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+name: create-npc
+description: Create a new NPC note for the Baltun'ia D&D campaign from the NPC Framework Template — filed in the correct POI/city/Key Figures folder, fully wikilinked, and reciprocally linked from its parent note. Use when the DM wants to add, stat out, or flesh out a non-player character (e.g. "make an NPC for the docks", "create the tavern keeper", "add Commander Taylor's lieutenant").
+---
+
+# Create an NPC
+
+First read `.claude/skills/_shared/vault-conventions.md` and
+`z_templates/Framework Templates/NPC Framework Template.md`. Skim one nearby
+existing NPC (e.g. `2. World Almanac/Regions of Baltun'ia/Jessergate/Voxiu/Cotton Row Market/Hedda Wickwhistle - Cotton Row Market.md`)
+to match tone.
+
+## Steps
+
+1. **Place it.** Determine where the NPC belongs:
+   - Tied to a POI → `.../<POI>/<Full Name> - <POI>.md`
+   - Tied to a city but no POI → `.../<City>/<Full Name> - <City>.md`
+   - A historical figure → the relevant Age's `Key Figures/<Name>.md`
+   If the location isn't given, ask the DM where they live/operate.
+
+2. **Mine canon.** Grep the vault for the NPC's name and their location for any
+   facts already established (recaps, parent POI note, Campaign Flow). Reuse,
+   don't contradict.
+
+3. **Draft the knowable fields** of the NPC template: Name (+ title/alias),
+   Race (wikilink the `[[species]]`), Age, Gender, Location (wikilink region +
+   city + POI), Appearance, Voice & Speech.
+
+4. **Collaborate on the creative pivots.** Use AskUserQuestion to confirm:
+   - Primary motivation / what they want from the party
+   - Faction allegiance (offer the real factions: `[[Belter Overview|Belters]]`,
+     `[[Vexens]]`, etc.) — and whether it's open or secret
+   - A secret or personal quest, and one plot hook
+   Offer concrete options grounded in current campaign tensions (automaton
+   rights, the Crown Elect election, the ley-line conspiracy).
+
+5. **Write the file** in full template structure, wikilinking every proper noun.
+   Fill "Notes & Flavor" with catchphrases / mannerisms.
+
+6. **Reciprocate.** Add the NPC to the parent POI/city note's "Notable NPCs"
+   section using the `- **Name**, Role *(race)*` + `→ hook` style, with a
+   wikilink. Report any referenced entities that still need their own notes.