refactor(simulation): move content/ under server/ (#669)

Content files (RON templates, YAML campaigns, gauntlet data) are consumed exclusively by the server. Colocate them at server/content/ and update all path references in Rust source, tooling scripts, and schema files. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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+# Main Campaign metadata (D-003)
+display_name: "The Settled Reach"
+description: >
+  The core campaign. Set in a universe of wormhole-connected star systems,
+  neural lattice technology, and faction-driven politics. Occlusion-based
+  detective game with combat elements.
+version: "0.1.0"
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+# Sova Transit District metadata (D-036)
+# Identity derived from directory path: campaigns/main/systems/van-maanens-star/stations/sova/districts/transit/
+# canonical_id: van-maanens-star.sova.transit (derived at load time by ContentValidator)
+display_name: "Sova Transit District"
+description: >
+  A 40-year-old prefab-modular-retrofitted freight logistics hub on Station Sova.
+  Five locations: The Terminal (logistics hub), The Last Shift (bar),
+  maintenance corridors, gate corridor (ground level), and the observation
+  gallery (Commission-only, z=2 above the gate concourse).
+locations:
+  - "the-terminal"
+  - "the-last-shift"
+  - "maintenance-corridors"
+  - "gate-ground"
+  - "gate-gallery"
+npc_count: 17
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+# Environmental Text: Maintenance Corridors
+# Signs, terminals, documents, readable objects.
+# Investigation-heavy. This is where the operational evidence lives.
+# Ticket: #262 | Sprint: 12
+
+location: maintenance-corridors
+items:
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # ACCESS RESTRICTION SIGN — corridor entrance
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_corridor_001
+    type: sign
+    label: "Restricted Access Notice"
+    visibility: always
+    text: >
+      RESTRICTED ACCESS — MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ONLY
+
+      B-CORRIDOR SECTOR — AUTHORIZED ENTRY REQUIRED
+
+      Unauthorized entry subject to Sova Station Authority review.
+      Commission Order 7741-B applies.
+
+      Report unauthorized personnel to: Station Security (Lattice: SovaStation/Security)
+    tags: [atmospheric, b7-corridor]
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # MERIDIAN COVERAGE SCHEDULE — posted on corridor wall
+  # Most investigation-relevant item in the game.
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_corridor_002
+    type: document
+    label: "Meridian Scan Schedule"
+    visibility: examine_only
+    text: >
+      MERIDIAN SURVEILLANCE COVERAGE — SOVA TRANSIT DISTRICT
+      MAINTENANCE CORRIDOR SECTOR — CURRENT CYCLE
+
+      Active coverage windows (full corridor monitoring):
+        06:00-07:30 | 10:00-11:00 | 14:00-15:30 | 22:00-23:00
+
+      Reduced coverage (perimeter only):
+        07:30-10:00 | 11:00-14:00 | 15:30-22:00 | 23:00-06:00
+
+      NOTE: Span gate maintenance cycles create signal interference.
+      Coverage gaps during gate calibration: approx 14:20-14:45.
+
+      Posted by: Sova Meridian Network Maintenance Division
+    tags: [investigation-relevant, meridian, surveillance-gap, critical]
+    knowledge_grant:
+      fact_id: "location.surveillance_gaps"
+      confidence: knows_details
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # MAINTENANCE LOG SHEET — handwritten clipboard at corridor junction
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_corridor_003
+    type: document
+    label: "Maintenance Log (B-7 Corridor)"
+    visibility: examine_only
+    text: >
+      B-7 CORRIDOR — MAINTENANCE LOG
+      Logged by: Pael Varren
+
+      [Month 11, Day 4]
+      Air scrubber pressure variance. Reset. Source unclear.
+
+      [Month 11, Day 12]
+      Seal failure B-7 junction. Third occurrence. Replaced again.
+      Noted: floor wear pattern inconsistent with posted traffic.
+      Possible deferred maintenance backlog creating additional load.
+
+      [Month 11, Day 22]
+      Recurring seal failure. Escalated to deferred queue.
+      NOTE: Pressure sensors reading elevated load during 14:00-15:00
+      window. Does not match shift transition foot traffic.
+      Filed maintenance anomaly report — awaiting management review.
+    tags: [investigation-relevant, b7-corridor, pael, critical]
+    knowledge_grant:
+      fact_id: "location.corridor_b7_restricted"
+      confidence: knows_of
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # ROUTING DIAGRAM — cargo flow map posted at junction
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_corridor_004
+    type: sign
+    label: "Cargo Routing Diagram"
+    visibility: always
+    text: >
+      SOVA TRANSIT — MAINTENANCE CORRIDOR ROUTING
+      [Technical diagram showing freight flow paths]
+
+      Standard freight path: Bay > Terminal > Surface Storage
+      Emergency reroute: Bay > B-corridor > Temporary Hold (C-4)
+      Maintenance access: B-corridor > Service Lift > Environmental Systems
+
+      [Someone has drawn a thin pencil line from Bay 4 to C-4 to
+      the service lift, bypassing the standard terminal route]
+    tags: [investigation-relevant, b7-corridor, smuggling-route]
+    knowledge_grant:
+      fact_id: "location.smuggling_route"
+      confidence: suspects
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # ENVIRONMENTAL WARNING — recycled air quality
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_corridor_005
+    type: sign
+    label: "Environmental Quality Notice"
+    visibility: always
+    text: >
+      CORRIDOR ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS — CURRENT READINGS
+
+      CO2: 0.12% [ACCEPTABLE — upper threshold 0.15%]
+      Particulate: ELEVATED — see maintenance queue
+      Temperature: 19.4°C [nominal]
+      Recycled air freshness: 73% [minimum recommended: 80%]
+
+      If recycled air quality falls below 70%, report to maintenance.
+      Current status: Monitor.
+    tags: [atmospheric, environmental]
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # TEMPORARY STORAGE MANIFEST SHEET
+  # At the C-4 temporary hold point
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_corridor_006
+    type: document
+    label: "Temporary Storage Log (C-4)"
+    visibility: examine_only
+    text: >
+      C-4 TEMPORARY HOLD — CONTENTS LOG
+      [Printed manifest, partial, two pages visible]
+
+      Container 4466 — Cleared — removed Month 11 Day 1
+      Container 4467 — Cleared — removed Month 11 Day 3
+      Container 4468 — Cleared — removed Month 11 Day 3
+      Container 4469 — [NO ENTRY]
+      Container 4470 — Cleared — removed Month 11 Day 8
+      Container 4471 — [PENDING — entered Month 11 Day 15, no removal logged]
+      Container 4472 — Cleared — removed Month 11 Day 18
+
+      [Gap in numbering between 4469-4470 has no explanation column]
+    tags: [container-4471, critical]
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+# Environmental Text: The Last Shift (Bar)
+# Signs, terminals, documents, readable objects.
+# Atmosphere-heavy. Some investigation relevance through social texture.
+# Ticket: #262 | Sprint: 12
+
+location: the-last-shift
+items:
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # DRINK MENU — handwritten, scratched-out prices
+  # Above the bar. Visible to anyone.
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_bar_001
+    type: sign
+    label: "Drink Menu"
+    visibility: always
+    text: >
+      THE LAST SHIFT
+      (Lera's)
+
+      Van Maanen's Star grain spirit — 4c
+      Pale station brew — 3c  ~~2c~~
+      Dark station brew — 3c
+      Import (off-station) — 8c
+      Sova standard water — 1c
+      Meal (hot, whatever's running) — 6c
+
+      No tabs. No Commission business at the bar.
