined but weary, simple helmets and lamellar pieces",
      "costume": "early Han infantry armor, spears, crossbows, red-black Han banners",
      "temperament": "tense, resilient, loyal under pressure",
      "historical_cultural_context": "Qin-Han transition army",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "Han soldiers",
        "red black banners",
        "ancient Chinese infantry"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "no modern guns, no plate armor"
    },
    {
      "name": "Quân Sở",
      "role": "Recurring Chu forces under Hạng Vũ and Long Thư",
      "estimated_age": "varied adults",
      "appearance": "hardened East Asian warriors, proud fierce expressions",
      "costume": "Chu-style armor, dark blue/black banners, spears and halberds",
      "temperament": "bold, proud, shaken near defeat",
      "historical_cultural_context": "Western Chu army during Chu-Han contention",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "Chu army",
        "Xiang Yu banners",
        "ancient battlefield"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "no fantasy monster army"
    }
  ]
}