settled-reach/content/global/knowledge/ring.yaml

# Fact catalog: ring
# Smuggling ring module event trail — observable evidence produced by module events.
# These facts are made discoverable by specific events in smuggling_ring_v0_1.yaml.
# Stub entries — description and confidence level confirmed; progression text TBD.
# Ticket: #158 | Sprint 18

facts:

  - fact_id: ring.cargo_discrepancy_pattern
    description: Cargo manifests at The Terminal show small, systematic discrepancies — weight variances, unverified entries, containers with no return log
    typical_confidence: suspects
    characters: [smuggler, detective]
    notes: >
      Detective's analytical lattice may flag this automatically during Terminal walkthrough.
      Smuggler encounters it during operational paperwork checks. Pattern becomes clearer over
      multiple observations (once: false event — repeats). Starting entry point for both
      investigation arcs.

  - fact_id: ring.kael_missed_verification
    description: Kael Davan was absent from a scheduled cargo verification — another dock worker covered without explanation
    typical_confidence: suspects
    characters: [smuggler, detective]
    notes: >
      Discoverable via cargo manifest review (Terminal office) or analytical lattice flag
      (detective). Smuggler notices the irregularity in their own paperwork. First concrete
      evidence that Kael is deviating from his normal operational reliability.

  - fact_id: ring.kael_unauthorized_corridor_access
    description: Kael was observed in restricted maintenance corridor B-7 during off-shift hours with an unknown contact
    typical_confidence: knows_of
    characters: [smuggler, detective]
    notes: >
      Core FRIEND contradiction observable (D-034). Player must be in visual range of B-7
      to discover this, OR examine the corridor door access log (investigative action).
      Both characters can discover this fact — interpreted differently (smuggler: security
      breach / detective: suspicious contact). Upgrades from suspects to knows_of when
      contact identity confirmed, knows_details when purpose confirmed.

  - fact_id: ring.kael_unusual_meridian_activity
    description: Encrypted Meridian packets sent from cargo bay terminals — frequent, patterned, not from personal devices
    typical_confidence: suspects
    characters: [detective]
    notes: >
      Detective-only. Requires analytical lattice to flag the outgoing packet pattern.
      Player must be in or adjacent to The Terminal cargo bay. Content not accessible —
      only the existence and frequency of the encrypted messages. Hints at Kael's
      off-district contact without revealing who.

  - fact_id: ring.voss_kael_private_meeting
    description: Voss called Kael into the supervisor's office — closed door, raised voices audible from adjacent position
    typical_confidence: suspects
    characters: [smuggler, detective]
    notes: >
      Observable via spatial positioning (supervisor's office area). Smuggler can witness
      the approach and departure without hearing content. Detective observes Kael's visible
      strain immediately after if present in The Terminal. Upgrade to knows_of via
      trust-gated dialogue with Kael ("Are you alright?" option unlocks post-meeting).

  - fact_id: ring.voss_accelerating_timeline
    description: Voss is pushing to close ring operations faster than normal — someone is watching
    typical_confidence: knows_of
    characters: [smuggler, detective]
    notes: >
      Smuggler: Voss mentions "the schedule moving up" in guarded conversation (trust-gated,
      ring-insider access required). Detective: observe Voss and Nils in two exchanges within
      the same shift and note behavioral change. Not directly stated — inferred from context.

  - fact_id: ring.commission_cargo_flag
    description: A Commission internal note flags The Terminal's cargo variance rate as statistically unusual
    typical_confidence: knows_of
    characters: [detective]
    notes: >
      Detective-only. Accessible via institutional Commission query (authority access tier,
      Terminal records). Not a formal investigation — just an internal flag from Maret Korr.
      Confirms the detective's suspicions with institutional weight. Smuggler has no way to
      know this exists.

  - fact_id: ring.final_shipment_scheduled
    description: The ring has scheduled a major final drop — after it clears, operations go dark
    typical_confidence: knows_of
    characters: [smuggler, detective]
    notes: >
      Smuggler: direct notification from Voss (ring-insider access). Detective: cargo manifest
      shows an unusually large entry scheduled 3 days out — no obvious legitimate reason for
      the volume. This fact creates the closing window — both characters know time is running
      out, for different reasons.

  - fact_id: ring.sera_avoidance_behavior
    description: Sera Venn takes longer routes through The Last Shift to avoid standing near Torek Lintar
    typical_confidence: suspects
    characters: [detective]
    notes: >
      Detective-only observable. Player must observe Sera's movement pattern on two separate
      occasions — requires forward vision cone and awareness of her baseline route. The
      avoidance is visible but not explained. Points toward Sera holding information about
      Torek's investigation without having acted on it.

  - fact_id: ring.nils_unlogged_cargo
    description: Nils makes regular supply runs to maintenance corridor C-7 with containers that never appear in return logs
    typical_confidence: suspects
    characters: [smuggler, detective]
    notes: >
      Discoverable by watching Nils's cargo handling pattern over two shifts, or by examining
      the maintenance corridor C-7 access log directly. The missing return entry is the tell —
      the container went in but never came back. Both characters can find this; smuggler may
      already suspect given operational context.