+      House rules posted.
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Import's doubled since last year. Everything's tighter."
+      detective: >
+        "No Commission business at the bar." That's Lera's personal policy.
+        She'll have opinions about why.
+    tags: [atmospheric]
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # LERA'S RULES — above the bar
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_bar_002
+    type: sign
+    label: "House Rules"
+    visibility: always
+    text: >
+      LERA'S — HOUSE RULES
+
+      1. Pay before you're too drunk to remember.
+      2. Arguments outside. Always.
+      3. What's said at the bar stays at the bar.
+      4. No job talk after 20:00.
+      5. Torek Lintar runs his own tab. Don't ask.
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Rule 5. Lera's been running Torek's tab for years. Old arrangement."
+      detective: >
+        Rule 5 is specific. Named. Torek Lintar has a standing arrangement
+        here. That's the third time his name has come up without context.
+    tags: [investigation-relevant, torek-lintar, lera]
+    knowledge_grant:
+      fact_id: "relationship.torek_bar_arrangement"
+      confidence: suspects
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # NOTICE BOARD — general community notices
+  # Examine to read individual notices.
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_bar_003
+    type: readable_object
+    label: "Notice Board"
+    visibility: always
+    text: >
+      [NOTICE BOARD — various papers pinned over each other]
+
+      MISSING: Vessels Tamm, last seen Sova Transit District, Month 11.
+      Contact: Lattice Commission Sova liaison or speak to Lera.
+
+      CARGO WORKERS' ASSOCIATION — Monthly meeting, back room, Month 12,
+      evening shift. All Sova Transit workers welcome. Bring your own.
+
+      ROOM AVAILABLE: Residential pod B-3, lower level. Quiet. Short-term.
+      Speak to Harek at the bar.
+
+      [handwritten, pinned over the others:]
+      ANYONE KNOW WHO LEFT A TRANSIT BAG IN THE STORAGE ROOM?
+      IT'S BEEN THREE WEEKS.
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: >
+        Vessels Tamm. Missing person notice. That name's from the Tamm family —
+        Naia's connection? Or coincidence. Probably coincidence.
+      detective: >
+        Missing persons notice. Vessels Tamm. Sova Transit District. Cross-reference
+        Tamm with case file — possible Naia Tamm relation. Flag for follow-up.
+    tags: [investigation-relevant, naia-tamm-adjacent, harek]
+    knowledge_grant:
+      fact_id: "relationship.tamm_family"
+      confidence: suspects
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # GRAFFITI — bathroom wall
+  # Examine to read.
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_bar_004
+    type: readable_object
+    label: "Graffiti (Bathroom Wall)"
+    visibility: examine_only
+    text: >
+      [scratched into the wall surface over several years]
+
+      Voss doesn't check bay 4. Never has. Never will.
+
+      The Commission sees what it wants to see.
+
+      Lera knows.
+
+      [someone added in different handwriting:]
+      Lera doesn't know anything. She just sells drinks.
+
+      [original hand, below:]
+      Keep telling yourself that.
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Graffiti's been here since before I started. The Voss line is right, though."
+      detective: >
+        "Lera knows." Someone believes the bar owner has information.
+        Someone else pushes back. The debate is years old.
+    tags: [atmospheric, voss, lera, investigation-adjacent]
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # TONIGHT'S SPECIALS — chalkboard near the kitchen
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_bar_005
+    type: sign
+    label: "Tonight's Specials"
+    visibility: always
+    text: >
+      TONIGHT:
+      Hot grain porridge (Velen style) — 5c
+      Station fish fry — 7c
+
+      Ask Lera what Velen style means.
+      She'll tell you about it for twenty minutes.
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Lera's from Velen originally. She makes everyone ask."
+      detective: "Lera Sessik. Originally from Velen surface. Personal detail noted."
+    tags: [atmospheric, lera-backstory]
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # LATTICE-FREE ZONE SIGN — near the entrance
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_bar_006
+    type: sign
+    label: "Lattice-Free Zone Notice"
+    visibility: always
+    text: >
+      VOLUNTARY LATTICE-FREE ZONE
+
+      By Lera's request: please disable active lattice scanning
+      and recording functions while at the bar.
+
+      Conversation here is conversation. Not data.
+
+      This is not a Commission-recognized designation.
+      Lera doesn't care.
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: >
+        Everyone honors this. It's one of the reasons the bar works for
+        what it works for.
+      detective: >
+        Not legally enforceable. But anyone who honors it voluntarily is
+        actively choosing to reduce their surveillance footprint here.
+        Who honors it and who doesn't is worth noting.
+    tags: [investigation-relevant, lera, lattice-free]
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # CARGO WORKERS' ASSOCIATION FLYER — pinned to the bar
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_bar_007
+    type: document
+    label: "Association Meeting Flyer"
+    visibility: examine_only
+    text: >
+      SOVA TRANSIT CARGO WORKERS' ASSOCIATION
+      Monthly Meeting
+
+      Topic: Shift change protocols — the thirty-minute handoff window
+      and why it isn't long enough.
+
+      Also on agenda: Updated manifest compliance requirements from
+      the Commission (new reporting window: 6 hours, down from 8).
+
+      Back room. Evening shift. All welcome.
+      Bring your concerns, bring a drink.
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: >
+        Commission shortened the reporting window to six hours. That's
+        tighter than the eight-hour buffer. Someone noticed the gap.
+      detective: >
+        Agenda item: thirty-minute handoff window. Workers complaining
+        about it publicly means the window is known beyond the ring.
+        Or is being discussed for reasons that are less innocent.
+    tags: [investigation-relevant, shift-transition, commission]
+    knowledge_grant:
+      fact_id: "world.shift_schedule"
+      confidence: knows_of
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+# Environmental Text: The Terminal (Logistics Hub)
+# Signs, terminals, documents, readable objects.
+# Both characters can examine these. Interpretation differs.
+# Ticket: #262 | Sprint: 12
+
+location: the-terminal
+items:
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # SHIFT BOARD — posted schedule
+  # Always visible. High-traffic reference point.
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_terminal_001
+    type: sign
+    label: "Shift Schedule Board"
+    visibility: always
+    text: >
+      SOVA TRANSIT DISTRICT — LOGISTICS HUB
+      CURRENT ROTATION — CYCLE 47
+
+      BAY 1-4: Day Shift 06:00-14:00 (Voss, K. — Supervisor)
+      BAY 5-8: Day Shift 06:00-14:00 (Maret, K. — Scheduler)
+      TRANSITION: 13:45-14:15 (30-min handoff window)
+      Night Shift 22:00-06:00 — ROSTER PENDING
+      [Bay 6: MAINTENANCE HOLD — see Pael Varren]
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # MANIFEST TRACKING TERMINAL — cargo status display
+  # Active terminal. Can be read from appropriate distance in investigation mode.
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_terminal_002
+    type: terminal
+    label: "Cargo Tracking Terminal"
+    visibility: always
+    text: >
+      ACTIVE MANIFEST QUEUE — SOVA LOGISTICS
+      Last updated: 06:23
+
+      Container 4471 — [PENDING REVIEW] — Bay 4
+      Container 4472 — CLEARED — Bay 2
+      Container 4473 — CLEARED — Bay 2
+      Container 4474 — [WEIGHT DISCREPANCY — 47kg] — Bay 4
+      Container 4475 — CLEARED — Bay 3
+      Container 4476 — PROCESSING — Bay 7
+      [8 additional items — scroll to continue]
+    tags: [manifest-discrepancy]
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # MAINTENANCE REQUEST CLIPBOARD
+  # Physical clipboard near loading arm 3. Examine to read.
