feat(characters): add modular woodland traveler kit

docs/DEVELOPER_INDEX.md

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ when extending the game.
 | Add caravans, routes, scheduled work, or regional saves | [Regional simulation and persistence](FEATURE_REGIONAL_SIMULATION_AND_PERSISTENCE.md) | `simulation/regional/`, `simulation/state/*StateRecord.gd` |
 | Add an enemy or animal using an existing behavior | [Entity families](FEATURE_ENTITIES_COMBAT_ANIMALS.md) | `CombatantFactory.gd`, `AnimalFactory.gd`, shared visual roots |
 | Change rendering or support weaker PCs | [Presentation and performance](FEATURE_PRESENTATION_PERFORMANCE.md) | `world/jajce/jajce_world.gd`, `world/presentation/` |
+| Author humanoid animal characters or combine clothing and body shapes | [Modular character kit](../assets/characters/README.md) | `tools/CharacterWorkshop.tscn`, `CharacterAppearanceProfile.gd`, `tools/art/build_character_kit.py` |
 | Change a saved field or migration | [Save schema and migrations](FEATURE_SAVE_SCHEMA_AND_MIGRATIONS.md) | `SimulationStateRecord.gd`, nested state records, `SaveSlotStore.gd` |
 | Add a regression, benchmark, or run the gate | [Testing and benchmarks](FEATURE_TESTING_AND_BENCHMARKS.md) | `tests/`, `tools/`, `docs/benchmarks/` |
 

docs/FEATURE_PRESENTATION_PERFORMANCE.md

@@ -108,6 +108,17 @@ ambient fill and warm sunlight follow the simulation day/night clock. The
 cloud shader adds no volumetric pass, outline pass or screen-space postprocess.
 See [the asset contract and rebuild commands](../assets/storybook/README.md).
 
+The current humanoid cast uses the [modular woodland character kit](../assets/characters/README.md):
+31 Blender parts, five animal heads, six authored examples and independently
+configurable proportions, outfits and accessories. `CharacterAppearanceProfile`
+resources are cosmetic. Meshes are shared; `Stout` morph weights and palette
+materials are per actor. The reference traveler has 20,070 base triangles across
+10 opaque surfaces; Godot imports LODs. The standalone
+`tools/CharacterWorkshop.tscn` previews and saves profiles. Existing motion,
+profession/inventory/death cues, and shader grass interaction remain owned by
+their existing controllers. The appearance scenario verifies imported parts,
+independent shape weights, stable identity, extreme proportions and cue clearance.
+
 `docs/baselines/storybook_*.png` records the native Metal review. The accompanying
 `storybook_render_metrics.json` records a bounded local 1600×900 static-camera
 sample on Apple M1 Max with six NPCs and High/Balanced/Low settings. Wall-frame