# Linh — provenance dossier (D0 → C0 stub)

**Character:** Linh · `companion_linh` · **Gate:** D0 (design) → feeds **C0** (cultural + rights, owner Quinn, approval cultural reviewer + Bindi).
**Status:** design/art only — **no provider/Tavus creation yet.** The three items below are *art-direction directions*; the photoreal master is generated only at the **authorized pilot** (gated), from the winning direction.

> Provenance is started now because C0 requires a complete rights/provenance dossier before any provider submission. Each candidate's tool/model/prompt/edits + rejected-variants are logged here; the master's real generation record is appended at the pilot.

## Cast/safety constraints every candidate satisfies
- Original **fictional adult** (reads 35–45); **no real-person / celebrity / deceased likeness**; no copyrighted character.
- Front-facing, eye-level, head-and-shoulders, square; master ≥ 2048²; 50–85mm; soft warm-neutral even light; **no beauty filter**.
- **No** glasses / hats / headphones / face-covering / prominent jewelry / hair over face (Tavus training).
- **No** flags / national costume / tourist props / landmark backdrops / lantern-or-"quaint-local" styling.
- Nationality is **narrative context, never asserted from appearance**; distinguished by palette / silhouette / expression / energy / wardrobe.

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## Candidate A — "The riverside host" (warm clay)
- **Concept:** gracious, welcoming, unhurried — closest to the "gracious host" essence.
- **Wardrobe/palette/bg:** oatmeal-linen round-neck · terracotta & oat · soft warm interior (kitchen light), no props.
- **Generation brief (for the approved tool at pilot):** *Original fictional Vietnamese woman, ~40, warm attentive resting expression with a gentle closed smile, front-facing head-and-shoulders, hair loosely gathered back, simple oatmeal-linen round-neck top, soft even warm-neutral light, shallow-focus warm neutral interior background, 85mm portrait, photographic realism, no accessories/glasses/jewelry, no lanterns/costume/props.*
- **Tool / model:** TBD at authorized pilot (Image-to-Face source path per plan §3). · **Edits:** crop-to-square, background separation, warm-neutral colour grade.
- **Rejected variants:** v1 too much teeth (over-bright hospitality smile); v2 warm-lantern background bokeh (removed — lantern language); v3 gold earrings (removed — prominent jewelry).

## Candidate B — "The quiet observer" (cool sage/stone)
- **Concept:** perceptive, steady, reserved — carries the "observant, quietly funny" read.
- **Wardrobe/palette/bg:** deep-sage / charcoal knit, clean neckline · sage & stone · quiet cool grey-green field.
- **Generation brief:** *Original fictional Vietnamese woman, ~40, calm observant resting expression, closed mouth, warmth in the eyes, front-facing head-and-shoulders, hair neat and off the face, contemporary deep-sage knit with a clean neckline, soft even warm-neutral light, quiet cool grey-green shallow-focus background, 85mm portrait, photographic realism, no accessories/glasses/jewelry, no cultural props.*
- **Tool / model:** TBD at pilot. · **Edits:** crop-to-square, background separation, re-warm light to warm-neutral.
- **Rejected variants:** v1 read slightly stern (softened brow); v2 turtleneck crept toward face-covering (lowered neckline); v3 cool light drifted clinical (re-warmed).

## Candidate C — "The modern local" (warm ochre studio)
- **Concept:** modern, capable, at ease — directly answers "competent & modern, not quaint."
- **Wardrobe/palette/bg:** structured neutral fine-knit / soft-blazer feel, clean neckline · ochre & warm neutral · warm neutral studio-plausible field.
- **Generation brief:** *Original fictional Vietnamese woman, ~38, soft confident natural smile, warm and at-ease, front-facing head-and-shoulders, contemporary structured neutral fine-knit top with a clean neckline, hair in a simple modern style off the face, soft even warm-neutral studio-plausible light, warm neutral shallow-focus background, 85mm portrait, photographic realism, no accessories/glasses/hats/jewelry, no national costume or props.*
- **Tool / model:** TBD at pilot. · **Edits:** crop-to-square, background separation, warm-neutral grade.
- **Rejected variants:** v1 blazer had a visible logo (removed — brand mark); v2 beauty-filter smoothing (removed); v3 3/4 angle (re-shot front-facing per training crop).

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## To append at the authorized pilot (P0), before publication
- Winning direction (A/B/C) + the **real** tool/model/version, seed, exact final prompt, and every edit.
- Adult-verification + real-person-similarity check evidence.
- Master hash + the derivative crop hashes (1:1 avatar · 4:5 roster · 40/56/72).
- Chosen stock Tavus training voice (evaluated separately) + rationale.
- Cultural-reviewer name + written feedback disposition; Bindi/legal release for provider submission.