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_terminal_003
+    type: document
+    label: "Maintenance Request Log"
+    visibility: examine_only
+    text: >
+      DEFERRED MAINTENANCE — CURRENT QUEUE
+      (Submitted: Pael Varren, Maintenance)
+
+      Loading arm 3 — Grinding during lift cycle — DEFERRED x4
+      Bay 6 environmental seal — Recurring failure — DEFERRED x3 (HOLD)
+      B-7 corridor air scrubber — Pressure variance — DEFERRED x1
+      Gate calibration bay 5-6 — Off-spec hum — DEFERRED x2
+      Recycling unit C-4 — Thermal spike — DEFERRED x1
+
+      Note: B-7 corridor showing irregular pressure load on sensor.
+      Traffic heavier than logged shift count explains. Investigating.
+      — P. Varren
+    tags: [investigation-relevant, b7-corridor]
+    knowledge_grant:
+      fact_id: "location.corridor_b7_restricted"
+      confidence: suspects
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # COMMISSION COMPLIANCE NOTICE
+  # Standard posting. Required by regulation. Two years old.
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_terminal_004
+    type: sign
+    label: "Commission Compliance Notice"
+    visibility: always
+    text: >
+      LATTICE COMMISSION — FREIGHT OPERATIONS COMPLIANCE
+
+      All manifest discrepancies exceeding 15kg must be reported
+      within 8 hours of discovery.
+
+      All cargo flagged PENDING REVIEW must be cleared by assigned
+      inspector before shift transition.
+
+      Unauthorized access to restricted maintenance corridors
+      will result in immediate suspension pending review.
+
+      Posted: Lattice Commission, Sova Station Authority
+      Reference: Commission Order 7741-B
+    tags: [atmospheric, institutional]
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # WORK ORDER NOTE — handwritten, coffee-stained
+  # Personal communication between dock workers. Examine to read.
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_terminal_005
+    type: document
+    label: "Handwritten Note (Coffee-Stained)"
+    visibility: examine_only
+    text: >
+      Kael —
+
+      Bay 4 queue backed up again. Maret says it's a weight issue
+      but she's not flagging it officially. If it's still there when
+      you come in, just route it through 7 like last time. Voss
+      won't check.
+
+      — D.
+    tags: [maret, drin, voss]
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # SAFETY PROCEDURES PLACARD — standard, faded
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_terminal_006
+    type: sign
+    label: "Emergency Procedures"
+    visibility: always
+    text: >
+      IN CASE OF EMERGENCY:
+
+      1. Activate hull breach alarm (red panel, every 20m)
+      2. Proceed to nearest designated shelter (yellow markers)
+      3. Do not use freight lifts during emergency protocols
+      4. Await station authority clearance before resuming operations
+
+      Last safety review: Month 4, Year 312 (Van Maanen's Star calendar)
+    tags: [atmospheric]
+
+  # ==========================================
+  # BAY STATUS BOARD — current bay availability
+  # ==========================================
+
+  - id: env_terminal_007
+    type: sign
+    label: "Bay Status Board"
+    visibility: always
+    text: >
+      BAY STATUS — CURRENT CYCLE
+
+      BAY 1: ACTIVE
+      BAY 2: ACTIVE
+      BAY 3: ACTIVE
+      BAY 4: ACTIVE — PENDING REVIEW (2 items)
+      BAY 5: ACTIVE
+      BAY 6: MAINTENANCE HOLD — Est. clear: next cycle
+      BAY 7: ACTIVE
+      BAY 8: SCHEDULED DOWNTIME 13:00-15:00
+    tags: [investigation-relevant, operational]
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+# Location: Gate Corridor — Observation Gallery
+# Source: D-093 gate cluster zone spec
+# Zone palette: surface #b8bec4 / fog tint #0a1222
+# z=2 (above gate concourse)
+
+canonical_id: "van-maanens-star.sova.transit.location.gate-gallery"
+display_name: "Observation Gallery"
+description: >
+  Commission-only observation gallery overlooking the gate concourse from
+  z=2. The gallery rail is a transparent low wall — occupants can see
+  down to the concourse below, but upward LOS from z=1 is blocked except
+  at the staircase. Access restricted to Commission personnel.
+
+tile_bounds:
+  x_min: 0
+  y_min: 0
+  x_max: 31
+  y_max: 9
+  z: 2
+
+# Legend:
+#   R = Restricted (Commission-only access)
+#   W = Wall (solid)
+#
+# Layout (32 wide x 10 tall):
+#   Row 0:   North wall with staircase entrance (col 1 = R, access point)
+#   Rows 1-8: Gallery floor (R tiles — restricted access)
+#   Row 9:   South wall (gallery rail — transparent low wall, modeled as W;
+#            cross-z LOS is handled server-side)
+
+tiles:
+  - "WRWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"
+  - "WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRW"
+  - "WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRW"
+  - "WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRW"
+  - "WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRW"
+  - "WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRW"
+  - "WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRW"
+  - "WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRW"
+  - "WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRW"
+  - "WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"
+
+sightlines:
+  open: true
+  notes: >
+    Gallery rail is transparent — full downward LOS to gate concourse (z=1).
+    Upward LOS from concourse to gallery is blocked except at staircase.
+    Cross-z LOS behavior handled by server shadowcasting system.
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+# Location: Gate Corridor — Ground Level
+# Source: D-093 gate cluster zone spec
+# Zone palette: surface #b8bec4 / fog tint #0a1222
+
+canonical_id: "van-maanens-star.sova.transit.location.gate-ground"
+display_name: "Gate Corridor"
+description: >
+  The gate cluster handles all traffic between Station Sova and the horizon
+  gate network. From north to south: the restricted aperture chamber where
+  span gate transits occur, freight staging and passenger arrival halls,
+  customs lanes (freight and pedestrian), and the wide gate concourse
+  where arrivals disperse into the transit district.
+
+tile_bounds:
+  x_min: 0
+  y_min: 0
+  x_max: 39
+  y_max: 33
+  z: 1
+
+# Legend:
+#   F = Floor (walkable)        W = Wall (solid, blocks LOS)
+#   R = Restricted (access-tier gated)
+#
+# Layout (40 wide x 34 tall):
+#   Row  0:     North wall
+#   Rows 1-4:   Aperture chamber (centered 8 wide, R tiles — restricted)
+#   Row  5:     Wall separator
+#   Rows 6-13:  Freight staging (west, 24 tiles) | passenger arrival (east, 13 tiles)
+#   Row  14:    Wall with door gaps (cols 12, 32)
+#   Rows 15-24: Freight customs (west, 20 tiles, 3 lanes at 6vt + wall stubs)
+#               | corridor (6 tiles) | ped customs (east, 10 tiles, 3 lanes)
+#   Row  25:    Wall with wide opening to concourse (cols 5-34 open)
+#   Rows 26-33: Gate concourse (full 38-tile width, 8 rows — public open space)
+#
+# D-093 zone dimensions: freight customs 20x10, ped customs 12x10 (10 rows each)
+# Corridor width: gate concourse 8vt (D-093)
+
+tiles:
+  - "WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"
+  - "WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"
+  - "WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"
+  - "WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"
+  - "WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"
+  - "WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WWWWWWWWWWWWFWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWFWWWWWWW"
+  - "WFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFWFFFWFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFWFFFWFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFWFFFWFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFWFFFWFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFWFFFWFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFWFFFWFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFWFFFWFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFWFFFWFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFWFFFWFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFWFFFWFFFW"
+  - "WWWWWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWWWWW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+
+sightlines:
+  open: false
+  notes: >
+    Gate concourse (rows 26-33) is wide open with full sightlines.
