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      "character_id": "mac-dang-dung",
      "name": "Mạc Đăng Dung",
      "priority": "required",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/29062026-001-Nha-Mac/characters/mac-dang-dung_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Mạc Đăng Dung: founder of the Mạc dynasty, military strongman turned emperor. Appearance: mature Vietnamese military ruler, stern practical face, strong build. Costume: early 16th-century Đại Việt court-military robe, dark lacquered armor elements, mandarin belt, restrained royal dignity. Temperament: decisive, pragmatic, controversial. Context: 1527 Đại Việt, late Lê sơ collapse, Cổ Trai Hải Dương / Thăng Long court. Negative: no Qing queue, no fantasy emperor, no Chinese opera costume",
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    {
      "character_id": "mac-dang-doanh",
      "name": "Mạc Đăng Doanh",
      "priority": "required",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/29062026-001-Nha-Mac/characters/mac-dang-doanh_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Mạc Đăng Doanh: capable second Mạc ruler. Appearance: Vietnamese king in his prime, composed and disciplined. Costume: Mạc royal robe with practical court armor undertone, muted crimson and dark indigo. Temperament: orderly, reform-minded. Context: Mạc court attempting stabilization in Bắc triều. Negative: no Ming/Qing drift",
      "bytes": 2943057
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    {
      "character_id": "mac-mau-hop",
      "name": "Mạc Mậu Hợp",
      "priority": "required",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/29062026-001-Nha-Mac/characters/mac-mau-hop_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Mạc Mậu Hợp: late Mạc ruler during decline. Appearance: young to middle-aged Vietnamese king, anxious noble face. Costume: late Mạc royal robes, tired court atmosphere. Temperament: weak, pressured, embattled. Context: Thăng Long before 1592 fall. Negative: avoid caricature villain",
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    },
    {
      "character_id": "nguyen-binh-khiem-bach-van-cu-si",
      "name": "Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm / Bạch Vân cư sĩ",
      "priority": "required",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/29062026-001-Nha-Mac/characters/nguyen-binh-khiem-bach-van-cu-si_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm / Bạch Vân cư sĩ: scholar, Trạng nguyên, sage of the Mạc period. Appearance: elder Vietnamese scholar with calm penetrating eyes, white beard. Costume: simple scholar robe, Confucian cap, scrolls, rural school setting. Temperament: wise, detached, contemplative. Context: 16th-century Mạc intellectual life, Bạch Vân hermitage. Negative: no Taoist fantasy wizard",
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    },
    {
      "character_id": "le-trung-hung-le-trang-tong",
      "name": "Lê Trung hưng / Lê Trang Tông",
      "priority": "required",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/29062026-001-Nha-Mac/characters/le-trung-hung-le-trang-tong_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Lê Trung hưng / Lê Trang Tông: restored Lê legitimacy in Nam triều. Appearance: Vietnamese royal claimant, young solemn ruler. Costume: Lê royal robe, Lam Sơn/Thanh Hóa symbolism. Temperament: symbolic, resolute. Context: 1533 Thanh Hóa, restored Lê court. Negative: no modern nationalist flag",
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    },
    {
      "character_id": "nguyen-kim-va-trinh-kiem",
      "name": "Nguyễn Kim và Trịnh Kiểm",
      "priority": "required",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/29062026-001-Nha-Mac/characters/nguyen-kim-va-trinh-kiem_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Nguyễn Kim và Trịnh Kiểm: Nam triều military founders and commanders. Appearance: Vietnamese warlords, hardened faces, commanding posture. Costume: 16th-century Đại Việt armor, cloaks, spears, command banners. Temperament: ambitious, disciplined, strategic. Context: Thanh Hóa/Nghệ An resistance against Mạc. Negative: no European armor",
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    },
    {
      "character_id": "trinh-tung-va-quan-le-trinh",
      "name": "Trịnh Tùng và quân Lê-Trịnh",
      "priority": "required",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/29062026-001-Nha-Mac/characters/trinh-tung-va-quan-le-trinh_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Trịnh Tùng và quân Lê-Trịnh: decisive force that retook Thăng Long. Appearance: Vietnamese commander and disciplined army. Costume: late 16th-century Đại Việt armor, banners, siege gear. Temperament: decisive, relentless. Context: 1592 campaign against Mạc in Thăng Long. Negative: no guns as dominant unless subtle matchlocks historically grounded",
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    },
    {
      "character_id": "si-phu-va-quan-lai-dai-viet",
      "name": "Sĩ phu và quan lại Đại Việt",
      "priority": "recommended",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/29062026-001-Nha-Mac/characters/si-phu-va-quan-lai-dai-viet_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Sĩ phu và quan lại Đại Việt: scholars and mandarins divided by legitimacy. Appearance: Vietnamese literati group, conflicted expressions. Costume: mandarin robes, scholar hats, tablets and scrolls. Temperament: divided, principled, anxious. Context: Mạc vs Lê legitimacy dispute. Negative: no modern suits",
      "bytes": 2999323
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    {
      "character_id": "dan-chung-nam-bac-trieu",
      "name": "Dân chúng Nam-Bắc triều",
      "priority": "required",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/29062026-001-Nha-Mac/characters/dan-chung-nam-bac-trieu_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Dân chúng Nam-Bắc triều: common people suffering civil war. Appearance: Vietnamese villagers, farmers, women, children, conscripts, weary faces. Costume: plain linen/hemp clothing, straw hats, simple tools, bundles. Temperament: exhausted, resilient. Context: 16th-century villages in Bắc Bộ/Thanh Nghệ war zones. Negative: no modern objects",
      "bytes": 3104209
    },
    {
      "character_id": "quan-mac-bac-trieu",
      "name": "Quân Mạc / Bắc triều",
      "priority": "required",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/29062026-001-Nha-Mac/characters/quan-mac-bac-trieu_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Quân Mạc / Bắc triều: recurring Mạc soldiers and officials. Appearance: Vietnamese soldiers of northern court, serious and battle-worn. Costume: 16th-century Đại Việt armor, spears, shields, Mạc banners. Temperament: loyal, defensive, disciplined. Context: Mạc-controlled Thăng Long and Bắc Bộ. Negative: no fantasy armor",
      "bytes": 3121847
    },
    {
      "character_id": "nha-minh-su-than-va-bien-gioi",
      "name": "Nhà Minh sứ thần và biên giới",
      "priority": "recommended",
      "output_path": "/data/video-pipeline/Youtube-Video-Maker/Project/29062026-001-Nha-Mac/characters/nha-minh-su-than-va-bien-gioi_ref.png",
      "status": "generated",
      "prompt": "Nhà Minh sứ thần và biên giới: Ming envoys and northern pressure. Appearance: Ming officials and border troops, formal imposing presence. Costume: Ming dynasty official robes and border armor, flags, documents. Temperament: threatening, diplomatic pressure. Context: 1540 border crisis with Ming dynasty. Negative: no Qing dynasty clothing",
      "bytes": 3060743
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  "validation": {
    "required_refs_exist": true,
    "approved_for_scene_generation": true,
    "approval_note": "User requested run through Step 06; generated refs are workflow-approved for scene generation."
  }
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