{
  "project_id": "11062026-001-Trieu-Ngo",
  "visual_style_global": "Vietnamese 10th-century post-Bắc thuộc historical ink-wash storytelling on warm antique paper; early independent Việt polity, Cổ Loa, Bạch Đằng, rough local courts and river warfare.",
  "consistency_rules": [
    "Keep Ngô Quyền central identity distinct from later Ngô princes.",
    "Separate Nam Hán naval troops culturally from local Việt forces.",
    "Local warlords should feel 10th-century Việt, not later Trần/Lê or Chinese opera.",
    "Avoid modern objects and later dynasty anachronisms."
  ],
  "characters": [
    {
      "name": "Ngô Quyền",
      "role": "main founder king and commander",
      "estimated_age": "mature commander in his forties",
      "appearance": "Vietnamese 10th-century military leader, resolute eyes, strong jaw, commanding but grounded",
      "costume": "early Vietnamese noble-warrior robe, lamellar/leather armor, dark indigo/brown/red accents, simple royal authority after victory",
      "temperament": "decisive, strategic, calm, patriotic, politically foundational",
      "historical_cultural_context": "Tĩnh Hải quân, Bạch Đằng 938, Cổ Loa 939, end of Bắc thuộc",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "Ngô Quyền",
        "Bạch Đằng stakes",
        "Cổ Loa",
        "xưng vương"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "not later Lý/Trần emperor, not Chinese opera costume"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dương Đình Nghệ",
      "role": "predecessor and father-in-law",
      "estimated_age": "elder military governor",
      "appearance": "weathered Vietnamese self-rule leader, stern protective presence",
      "costume": "early 10th-century military governor robe and armor",
      "temperament": "steadfast, authoritative, patriotic",
      "historical_cultural_context": "self-rule before Ngô Quyền, Tĩnh Hải quân",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "Dương Đình Nghệ",
        "họ Dương",
        "tự chủ"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "avoid fantasy king look"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kiều Công Tiễn",
      "role": "betrayer antagonist",
      "estimated_age": "adult warlord",
      "appearance": "ambitious local strongman, tense calculating expression",
      "costume": "10th-century local official/warlord clothing",
      "temperament": "fearful, opportunistic, treacherous",
      "historical_cultural_context": "killed Dương Đình Nghệ and called Nam Hán",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "phản bội",
        "cầu cứu Nam Hán"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "avoid cartoon villain"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hoằng Tháo và quân Nam Hán",
      "role": "foreign invasion force",
      "estimated_age": "young commander and naval troops",
      "appearance": "South Han prince commander with naval army, warships, armor, banners",
      "costume": "10th-century southern Chinese naval military armor, not Ming/Qing",
      "temperament": "arrogant, aggressive, shocked by ambush",
      "historical_cultural_context": "Nam Hán invasion defeated at Bạch Đằng 938",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "Hoằng Tháo",
        "Nam Hán",
        "chiến thuyền",
        "Bạch Đằng"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "not modern Chinese army, not Qing queue"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dương Tam Kha",
      "role": "usurper Bình Vương",
      "estimated_age": "middle-aged noble",
      "appearance": "Vietnamese noble-politician, guarded expression, court intrigue aura",
      "costume": "early Ngô court robe, subdued authority",
      "temperament": "ambitious, complicated, politically divisive",
      "historical_cultural_context": "usurped the Ngô throne after Ngô Quyền died",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "Dương Tam Kha",
        "Bình Vương",
        "cướp ngôi"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "do not make foreign"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ngô Xương Văn / Nam Tấn Vương",
      "role": "restorer king",
      "estimated_age": "young to mature prince-warrior",
      "appearance": "young Vietnamese prince with determined face, carrying burden of restoration",
      "costume": "early Ngô royal-warrior robe and light armor",
      "temperament": "resolute, restrained, dutiful",
      "historical_cultural_context": "overthrew Dương Tam Kha, Hậu Ngô Vương, died suppressing disorder",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "Nam Tấn Vương",
        "khôi phục họ Ngô"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "distinct from Ngô Quyền but family resemblance"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ngô Xương Ngập / Thiên Sách Vương",
      "role": "co-ruler elder brother",
      "estimated_age": "mature prince",
      "appearance": "dignified exiled prince returned to court",
      "costume": "early Ngô royal robe",
      "temperament": "legitimate, solemn, cautious",
      "historical_cultural_context": "co-ruler during Hậu Ngô Vương",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "Thiên Sách Vương",
        "Hậu Ngô Vương"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "avoid identical clone of Ngô Xương Văn"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hào trưởng và mười hai sứ quân",
      "role": "recurring local warlords and fragmented powers",
      "estimated_age": "varied adult leaders and troops",
      "appearance": "Vietnamese local strongmen, fortified villages, private soldiers, banners",
      "costume": "10th-century local warlord clothing and simple armor",
      "temperament": "independent, tense, opportunistic",
      "historical_cultural_context": "late Ngô fragmentation before Đinh Bộ Lĩnh",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "mười hai sứ quân",
        "cát cứ",
        "Bình Kiều",
        "Đỗ Động Giang"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "not later medieval European lords"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dân Việt thời đầu độc lập",
      "role": "recurring people and communities",
      "estimated_age": "varied villagers, boatmen, soldiers",
      "appearance": "Vietnamese villagers, river workers, stake builders, families after Bắc thuộc",
      "costume": "plain 10th-century Việt clothing, conical/bamboo hats, river tools",
      "temperament": "resilient, hopeful, weary from war",
      "historical_cultural_context": "post-Bắc thuộc communities around Bạch Đằng, Cổ Loa, villages",
      "visual_keywords": [
        "người Việt",
        "Bắc thuộc",
        "tự chủ",
        "làng xã"
      ],
      "negative_notes": "no modern clothing"
    }
  ]
}