+    Customs lanes have wall stubs creating partial occlusion between
+    lanes. Freight customs (west, 20 tiles, 3 lanes at 6vt) is wider
+    than pedestrian customs (east, 10 tiles, 3 lanes). Aperture chamber
+    is fully walled and restricted. Cross-z LOS from the observation
+    gallery (z=2) into the concourse is handled server-side.
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Location: Maintenance Corridors (smuggling spaces)
+# Source: D-093, #313 (Sprint 12 spatial layout)
+# Zone palette: surface #4e5054 / fog tint #101214
+# z=0 (Era 1, below main structures)
+
+canonical_id: "van-maanens-star.sova.transit.location.maintenance-corridors"
+display_name: "Maintenance Corridors"
+description: >
+  Era 1 maintenance infrastructure beneath the transit district. A long
+  transition corridor connects the logistics hub to the bar district.
+  Restricted storage at the west end is shared with The Terminal above.
+  A maintenance hatch at the east end provides the cross-z connection
+  to the main level. Everything reads as mundane maintenance — the ring
+  operates here because nobody looks twice.
+
+tile_bounds:
+  x_min: 0
+  y_min: 0
+  x_max: 57
+  y_max: 5
+  z: 0
+
+# Legend:
+#   F = Floor (walkable)        W = Wall (solid, blocks LOS)
+#   R = Restricted (access-tier gated)
+#
+# Layout (58 wide x 6 tall):
+#   Row  0:   North wall
+#   Row  1:   Restricted storage (west, 8 tiles) | wall | corridor (40 tiles) | wall | hatch room (east, 6)
+#   Row  2:   Doors connect rooms (F in wall positions at cols 9 and 50)
+#   Row  3-4: Same as row 1 (walls between rooms)
+#   Row  5:   South wall
+#
+# Corridor width: 2vt visible at rows 1-4 (internal height, maintenance standard)
+# Transition corridor: 40 tiles (~40m at 1m/vt) between storage and hatch per D-093
+# Restricted storage: R tiles for access restriction
+# Maintenance hatch: F tiles (cross-z connection is future movement feature)
+# Design: mundane maintenance appearance per D-093 G-08
+
+tiles:
+  - "WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"
+  - "WRRRRRRRRWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFW"
+  - "WRRRRRRRRFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WRRRRRRRRWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFW"
+  - "WRRRRRRRRWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFW"
+  - "WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"
+
+sightlines:
+  open: false
+  notes: >
+    Long straight corridor (40 tiles) with limited concealment. Storage and
+    hatch rooms are separated by walls with single-tile doors at row 2.
+    Mundane appearance per D-093 G-08 — no visually suspicious tile
+    arrangements.
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Location: The Last Shift (bar)
+# Source: D-093, #312 (Sprint 12 spatial layout)
+# Zone palette: surface #6b4018 / fog tint #200c04
+
+canonical_id: "van-maanens-star.sova.transit.location.the-last-shift"
+display_name: "The Last Shift"
+description: >
+  A converted maintenance bay turned bar. The long counter runs along the
+  west wall with full sightlines across the room. A corner booth in the
+  northeast sees the bar, card table, entrance, and back room — prime
+  observation real estate. Scattered tables fill the main floor. A back
+  room with an alley exit provides the key traversal route for the ring.
+
+tile_bounds:
+  x_min: 0
+  y_min: 0
+  x_max: 33
+  y_max: 21
+  z: 1
+
+# Legend:
+#   F = Floor (walkable)        W = Wall (solid, blocks LOS)
+#
+# Layout (34 wide x 22 tall):
+#   Row  0:     North exterior wall
+#   Rows 1-4:   Main floor + corner booth (NE, cols 26-31, walled alcove)
+#   Row  5:     Bar counter starts (cols 1-2 = W fixture)
+#   Rows 6-10:  Bar counter (cols 1-2 W), tables (W stubs), card table (col 25)
+#   Row  11:    Open transition floor
+#   Rows 12-14: Table clusters (W stubs at cols 8, 16, 24)
+#   Row  15:    News ticker mount (col 31 = W stub)
+#   Row  16:    Open floor
+#   Row  17:    Back room north wall with door (col 22 = F)
+#   Rows 18-20: Main floor (west) + back room (east, cols 22-32)
+#   Row  21:    South wall with alley exit gap (cols 29-32 = F)
+
+tiles:
+  - "WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFW"
+  - "WWWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WWWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WWWFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFWFFFFFFWFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WWWFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WWWFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WWWFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFWFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFW"
+  - "WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWFFFFW"
+
+sightlines:
+  open: false
+  notes: >
+    Corner booth (NE alcove, rows 1-4) has LOS to bar counter, card table
+    area, main entrance, and back room door. Bar counter along west wall
+    (cols 1-2, rows 5-10) gives staff full sightlines across the main
+    floor. Back room is partially occluded by wall at col 21. Back room
+    door at col 22. Table W-stubs create partial cover but do not fully
+    block sightlines.
+
+social_site: "bar"
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# Location: The Terminal (logistics hub)
+# Source: D-093, #311 (Sprint 12 spatial layout)
+# Zone palette: surface #7a8490 / fog tint #0d1520
+
+canonical_id: "van-maanens-star.sova.transit.location.the-terminal"
+display_name: "The Terminal"
+description: >
+  Sova's freight logistics hub. Scanner bays filter incoming cargo at the
+  south entrance; a wide main corridor runs north through the manifest
+  processing floor. The break room sits in the northeast. The supervisor's
+  office overlooks the corridor through a large interior window. Restricted
+  storage in the northwest corner is where the ring hides re-tagged cargo.
+
+tile_bounds:
+  x_min: 0
+  y_min: 0
+  x_max: 43
+  y_max: 27
+  z: 1
+
+# Legend:
+#   F = Floor (walkable)        W = Wall (solid, blocks LOS)
+#   V = Void (outside building) R = Restricted (access-tier gated)
+#
+# Layout (44 wide x 28 tall):
+#   Rows  0:     North exterior wall
+#   Rows  1-4:   Restricted storage (NW, 11 tiles) + corridor + supervisor office (NE, 9 tiles)
+#   Row   5:     Storage south wall; corridor + office continue
+#   Rows  6-8:   Open corridor; supervisor office east side
+#   Row   7:     ** Supervisor window — col 28 is F (LOS gap into office) **
+#   Row   9:     Supervisor office south wall
+#   Rows 10-11:  Main corridor (full width chokepoint — high sightline value)
+#   Rows 12-17:  Manifest processing (west, 14 tiles) + break room (east, 13 tiles)
+#   Row  18:     Break room south wall; manifest open to corridor
+#   Rows 19-21:  South corridor
+#   Row  22:     Scanner bay north walls with entry gaps
+#   Rows 23-26:  Scanner bay interiors (3 bays)
+#   Row  27:     South exterior wall
+
+tiles:
+  - "VVVVVWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWRRRRRRRRRRRWFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWRRRRRRRRRRRWFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWRRRRRRRRRRRWFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWRRRRRRRRRRRWFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWWWWWWWWWWWWWFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWWWWWWWWWWWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWWWWFFFFFFWWWWFFFFFFFFWWWWFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFFWFFFFFFFFFFWVVVVV"
+  - "VVVVVWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWVVVVV"
+
+sightlines:
+  open: false
+  notes: >
+    Supervisor office window faces main corridor at row 7, col 28 (F gap in
+    wall line). Player standing in the corridor has direct LOS into the
+    office interior. This is the primary investigative discovery moment.
