feat: add stylized villager presentation

docs/BUILD_IN_PUBLIC_PLAN.md

@@ -468,7 +468,10 @@ Tab-cycled inspector shows authoritative need values, task state, destination,
 decision branch, and utility scores. The existing carried-food prop and village
 panel expose immediate consequences. `F10` toggles the debug/cinematic
 presentation layer, while `F12` reloads the current scene as a repeatable
-simulation-garden demo reset.
+simulation-garden demo reset. The capsule NPCs have now been replaced by
+multi-part stylized villager placeholders with tunics, heads, hair, limbs,
+feet, and state-driven walk motion. Carried wood displays as a log bundle from
+authoritative inventory, matching the existing carried-food presentation.
 
 ### Exit condition
 
@@ -653,12 +656,20 @@ Completed:
     and waterfall widened; the fortress ridge landmark now has crenellations,
     a dedicated banner pole with larger banner, and three turrets for a more
     readable silhouette against the sky.
+16. Stylized villager readability and VFX cleanup: NPCs now use compact
+    multi-part silhouettes with state-driven walk motion and visible carried
+    logs. Waterfall mist is anchored to the waterfall instead of the village
+    origin, duplicate wind layers are separated, and Metal smoke/wind
+    materials retain restrained transparency.
 
 Next:
 
-1. Continue growing resource discovery with finite ResourceNode instances
-   placed in meaningful contexts (from LEARNING_ROADMAP). See the roadmap
-   for the next systems priority.
+1. Replace the remaining player capsule with a matching stylized presentation,
+   then revisit runtime camera framing so the waterfall and village action
+   remain readable in the same authored shot.
+2. Continue with the action precondition/material-cost contract and
+   relationship consequence work in `LEARNING_ROADMAP.md` before expanding
+   visual scope further.
 
 Do not start with GIS data, a full city, a large asset pack, or more NPC
 mechanics. The next proof is a beautiful stage for the systems that already

docs/baselines/SIMULATION_GARDEN_01.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Simulation Garden 01
 
-Captured: 2026-07-08
+Captured: 2026-07-09
 
 ## Files
 
@@ -50,3 +50,14 @@ The frame also makes the next presentation risks plain:
 
 Use this baseline as the first runtime comparison image before adding more
 systems or expanding the terrain.
+
+## July 9 visual follow-up
+
+The baseline images now include the first stylized-villager pass. NPCs use
+multi-part silhouettes and real travel-driven limb motion instead of capsules;
+profession colors and props remain definition-driven, and authoritative wood
+inventory now appears as carried logs. The capture also fixes three effects
+that obscured the simulation on Metal: waterfall mist was incorrectly emitted
+at the village origin, ridge/valley wind systems overlapped, and chimney smoke
+ignored particle transparency. The player capsule and camera composition are
+the next visible presentation gaps.

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