{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "title": "Myth II: Soulblighter named-character ledger",
  "checked": "2026-09-16",
  "evidencePolicy": "Manual-backed identity and historical notes are documented; transcript-only details remain cross-checks until in-game journal pages are captured.",
  "characters": [
    {"name": "Alric", "evidenceLevel": "documented", "record": "King of the rebuilt human realm and the last of the Nine protectors of the West."},
    {"name": "Soulblighter", "evidenceLevel": "documented", "record": "Surviving Fallen Lord whose return drives the central conflict of Myth II."},
    {"name": "Crüniac", "evidenceLevel": "documented / fan cross-check", "record": "Legion officer and commander of the opening patrol; the manual identifies him as the mayor of Shoal’s son."},
    {"name": "Rurik", "evidenceLevel": "fan cross-check", "record": "Village leader in the opening sequence; exact dialogue and chronology remain runtime-proof targets."},
    {"name": "Baron Kildaer", "evidenceLevel": "documented / fan cross-check", "record": "Brigand-backed claimant who took Keep Kildaer; the campaign hunt centers on the Keep’s exits and passages."},
    {"name": "The Head", "evidenceLevel": "documented", "record": "Magically animated severed head whose knowledge influences the Nine and the war against the Fallen."},
    {"name": "The Nine", "evidenceLevel": "documented", "record": "Protectors of the West whose surviving members and internal conflict shape the Great War record."},
    {"name": "Shiver", "evidenceLevel": "documented", "record": "Fallen Lord defeated by Rabican at Madrigal in a dream duel."},
    {"name": "The Watcher", "evidenceLevel": "documented", "record": "Fallen Lord associated with the Dire Marsh and defeated using arrows tipped with his own bones."},
    {"name": "The Deceiver", "evidenceLevel": "documented", "record": "Fallen Lord whose rivalry with other generals contributes to his downfall at Seven Gates."},
    {"name": "Rabican", "evidenceLevel": "documented", "record": "One of the Nine; he defeats Shiver at Madrigal in a dream duel."},
    {"name": "Cu Roi", "evidenceLevel": "documented", "record": "One of the Nine who opposes Balor and dies with the Legion when the Tain is destroyed."},
    {"name": "Murgen", "evidenceLevel": "documented", "record": "One of the Nine trapped in the Tain with Cu Roi; the manual records that he does not survive."},
    {"name": "Maeldun", "evidenceLevel": "documented", "record": "One of the Nine, severely wounded at Bagrada near the end of the Great War."},
    {"name": "Moagim", "evidenceLevel": "documented", "record": "Historical glossary identity linked with Tireces and the Leveler across different incarnations."}
  ],
  "openEvidence": [
    "Capture the in-game journal pages for Rurik, Crüniac, and Baron Kildaer.",
    "Keep transcript-derived chronology separate from manual-backed biography."
  ]
}