+
+social_site: "logistics-hub"
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# NPC daily routine schedules — Sova Transit District
+# All NPC schedules in one file for cross-NPC scheduling validation
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# Social site template: The Last Shift (bar)
+# D-025: functional cluster as atomic template unit
+# 4 role slots, 4+ NPCs in v0.1 (regulars are reference links). 4-8 NPC capacity.
+
+template_id: bar
+display_name: "The Last Shift"
+description: >
+  Mid-grade bar in Sova Transit District. Converted maintenance staging area.
+  Irregular layout, long bar, corner booth. Where working people go after shift.
+  Informally known as "Lera's." The social nexus where investigation and
+  mundane life overlap.
+location: the-last-shift
+
+capacity:
+  min: 4
+  max: 8
+
+role_slots:
+  - role: bar-owner
+    display_name: "Bar Owner"
+    count: 1
+    required: true
+    description: >
+      Owns and operates the bar. Observant, careful, knows everyone's business.
+      ANCHOR pattern — the stabilizing social presence. Hears everything,
+      says little. Access tier: insider for regulars.
+    pool_ref: null
+    flags:
+      - social_anchor
+      - information_hub
+      - bar_permanent
+
+  - role: bartender
+    display_name: "Bartender"
+    count: 1
+    required: true
+    description: >
+      Serves drinks, manages the floor. Different from the owner — the
+      bartender is staff, not the proprietor. Younger, less established.
+    pool_ref: null
+    flags:
+      - bar_permanent
+
+  - role: bar-regular
+    display_name: "Bar Regular"
+    count:
+      min: 2
+      max: 5
+    required: true
+    description: >
+      Off-duty workers and social visitors. Regulars are typically owned by
+      other templates (logistics hub, Commission) with reference links here.
+      Their presence during bar_evening creates the social observation space.
+    pool_ref: "transit:bar_regulars"
+    flags:
+      - evening_presence
+      - cross_template
+
+# v0.1 NPC assignments
+v01_assignments:
+  bar-owner: "npc:lera-sessik"
+  bartender: "npc:pell"
+  bar-regular-1: "npc:sera-venn"     # Reference: Commission field tech, evening regular
+  bar-regular-2: "npc:resha"         # Owned by bar template
+  # Additional regulars via reference links:
+  # npc:kael-davan (from logistics-hub, evening presence)
+  # npc:torek-lintar (from Commission, evening presence)
+  # npc:drin (from logistics-hub, occasional)
+
+# Reference links — NPCs owned by other templates who visit the bar
+reference_links:
+  - npc: "npc:sera-venn"
+    owning_template: null  # Sera is Commission, not bar staff
+    relationship: "social anchor — evening regular"
+    presence_phases: [evening]
+  - npc: "npc:kael-davan"
+    owning_template: logistics-hub
+    relationship: "after-shift regular"
+    presence_phases: [evening]
+  - npc: "npc:torek-lintar"
+    owning_template: null  # Commission inspector
+    relationship: "off-duty regular, gambling participant"
+    presence_phases: [evening]
+  - npc: "npc:drin"
+    owning_template: logistics-hub
+    relationship: "occasional visitor"
+    presence_phases: [evening]
+
+triangle_constraints:
+  - triangle: bar-tensions
+    required_roles:
+      - bar-owner        # Lera: owner mediating
+      - bar-regular      # Resha: regular with grievance
+      - bartender        # Pell: caught in the middle
+  - triangle: worried-knowledge
+    required_roles:
+      - bar-regular      # Sera: avoiding Torek at the bar
+
+dialogue_pools:
+  - location: the-last-shift
+    roles: [bar-owner, bartender, bar-regular]
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+# Social site template: The Terminal (logistics hub)
+# D-025: functional cluster as atomic template unit
+# 5 role slots, 6 NPCs in v0.1. 4-8 NPC capacity.
+
+template_id: logistics-hub
+display_name: "The Terminal"
+description: >
+  Freight logistics hub — the beating heart of Sova Transit District. Cargo
+  processing, manifest management, shift rotations. The smuggler's workplace
+  and the ring's operational cover.
+location: the-terminal
+
+# Capacity range per D-025: 4-8 NPCs in connected space with internal sightlines
+capacity:
+  min: 4
+  max: 8
+
+role_slots:
+  - role: shift-supervisor
+    display_name: "Shift Supervisor"
+    count: 1
+    required: true
+    description: >
+      Authority figure. Oversees dock operations, manages shift schedules,
+      enforces procedures. Access tier: authority within the hub.
+    pool_ref: null  # Fixed assignment in v0.1
+    flags:
+      - authority_figure
+      - hub_permanent
+
+  - role: dock-worker
+    display_name: "Dock Worker"
+    count:
+      min: 2
+      max: 4
+    required: true
+    description: >
+      Core workforce. Processes cargo, handles manifests, operates equipment.
+      One dock-worker slot is reserved for the smuggler's FRIEND (pool draw).
+    pool_ref: "transit:friend_smuggler"  # One slot drawn from FRIEND pool
+    flags:
+      - hub_permanent
+      - ring_candidate
+
+  - role: new-hire
+    display_name: "New Hire"
+    count: 1
+    required: false
+    description: >
+      Recent arrival to the logistics hub. Asks questions, doesn't know the
+      social norms yet, provides a fresh perspective. CATALYST pattern.
+    pool_ref: null
+    flags:
+      - catalyst
+      - newcomer
+
+  - role: scheduler
+    display_name: "Freight Scheduler"
+    count: 1
+    required: true
+    description: >
+      Manages freight scheduling and manifest coordination. Has access to
+      cargo records — a key information source for both smuggler and detective.
+    pool_ref: null
+    flags:
+      - hub_permanent
+      - information_access
+
+  - role: courier
+    display_name: "Courier"
+    count: 1
+    required: false
+    description: >
+      Moves between locations. Off-duty security or delivery runner.
+      Bridge NPC who connects the hub to other social sites.
+    pool_ref: null
+    flags:
+      - bridge_npc
+
+# v0.1 NPC assignments (matches seed config design doc section 4.4)
+v01_assignments:
+  shift-supervisor: "npc:voss"
+  dock-worker-1: "npc:kael-davan"
+  dock-worker-2: "npc:drin"
+  new-hire: "npc:renn"
+  scheduler: "npc:maret-korr"
+  courier: "npc:harek"
+
+# Triangles that involve members of this template
+triangle_constraints:
+  - triangle: hub-power
+    required_roles:
+      - shift-supervisor   # Voss: authority
+      - dock-worker        # Kael: subordinate
+      - scheduler          # Maret: caught-between
+  - triangle: worried-partner
+    required_roles:
+      - dock-worker        # Kael: partner under ring pressure
+  - triangle: informant-question
+    required_roles:
+      - dock-worker        # Drin: notices Torek's inspection irregularities
+
+# Dialogue pool locations (maps to dialogue/ subdirectory)
+dialogue_pools:
+  - location: the-terminal
+    roles: [shift-supervisor, dock-worker, new-hire, scheduler, courier]
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+# Social site template: Smuggling Ring (maintenance corridors)
+# D-025: functional cluster as atomic template unit
+# Smallest template: 2-4 NPCs. Operates in infrastructure gaps.
