[NPC TEMPLATE — Copy for new characters]

Source characterization: [Dragnacarta chapter / other reference]

Psychological core: [2–3 sentences on what drives this character at the level of identity, not just plot]

Key characterization principles:

• [Bullet points on specific things to preserve or avoid in portraying them]

Voice notes for dialogue:

• [Specific speech patterns, vocabulary tendencies, what topics they circle back to]

Current narrative status: [Where are they, what do they know, what has happened to them]