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      "name": "Ngô Quyền",
      "priority": "required",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/11062026-001-Trieu-Ngo/characters/ngo-quyen_ref.png",
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      "prompt": "Ngô Quyền: main founder king and commander. 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. Context: Tĩnh Hải quân, Bạch Đằng 938, Cổ Loa 939, end of Bắc thuộc. Negative: not later Lý/Trần emperor, not Chinese opera costume",
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    {
      "character_id": "duong-dinh-nghe",
      "name": "Dương Đình Nghệ",
      "priority": "recommended",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/11062026-001-Trieu-Ngo/characters/duong-dinh-nghe_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Dương Đình Nghệ: predecessor and father-in-law. Appearance: weathered Vietnamese self-rule leader, stern protective presence. Costume: early 10th-century military governor robe and armor. Temperament: steadfast, authoritative, patriotic. Context: self-rule before Ngô Quyền, Tĩnh Hải quân. Negative: avoid fantasy king look",
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    {
      "character_id": "kieu-cong-tien",
      "name": "Kiều Công Tiễn",
      "priority": "recommended",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/11062026-001-Trieu-Ngo/characters/kieu-cong-tien_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Kiều Công Tiễn: betrayer antagonist. Appearance: ambitious local strongman, tense calculating expression. Costume: 10th-century local official/warlord clothing. Temperament: fearful, opportunistic, treacherous. Context: killed Dương Đình Nghệ and called Nam Hán. Negative: avoid cartoon villain",
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    {
      "character_id": "hoang-thao-va-quan-nam-han",
      "name": "Hoằng Tháo và quân Nam Hán",
      "priority": "required",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/11062026-001-Trieu-Ngo/characters/hoang-thao-va-quan-nam-han_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Hoằng Tháo và quân Nam Hán: foreign invasion force. 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. Context: Nam Hán invasion defeated at Bạch Đằng 938. Negative: not modern Chinese army, not Qing queue",
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    {
      "character_id": "duong-tam-kha",
      "name": "Dương Tam Kha",
      "priority": "recommended",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/11062026-001-Trieu-Ngo/characters/duong-tam-kha_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Dương Tam Kha: usurper Bình Vương. Appearance: Vietnamese noble-politician, guarded expression, court intrigue aura. Costume: early Ngô court robe, subdued authority. Temperament: ambitious, complicated, politically divisive. Context: usurped the Ngô throne after Ngô Quyền died. Negative: do not make foreign",
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    {
      "character_id": "ngo-xuong-van-nam-tan-vuong",
      "name": "Ngô Xương Văn / Nam Tấn Vương",
      "priority": "recommended",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/11062026-001-Trieu-Ngo/characters/ngo-xuong-van-nam-tan-vuong_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Ngô Xương Văn / Nam Tấn Vương: restorer king. Appearance: young Vietnamese prince with determined face, carrying burden of restoration. Costume: early Ngô royal-warrior robe and light armor. Temperament: resolute, restrained, dutiful. Context: overthrew Dương Tam Kha, Hậu Ngô Vương, died suppressing disorder. Negative: distinct from Ngô Quyền but family resemblance",
      "bytes": 3154612
    },
    {
      "character_id": "ngo-xuong-ngap-thien-sach-vuong",
      "name": "Ngô Xương Ngập / Thiên Sách Vương",
      "priority": "recommended",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/11062026-001-Trieu-Ngo/characters/ngo-xuong-ngap-thien-sach-vuong_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Ngô Xương Ngập / Thiên Sách Vương: co-ruler elder brother. Appearance: dignified exiled prince returned to court. Costume: early Ngô royal robe. Temperament: legitimate, solemn, cautious. Context: co-ruler during Hậu Ngô Vương. Negative: avoid identical clone of Ngô Xương Văn",
      "bytes": 3020735
    },
    {
      "character_id": "hao-truong-va-muoi-hai-su-quan",
      "name": "Hào trưởng và mười hai sứ quân",
      "priority": "recommended",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/11062026-001-Trieu-Ngo/characters/hao-truong-va-muoi-hai-su-quan_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Hào trưởng và mười hai sứ quân: recurring local warlords and fragmented powers. Appearance: Vietnamese local strongmen, fortified villages, private soldiers, banners. Costume: 10th-century local warlord clothing and simple armor. Temperament: independent, tense, opportunistic. Context: late Ngô fragmentation before Đinh Bộ Lĩnh. Negative: not later medieval European lords",
      "bytes": 3125611
    },
    {
      "character_id": "dan-viet-thoi-dau-doc-lap",
      "name": "Dân Việt thời đầu độc lập",
      "priority": "required",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/11062026-001-Trieu-Ngo/characters/dan-viet-thoi-dau-doc-lap_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Dân Việt thời đầu độc lập: recurring people and communities. 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. Context: post-Bắc thuộc communities around Bạch Đằng, Cổ Loa, villages. Negative: no modern clothing",
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    "required_refs_exist": true,
    "approved_for_scene_generation": true,
    "approval_note": "User approved continuing to final; refs are treated as workflow-approved after generation."
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