+
+template_id: smuggling-ring
+display_name: "The Ring"
+description: >
+  Smuggling operation using repurposed maintenance infrastructure. Not a
+  dedicated room — a corridor between hub sections where old and new
+  construction don't quite meet. Access through service hatches. The ring
+  didn't build this space; they found it. Operates during night shift and
+  shift transitions when oversight is thinnest.
+location: maintenance-corridors
+
+capacity:
+  min: 2
+  max: 4
+
+role_slots:
+  - role: ring-operative
+    display_name: "Ring Coordinator"
+    count: 1
+    required: true
+    description: >
+      Coordinates ring operations. HANDLER motivation — manages logistics,
+      maintains contacts, makes decisions. Capable, not theatrical.
+    pool_ref: null
+    flags:
+      - ring_leader
+      - night_presence
+      - restricted_access
+
+  - role: ring-contact
+    display_name: "Ring Contact"
+    count:
+      min: 1
+      max: 2
+    required: true
+    description: >
+      Active ring member with dual role — legitimate job at the logistics hub
+      by day, ring operations by night. Reference link from logistics-hub
+      template. Their presence here is the core secret the smuggler protects
+      and the detective investigates.
+    pool_ref: "transit:friend_smuggler"  # The FRIEND is the primary ring contact
+    flags:
+      - dual_role
+      - night_presence
+      - ring_member
+
+  - role: external-contact
+    display_name: "External Contact"
+    count: 1
+    required: false
+    description: >
+      Off-station connection. Arrives with shipments, departs quickly.
+      Not a permanent presence — appears during ring operation windows.
+    pool_ref: null
+    flags:
+      - transient
+      - external
+
+# v0.1 NPC assignments
+v01_assignments:
+  ring-operative: "npc:devra"
+  ring-contact: "npc:kael-davan"   # Reference from logistics-hub (dual role)
+  external-contact: "npc:sabel"    # Off-system contact
+
+reference_links:
+  - npc: "npc:kael-davan"
+    owning_template: logistics-hub
+    relationship: "ring member — dual role, night operations"
+    presence_phases: [night]
+  - npc: "npc:sabel"
+    owning_template: null  # External, transient
+    relationship: "off-station buyer/receiver"
+    presence_phases: [night]  # Irregular, tied to shipments
+
+triangle_constraints:
+  - triangle: worried-partner
+    required_roles:
+      - ring-contact     # Kael: under pressure from ring work
+  - triangle: hub-power
+    required_roles:
+      - ring-contact     # Kael: subordinate to Voss by day, ring by night
+
+dialogue_pools:
+  - location: maintenance-corridors
+    roles: [ring-operative]
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+# News ticker headline pool — The Last Shift bar
+# Meridian Feed (Van Maanen's Star local news network)
+# 30 lines total | Categories: freight (9), politics (4), infrastructure (5), sports (3),
+#   commission (5), community (4) — see dual_lens notes on each line
+# Dual-lens content: each headline reads differently to smuggler vs detective.
+# Ticket: #306 | Sprint: 12 | Owner: Mellanie + Miri
+# v0.1: static background text. v0.2: cycling ticker system.
+
+location: the-last-shift
+feed: meridian
+headlines:
+  # --- Freight / Commodity (6) ---
+
+  - id: ticker_001
+    text: "VAN MAANEN FREIGHT INDEX: Lattice components +12% on Syndic supply restrictions"
+    category: freight
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Prices up. Every run is worth more — and every run is riskier."
+      detective: "Supply restrictions mean increased black market pressure. Watch for volume spikes."
+
+  - id: ticker_002
+    text: "SOVA DOCKING: Revised rates effective cycle 14 — bulk freight +0.8 cred/tonne"
+    category: freight
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Costs going up. Nils won't be happy. Margins are already thin."
+      detective: "Administrative noise. But fee changes affect which routes are economically viable."
+
+  - id: ticker_003
+    text: "ROUTE ADVISORY: Span gate maintenance on Van Maanen's Star-Havara corridor — 48hr delays"
+    category: freight
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Havara corridor's down. If Sabel's shipments are routed through there, we wait."
+      detective: "Transit disruption changes shipping patterns. New routes create new anomalies."
+
+  - id: ticker_004
+    text: "COMMODITY ALERT: Medical-grade neural components — backorder extends to 6 cycles"
+    category: freight
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Six cycles. People need those replacements now. That's why we do this."
+      detective: "Extended shortage increases incentive for diversion. Motive for the operation."
+
+  - id: ticker_005
+    text: "FREIGHT QUARTERLY: Sova throughput up 3% year-on-year — transit district credited"
+    category: freight
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "More volume, more cover. Good news for us."
+      detective: "Increased throughput makes statistical anomalies harder to spot. More noise."
+
+  - id: ticker_006
+    text: "INSURANCE: Premium review for manifest discrepancy incidents — sector-wide audit"
+    category: freight
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Manifest discrepancies. If the insurers are looking, the Commission's next."
+      detective: "Insurance sector flagging the same pattern I'm seeing. Independent confirmation."
+
+  # --- Assembly Politics (4) ---
+
+  - id: ticker_007
+    text: "ASSEMBLY: Lattice regulation amendments tabled — vote deferred to next session"
+    category: politics
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Deferred. Status quo holds. The demand stays, the supply stays illegal."
+      detective: "Regulatory gap continues. No political will to address the root cause."
+
+  - id: ticker_008
+    text: "ASSEMBLY VOTE: Infrastructure bill passes 312-287 — Reach districts gain allocations"
+    category: politics
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "More money for the Reach. Maybe Sova gets a refit. Maybe things change."
+      detective: "Allocation shifts. New infrastructure means new oversight — or new blind spots."
+
+  - id: ticker_009
+    text: "DELEGATE PROFILE: Rep. Hask (Van Maanen's Star) calls for Commission oversight review"
+    category: politics
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Commission oversight review. Could mean more patrols. Could mean fewer. Either way, noise."
+      detective: "Political pressure on Commission operations. Budget review affects field resources."
+
+  - id: ticker_010
+    text: "POLICY WATCH: Cross-system freight harmonization bill enters second reading"
+    category: politics
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Harmonization means standardization. Standardization means fewer gaps in the paperwork."
+      detective: "Cross-system data sharing would connect manifest anomalies across jurisdictions."
+
+  # --- Local Infrastructure (4) ---
+
+  - id: ticker_011
+    text: "SOVA STATION: Deck 4 ventilation overhaul — expect cycled air disruptions"
+    category: infrastructure
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Construction crews on Deck 4. More people in the corridors. Watch the routes."
+      detective: "Infrastructure work. Construction means altered access patterns."
+
+  - id: ticker_012
+    text: "TRANSIT: Corridor B maintenance scheduled cycle 16-18 — alternate routing posted"
+    category: infrastructure
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Corridor B. That's our route. Maintenance means official access. We shut down for three cycles."
+      detective: "Scheduled maintenance on a corridor near the freight bays. Who requested it?"
+
+  - id: ticker_013
+    text: "WATER RECYCLING: Stage 2 filter replacement ahead of schedule — capacity at 97%"
+    category: infrastructure
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Good. One less thing to worry about."
+      detective: "Infrastructure baseline. Station systems functioning normally."
