---
unit: heroes/iris-venn
file_prefix: iris-venn
status: draft
mode: Concept Prototype Sheet
version: v001
date: 2026-05-18
image: iris-venn_2026-05-18_v001.png
prompt: iris-venn_2026-05-18_v001.prompt.md
source_image: /mnt/data/vault/dobsonian-field-command/.fieldvault-state/generated/iris-venn_2026-05-18_124158_openai.png
vault_path: /mnt/data/vault/dobsonian-field-command/02-generated/heroes/iris-venn/
reviewed: 2026-05-18
review_source: ChatGPT / Mara
---

## Verdict

Iris Venn v001 — strong draft, not approved baseline yet.

## What works

- Excellent document-family match: grayscale pencil prototype feel, clean technical-sheet layout, restrained archival tone.
- Overlay-ready workflow succeeded: blank header band and annotation boxes are present and useful.
- Iris reads as Observation / field sight authority rather than mystical oracle.
- Binoculars / optic kit and sight-card action pose support the “measurement + authorization” concept.
- Equipment panel is especially useful: folded optics + grid/sight card are strong non-rifle identity anchors.
- Iris is distinct from Rowan Hale: leaner, more field-survey / optics-forward, less command-bulk.

## Main issue

- Slight rifle-forward / tactical-weapon drift. The large tube-like object in the front-view right hand reads as a long weapon or heavy optic/launcher depending on viewer. Not fatal, but it weakens the no-generic-sniper guardrail.

## Secondary issue

- Main front-view face/expression is a bit more intense/action-hero than calm, exacting procedural certainty. Not a dealbreaker, but v002 could soften this.

## Overlay process verdict

- Strong success. This image validates the split workflow: AI for art/layout, deterministic tooling for final readable text.
- Use this image for a first text-overlay experiment on a copy.

## Baseline decision

- Do not promote yet.
- Use v001 for overlay experiment and as guidance for v002.

## Recommended v002 direction

If generated later:

- Reduce or remove the large tube-like handheld object from the main front view.
- Make optics/survey/slate/sight-card tools more clearly primary.
- Keep folded field scope and triangulation card in equipment panel.
- Shift expression/posture slightly toward calm procedural certainty.
- Preserve blank header/annotation zones for overlay.

## Overlay experiment

- v001 (first pass): `overlay-experiments/iris-venn_2026-05-18_v001_text-overlay.png` — placement too heavy; kept for comparison.
- v002 (sandpaper): `overlay-experiments/iris-venn_2026-05-18_v001_text-overlay-v002.png` — smaller/lighter text, header raised, annotations in blank callout boxes.
- Sidecars: matching `*.overlay.md` beside each output.
- Script: `scripts/fieldvault-overlay-text.py` (presets `iris-v001`, `iris-v001-v002`).
- Original art-only PNG unchanged.

## Generation record

- Art-only v001 draft generated from `01-prompts/heroes/iris-venn-overlay-ready.md` (content above generation boundary only).
- Not promoted; no baseline approval.
- OpenAI temp source: `.fieldvault-state/generated/iris-venn_2026-05-18_124158_openai.png`