{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "title": "The Skybridge Signal — shared character bible",
  "createdAt": "2026-08-12",
  "rightsStatement": "Original characters created for LlamaGen's public delivery-evidence evaluation. No third-party franchise or living-artist style reference is used.",
  "globalRules": [
    "Preserve the same apparent age, face shape, skin tone, hair silhouette, signature garment, and signature prop in every format.",
    "Format may change line weight, color treatment, screentone, rendering density, and camera language, but must not redesign the character.",
    "Do not add logos, readable text, speech balloons, watermarks, extra limbs, or substitute costumes.",
    "Mara's prosthetic is always her right hand. Lina's hair clip is always on her left side."
  ],
  "characters": [
    {
      "id": "lina-chen",
      "name": "Lina Chen",
      "role": "navigation runner",
      "age": 24,
      "identityAnchors": [
        "East Asian woman with warm light skin",
        "blunt chin-length black bob",
        "single white rectangular hair clip on her left side",
        "mustard-yellow hooded raincoat",
        "navy utility trousers",
        "black magnetic baton"
      ],
      "palette": {"raincoat": "#E7B93F", "trousers": "#17243B", "clip": "#F4F2EA"},
      "forbiddenChanges": ["long hair", "bangs covering both eyes", "hair clip on right side", "different coat color", "skirt"]
    },
    {
      "id": "kai-okafor",
      "name": "Kai Okafor",
      "role": "climbing and rigging runner",
      "age": 27,
      "identityAnchors": [
        "Black man with deep brown skin",
        "short tied-back locs with shaved sides",
        "bright orange scarf",
        "slate-gray weather jacket",
        "black climbing harness with silver carabiners",
        "compact zipline launcher"
      ],
      "palette": {"scarf": "#E86D2C", "jacket": "#45515E", "harness": "#181B20"},
      "forbiddenChanges": ["straight hair", "hat", "missing scarf", "yellow jacket", "clean-shaven sides replaced by full long hair"]
    },
    {
      "id": "mara-velez",
      "name": "Mara Velez",
      "role": "relay mechanic",
      "age": 52,
      "identityAnchors": [
        "Latina woman with medium olive skin",
        "long silver braid over her left shoulder",
        "round brass-rimmed glasses",
        "crimson mechanic coveralls",
        "articulated brass prosthetic right hand",
        "dark repair case and compact pulse tool"
      ],
      "palette": {"coveralls": "#9D2F3D", "prosthetic": "#B88A44", "case": "#24272B"},
      "forbiddenChanges": ["young appearance", "black hair", "missing glasses", "prosthetic left hand", "two organic hands", "blue coveralls"]
    },
    {
      "id": "jun-park",
      "name": "Jun Park",
      "role": "shield systems runner",
      "age": 19,
      "identityAnchors": [
        "East Asian man with light skin and a slim build",
        "turquoise undercut with dark natural roots",
        "oversized purple hoodie under a compact tech backpack",
        "transparent turquoise hexagonal shield emitter",
        "black fingerless gloves",
        "earnest, alert expression"
      ],
      "palette": {"hair": "#2CBCC3", "hoodie": "#6D49A8", "shield": "#55E5E8"},
      "forbiddenChanges": ["long hair", "orange scarf", "yellow coat", "opaque shield", "missing backpack", "muscular body type"]
    }
  ]
}