+
+  - id: ticker_014
+    text: "POWER GRID: Outer ring voltage fluctuations traced to span gate resonance"
+    category: infrastructure
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Voltage fluctuations in the outer ring. Cameras might glitch. Useful."
+      detective: "Power issues could affect surveillance systems. Note the timing."
+
+  # --- Sports (3) ---
+
+  - id: ticker_015
+    text: "GRAV-BALL: Sova Drifters fall to Havara United 3-1 — playoff hopes dim"
+    category: sports
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Drifters lost again. Lera's going to be in a mood."
+      detective: "Sports. The universal social lubricant. File under 'conversation openers.'"
+
+  - id: ticker_016
+    text: "LEAGUE TABLE: Van Maanen's Star Conference — Sova 4th, Mirren Station leads"
+    category: sports
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Fourth. We were second last season. This place is sliding."
+      detective: "Local standings. Note who cares about the Drifters — it's a belonging marker."
+
+  - id: ticker_017
+    text: "HIGHLIGHT: Drifters' Pael Tev named to All-Reach reserve squad"
+    category: sports
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Tev made the reserves. Good for him. At least someone's getting out."
+      detective: "The name Tev — any relation to dock personnel? Check roster."
+
+  # --- Commission Advisories (3) ---
+
+  - id: ticker_018
+    text: "COMMISSION: Manifest compliance audits scheduled — Sova Transit, cycles 15-20"
+    category: commission
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Compliance audits. Cycle 15. That's five cycles from now. We need to be clean by then."
+      detective: "Scheduled audits. Standard, but the timing aligns with my investigation window."
+
+  - id: ticker_019
+    text: "ADVISORY: Unlicensed lattice modifications carry Category 3 penalties — report anonymously"
+    category: commission
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Category 3. Years in detention. Same poster, same message, same empty threat. Until it isn't."
+      detective: "Public messaging campaign. Commission HQ wants visible enforcement. Pressure from above."
+
+  - id: ticker_020
+    text: "ENFORCEMENT: Commission confirms 'routine assessment' of Reach freight operations"
+    category: commission
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "'Routine assessment.' Is that the detective? Is that why he's here?"
+      detective: "That's my cover story. Or headquarters' way of telling me the clock is running."
+
+  # --- Local Community (4) — added Sprint 12, Mellanie ---
+
+  - id: ticker_021
+    text: "SECTOR 3: Sova Station Admin acknowledges ventilation review — timeline 'under discussion'"
+    category: infrastructure
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Under discussion. Same thing they said last cycle. Seven years of under discussion."
+      detective: "Deferred maintenance, seven-year backlog, workers frustrated. That's a community with grievances. File that."
+
+  - id: ticker_022
+    text: "WORKERS: Cargo Workers' Association calls for review of thirty-minute shift handoff protocols"
+    category: community
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Workers pushing back on the transition window. If they shorten it, we lose our gap."
+      detective: "Workers know the window is too short. And they're right. The question is who else knows it."
+
+  - id: ticker_023
+    text: "SOVA LOCAL: Missing persons — Vessels Tamm, Sova Transit District, Month 11. Contact Sova liaison."
+    category: community
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Vessels Tamm. That name — any connection to Naia's family? Don't chase ghosts."
+      detective: "Tamm. Naia Tamm is the name in the case file as Kael Davan's partner. Related? Flag."
+    notes: >
+      Connects to notice board in the-last-shift environmental text (env_bar_003).
+      Detective's reaction sets up the Naia-Tamm connection thread.
+
+  - id: ticker_024
+    text: "HEALTH: Re-embodiment wait times at Sova Clinic — non-emergency cases: 4-6 cycles. Main station for urgent."
+    category: community
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Four cycles. If something goes wrong on a run, four cycles at the clinic before you're back. Remember that."
+      detective: "Healthcare routing. Non-urgent cases handled locally, urgent cases moved off-station. Operational detail."
+
+  # --- Lattice Economy (3) — added Sprint 12, Mellanie ---
+
+  - id: ticker_025
+    text: "LATTICE: Commission-approved upgrade costs rise — standard lattice enhancement up 18% this cycle"
+    category: freight
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Eighteen percent. That's why the waiting list for off-book components keeps growing. We're providing a service."
+      detective: "Price pressure on approved upgrades. Economic driver for the unlicensed market. Motive confirmed."
+
+  - id: ticker_026
+    text: "LATTICE COMMISSION: Public access modification registry now mandatory — self-report deadline cycle 20"
+    category: commission
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Self-report. Right. The people who bought off-book components are definitely filing that form."
+      detective: "Mandatory registry. Anyone who doesn't file either doesn't have mods or is hiding them. Narrow that list."
+
+  - id: ticker_027
+    text: "HEALTHCARE: Medical-grade lattice component recall — batch 44xx — contact nearest clinic for assessment"
+    category: community
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Batch 44xx. Kael's last shipment was 4471 series components. Are they in that range? Check."
+      detective: "Batch 44xx recall. Container 4471 in the manifest anomaly. Cross-reference. This could be the thread."
+    notes: >
+      High-value dual-lens trigger. Smuggler worries about operational risk; detective spots the
+      evidence connection. The 44xx range is intentionally ambiguous — might match, might not.
+
+  # --- Van Maanen's Star / Setting (2) — added Sprint 12, Mellanie ---
+
+  - id: ticker_028
+    text: "VELEN WEATHER: Coastal fog advisories in effect — Sova orbital approach window reduced, gate scheduling adjusted"
+    category: infrastructure
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Fog on Velen. Gate scheduling adjusted — means transit timing shifts. The window might move."
+      detective: "Environmental factors affecting gate operations. Adjust surveillance timing accordingly."
+
+  - id: ticker_029
+    text: "REACH ECONOMY: Van Maanen's Star trade volume up 7% — analysts attribute to 'informal market activity'"
+    category: freight
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Informal market activity. They know. The whole Reach knows. And still the demand keeps climbing."
+      detective: "'Informal market.' The analysts see the pattern but can't name it. I can."
+
+  - id: ticker_030
+    text: "ASSEMBLY: Severance technology moratorium extended — counter-surveillance devices remain Category 2 restricted"
+    category: politics
+    dual_lens:
+      smuggler: "Moratorium extended. Good. Severance equipment costs keep the Commission from blanketing everything."
+      detective: "Counter-surveillance devices still legally restricted. Anyone running them is committing a documented infraction."
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+# Triangle 3: Bar Tensions — mundane social friction at The Last Shift
+# Passive — runs on background simulation, no storyteller intervention
+canonical_id: bar-tensions
+display_name: "Bar Tensions"
+description: >
+  Mundane social friction at The Last Shift. Lera Sessik (bar owner) runs
+  a tight establishment. Resha (regular) has a grievance — could be about
+  the bar, another regular, or community politics. Pell (bartender) is
+  caught in the middle, trying to keep both the boss and the customers
+  happy. This is the 50% of life that has nothing to do with conspiracy —
+  the noise floor that makes investigation signal meaningful.
+
+members:
+  - npc: "npc:lera-sessik"
+    role: "owner — mediates disputes, protects her establishment"
+  - npc: "npc:resha"
+    role: "regular — has a grievance, vocal about it"
+  - npc: "npc:pell"
+    role: "bartender — caught between boss and customers"
+
+forks:
+  - id: grievance-escalation
+    condition: >
+      Resha's grievance reaches a tipping point. Lera must decide whether
+      to take sides or maintain neutrality. Pell gets drawn in.
