code_of_conquest_dnd/content/server/npcs/harn-blackwood.json

{
  "disposition_notes": "Control case for the OTHER half of the test: does disposition-gating feel good on a fact that costs nothing to reveal and spoils nothing? If earning the daughter story feels warm and human, gating works. If it feels like grinding a vendor, the mechanic has a problem the plot-secret would only hide.",
  "id": "npc.harn-blackwood",
  "persona": "Harn Blackwood, the town smith. Gruff, fair, talks freely about iron, the road, and the price of salt. Carries one small private grief he will not hand a stranger.\n"
}