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+# 📁 REFERENCES - Master Visual Law
+
+**Purpose:** Visual references that define the EXACT look for all characters.  
+**Rule:** NOTHING gets generated without matching these references.
+
+---
+
+## 📂 **Folder Structure:**
+
+### **`/main_characters/`**
+Main playable characters and key story NPCs:
+- `kai/` - Kai Marković (pink+green dreads, katana, piercings)
+- `ana/` - Ana Marković (blonde, blue eyes WITH pupils)
+- `gronk/` - Gronk (pink dreads, vape, troll)
+
+### **`/npcs/`**
+Town service NPCs:
+- `ivan_kovac/` - Blacksmith (✅ HAVE: download.jpg in assets/slike 🟢/konsistentno/)
+- `mayor/` - Župan (town administrator)
+- `miro_pravnik/` - Lawyer
+- `arborist/` - Tree planter
+- `tehnik/` - Technician
+- `sivilja/` - Seamstress
+- `pek/` - Baker
+- `kustos/` - Museum Curator
+- `teacher/` - School Teacher
+
+### **`/companions/`**
+Friendly followers:
+- `zombie_scout/` - Zombi Skavt (red bandana, backpack, red eyes WITH pupils)
+
+### **`/enemies/`**
+Hostile NPCs:
+- `nomad_raiders/` - Desert Nomads, Frost Bandits, etc.
+- `zombies/` - Various zombie types
+
+### **`/species/`**
+Fantasy races:
+- `trolls/` - Troli (town inhabitants)
+- `fairies/` - Vilinci
+- `elves/` - Škratje
+
+---
+
+## 🎨 **What to Put in Each Folder:**
+
+**Each character folder should contain:**
+1. **Master Reference** - Full body portrait, front-facing
+2. **Face Close-up** (optional) - For dialogue portraits
+3. **Action Poses** (optional) - Specific animations
+
+**File Naming:**
+- `master_reference.png` - Main reference image
+- `face_closeup.png` - Dialogue portrait
+- `action_01.png`, `action_02.png` - Specific poses
+
+---
+
+## ✅ **Style Rules (Style 32 - Dark-Chibi Noir):**
+
+**ALL references must follow:**
+- ✅ 32x32px base (or multiples: 64x64, 96x96)
+- ✅ Thick black outlines (4-5px)
+- ✅ Chibi proportions (big head, small body)
+- ✅ Flat colors with subtle shading
+- ✅ Top-down or isometric view
+- ✅ Green background (#00FF00) for easy keying
+
+**Eye Rules:**
+- 👥 **Friendly NPCs/Humans:** Red eyes WITH dark pupils
+- 🧟 **Weak/Tamed Zombies:** White eyes, NO pupils
+- 🧟 **Strong/Wild Zombies:** Red eyes, NO pupils
+- 🧡 **Zombi Skavt (exception):** Red eyes WITH pupils
+
+---
+
+## 🔒 **Visual Law:**
+
+Once a reference is approved and placed here:
+- **NO changes** without user approval
+- **ALL future generations** must match this reference
+- **Consistency** is LAW
+
+---
+
+**Status:** 🟢 Ready for reference images  
+**Next:** User will add existing references to appropriate folders
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