+    outcomes:
+      - id: lera-sides-with-resha
+        description: >
+          Lera validates Resha's complaint. Pell adjusts service accordingly.
+          Social dynamics shift — Resha becomes more central, the bar's
+          atmosphere changes slightly.
+        effects:
+          - "resha.behavior_flags += vindicated"
+          - "pell.behavior_flags += accommodating"
+          - "bar atmosphere = tense but resolving"
+      - id: lera-shuts-it-down
+        description: >
+          Lera tells Resha to drop it. Her bar, her rules. Resha sulks.
+          Pell is relieved. The grievance goes underground.
+        effects:
+          - "resha.behavior_flags += resentful,quiet"
+          - "pell.behavior_flags += relieved"
+          - "bar atmosphere = business as usual"
+
+resolution_states:
+  - id: grievance-resolved
+    description: The dispute is settled one way or another. Normal bar dynamics resume.
+  - id: grievance-simmering
+    description: The issue goes underground. Occasional flare-ups provide social texture.
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+# Triangle 1: Hub Power — workplace hierarchy under ring pressure
+# Active fork — smuggler decision (3 paths, self-contained per D-053/A-17)
+canonical_id: hub-power
+display_name: "Hub Power"
+description: >
+  Workplace hierarchy tension at The Terminal. Voss (shift supervisor) has
+  positional authority but takes operational orders from the ring. Kael
+  (dock worker, THE FRIEND) is caught between his boss and the ring's demands.
+  Maret (freight scheduler) sees manifest discrepancies and doesn't know
+  whom to tell. The triangle's resting tension: Voss needs quiet, Kael
+  needs everything to hold together, Maret is too smart not to notice.
+
+members:
+  - npc: "npc:voss"
+    role: "authority — shift supervisor with ring complicity"
+  - npc: "npc:kael-davan"
+    role: "subordinate — dock worker, ring member, caught between boss and ring"
+  - npc: "npc:maret-korr"
+    role: "caught-between — freight scheduler who sees the discrepancies"
+
+forks:
+  - id: volume-escalation
+    condition: >
+      Ring demands double-volume shipment via intermediary. Smuggler
+      must decide how to handle the pressure on Voss and Kael.
+    outcomes:
+      - id: escalate
+        description: >
+          Side with ring (escalate). Convince Voss to widen the shift gap.
+          Investigation accelerates — manifest discrepancies spike, Voss
+          becomes visibly anxious. Detective reads organizational stress.
+        effects:
+          - "voss.behavior_flags += nervous,schedule_changes,evasive"
+          - "voss.position_integrity = thin"
+          - "ring.exposure_risk increases"
+          - "detective.investigation_pace = accelerated"
+      - id: stabilize
+        description: >
+          Side with Voss (stabilize). Reject or delay the double shipment.
+          Hub runs quiet but Kael absorbs redirected pressure from ring
+          coordinator. Detective reads personal stress on Kael instead.
+        effects:
+          - "kael.behavior_flags += lattice_checking,distracted,evasive"
+          - "kael.trust_level (from ring) drops"
+          - "friend_arc timing = accelerated"
+          - "detective.investigation_pace = slowed"
+      - id: mediate
+        description: >
+          Compromise — half volume, phased across two shipments. Nobody's
+          happy, nobody's exposed. Detective reads inconsistent operational
+          tempo. Creates a deferred second decision point.
+        effects:
+          - "ring.exposure_risk = moderate"
+          - "smuggler.operational_trust (from ring) drops"
+          - "kael.behavior_flags += uncertain,distracted"
+          - "detective reads organizational confusion"
+
+resolution_states:
+  - id: ring-exposed-via-voss
+    description: >
+      Voss's anxiety becomes the detective's thread to pull. Investigation
+      arrives at the ring through institutional signals.
+  - id: ring-exposed-via-kael
+    description: >
+      Kael's personal strain becomes the detective's signal. Investigation
+      arrives through behavioral tells on THE FRIEND.
+  - id: ring-exposed-via-inconsistency
+    description: >
+      Irregular operational tempo reveals internal disagreement. Detective
+      infers organizational structure from pattern disruption.
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+# Triangle 5: Worried Partner — ring pressure on personal relationships
+# Passive tension (D-087) — background pressure, not a direct player decision point
+canonical_id: worried-partner
+display_name: "Worried Partner"
+classification: passive_tension
+description: >
+  Kael Davan (dock worker, ring member, smuggler's FRIEND) is under
+  increasing ring pressure from Devra (ring coordinator). Naia Tamm
+  (Kael's partner) is worried about his late nights and evasive answers.
+  The smuggler knows why Kael is busy and can't say. This is the most
+  emotionally loaded triangle — it connects THE FRIEND's contradiction
+  arc to personal relationships. If Naia asks the smuggler directly,
+  there's no good answer.
+
+members:
+  - npc: "npc:kael-davan"
+    role: "partner under pressure — ring work destroying home life"
+  - npc: "npc:naia-tamm"
+    role: "worried — sees the changes, doesn't understand the cause"
+  - npc: "npc:devra"
+    role: "cause — ring coordinator whose demands increase Kael's burden"
+
+forks:
+  - id: naia-confronts
+    condition: >
+      Naia's worry reaches a threshold. She confronts Kael directly, or
+      asks the smuggler what's going on. The smuggler faces a loyalty test.
+    outcomes:
+      - id: smuggler-deflects
+        description: >
+          Smuggler deflects Naia's questions. Protects Kael's cover but
+          damages trust with Naia. Kael is grateful but the lie costs.
+        effects:
+          - "naia.trust_level (toward smuggler) drops"
+          - "kael.behavior_flags += relieved,guilty"
+          - "smuggler.moral_weight (toward naia) = complicit"
+      - id: smuggler-hints
+        description: >
+          Smuggler gives Naia a partial truth — Kael's under work pressure,
+          it'll pass. Not a lie, but not the truth. Naia is temporarily
+          reassured but the pattern continues.
+        effects:
+          - "naia.behavior_flags += cautiously_reassured"
+          - "kael.behavior_flags += unaware"
+          - "smuggler.moral_weight (toward naia) = peripheral"
+      - id: kael-snaps
+        description: >
+          Before the smuggler can intervene, Kael snaps at Naia under
+          pressure. The argument is public enough to be observed. Devra's
+          pressure has become visible through personal fallout.
+        effects:
+          - "kael.behavior_flags += agitated,public_argument"
+          - "naia.behavior_flags += hurt,withdrawn"
+          - "detective observes domestic stress (behavioral signal)"
+
+resolution_states:
+  - id: relationship-strained
+    description: >
+      Kael and Naia's relationship is visibly strained. The domestic
+      tension becomes an observable signal for the detective.
+  - id: temporary-calm
+    description: >
+      The immediate crisis passes but the underlying cause remains.
+      Another confrontation is inevitable.
+  - id: naia-investigates
+    description: >
+      Naia starts looking into Kael's activities independently. She
+      becomes a potential variable the ring didn't account for.
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+# Station Sova metadata (D-036)
+display_name: "Station Sova"
+description: >
+  A freight logistics station in Van Maanen's Star. 40-year-old prefab-modular
+  facility serving the span gate's cargo throughput. ~12,000 population.
+districts:
+  - "transit"
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+# Van Maanen's Star metadata (D-036)
+display_name: "Van Maanen's Star"
+description: >
+  A mid-tier system connected via the Sova span gate. Industrial economy
+  centered on freight logistics and lattice component trade. ~2.4M population,
+  ~180 years settled.
+stations:
+  - "sova"