Run: 2026-02-21-01KJ15N2WN4KX2GMWGCCCY1470

Run Details

Model:: Qwen 3.5 Plus (2026-02-15)
Test:: Codex Red Herring (False Positive Detection)
Scenario:: Long text (~1594 words), big codex (51 entries)
Duration:: 2m 5s
Cost:: $0.023472
Provider:: Alibaba

Evaluation summary

Score	Evaluator	Details Link
0.00%	Correct "no violations" response	(details)
7.69%	No hallucinated violations	(details)
3.8462%	Overall

Model input

System

You are a meticulous continuity editor for a fiction project. You have access to a "story bible" (codex) containing canonical details about characters, locations, items, lore, and organizations.

Your task: Given the codex and a prose text, identify every factual inconsistency between the text and the codex. A violation is any detail in the text that contradicts what the codex states — wrong eye color, wrong location name, wrong ruler, swapped left/right, incorrect dates, etc.

Be thorough. Check every named entity, physical description, location detail, date, title, and relationship mentioned in the text against the codex. Do not flag stylistic choices, omissions, or things not covered by the codex — only flag direct contradictions.

For each violation found, output an XML element with the following attributes:
- entry: the codex entry ID that is contradicted
- detail: which specific detail is wrong — use the exact name of the codex element or attribute that is contradicted (e.g. "eyeColor", "species", "ruler", "material")
- paragraph: the 1-indexed paragraph number containing the violation
- substring: the exact substring from the text that contains the violation

The element body should contain a brief explanation of the contradiction.

Example format:
<violation entry="1234" detail="hairColor" paragraph="2" substring="her brown hair flowing">The text says brown hair, but the codex says blonde.</violation>

If you find no violations, output: <violations-none/>

Output ONLY the violation XML elements. Do not include any other text, preamble, or explanation outside the XML.

User/Human

<codex>
<character id="100" name="Torben Reikhart" aliases="Stray">
  <gender>Male</gender>
  <eyeColor>Green</eyeColor>
  <hairColor>Silver</hairColor>
</character>

<character id="101" name="Sable Dunmore">
  <species>Human</species>
  <gender>Female</gender>
  <age>28</age>
  <eyeColor>Brown</eyeColor>
  <hairColor>Auburn</hairColor>
</character>

<character id="102" name="Old Rivka">
  <gender>Female</gender>
</character>

<character id="103" name="Petal Dunmore">
  <gender>Female</gender>
</character>

<character id="104" name="Jurren Dunmore">
  <gender>Male</gender>
</character>

<character id="111" name="Grunn Tetch" aliases="Old Tetch">
  <species>Dwarf</species>
  <gender>Male</gender>
  <eyeColor>Amber</eyeColor>
  <hairColor>Gray</hairColor>
</character>

<character id="112" name="Dol Tetch">
  <gender>Male</gender>
</character>

<character id="113" name="Amma">
  <gender>Female</gender>
</character>

<character id="124" name="Iselda Moth">
  <gender>Female</gender>
  <eyeColor>Violet</eyeColor>
  <hairColor>White</hairColor>
</character>

<character id="125" name="Brother Hemmen" aliases="the Eyeless">
  <species>Human</species>
  <gender>Male</gender>
  <hairColor>White</hairColor>
</character>

<character id="136" name="Osrik Pallengrave" aliases="the Pale">
  <species>Tiefling</species>
  <gender>Male</gender>
  <eyeColor>Red</eyeColor>
  <hairColor>Black</hairColor>
</character>

<character id="137" name="Queen Veredine" aliases="Veredine the Undying">
  <species>Elf</species>
  <gender>Female</gender>
</character>

<character id="138" name="Wren Hessik">
  <gender>Female</gender>
</character>

<character id="139" name="Captain Mettik">
  <species>Human</species>
  <gender>Male</gender>
</character>

<character id="114" name="Mettik"/>

<location id="105" name="The Rusty Lantern"/>

<location id="106" name="Dunmore">
  <terrain>Coastal</terrain>
</location>

<location id="115" name="The Thornveil" aliases="the Veil">
  <terrain>Forest</terrain>
  <climate>Temperate</climate>
</location>

<location id="116" name="Kettlebridge"/>

<location id="117" name="Port Gessik"/>

<location id="126" name="The Hollow"/>

<location id="127" name="The Fathom Stair"/>

<location id="128" name="Moth Hall"/>

<location id="140" name="The Spire of Echoes">
  <terrain>Mountain</terrain>
</location>

<location id="141" name="The Sanctum"/>

<location id="142" name="Hatchwell"/>

<item id="107" name="Kindling">
  <material>Dark iron</material>
  <objectType>Weapon</objectType>
  <power>Fire</power>
</item>

<item id="108" name="Petal's Locket">
  <material>Silver</material>
  <objectType>Jewelry</objectType>
</item>

<item id="118" name="Burden">
  <material>Bone and iron</material>
  <objectType>Weapon</objectType>
  <power>Light</power>
</item>

<item id="119" name="The Little Stoneman">
  <material>Soapstone</material>
</item>

<item id="120" name="Amma's Ring" aliases="Silver Ring, Silver Band">
  <material>Silver</material>
  <objectType>Jewelry</objectType>
</item>

<item id="129" name="The Pale Compass">
  <material>Brass</material>
</item>

<item id="130" name="The Verity Beads">
  <material>Bone</material>
</item>

<item id="131" name="The Unfinished Hymnal">
  <material>Vellum</material>
</item>

<item id="143" name="Harrowglass" aliases="the Hungering Edge">
  <material>Obsidian</material>
  <objectType>Weapon</objectType>
  <power>Void</power>
</item>

<item id="144" name="The Warden's Mail">
  <material>Silver chain</material>
  <objectType>Armor</objectType>
  <power>Light</power>
</item>

<item id="145" name="Nightbell">
  <material>Bronze</material>
</item>

<lore id="109" name="The Felling">
  <timePeriod>Two centuries ago</timePeriod>
  <category>War</category>
</lore>

<lore id="110" name="The Kindling Rite">
  <category>Tradition</category>
</lore>

<lore id="121" name="The Thornborn"/>

<lore id="122" name="Root-tongue">
  <category>Language</category>
</lore>

<lore id="123" name="Greenveil">
  <category>Tradition</category>
</lore>

<lore id="132" name="The Binding of Reshkai">
  <timePeriod>The First Age</timePeriod>
  <category>Magic</category>
</lore>

<lore id="133" name="The Order of the Closed Eye">
  <category>Religion</category>
</lore>

<lore id="134" name="The Ashfall"/>

<lore id="135" name="The First Age">
  <category>History</category>
</lore>

<lore id="146" name="The Riven War">
  <timePeriod>A thousand years before the Felling</timePeriod>
  <category>War</category>
</lore>

<lore id="147" name="The Watcher's Prophecy">
  <category>Prophecy</category>
</lore>

<lore id="148" name="The Tithe of Echoes">
  <category>Tradition</category>
</lore>

<lore id="149" name="The Pallid Host"/>
</codex>

<text>
The Spire of Echoes rose from the mountain's shoulder like a black tooth against the snow. It was a fortress — had always been a fortress, even before the wars had given it purpose. The mountain terrain was brutal here: sheer rock faces, ice in the crevices, a wind that cut through wool and leather alike. Frost coated every surface. The stone was dark and slick with it. Higher up, the walls narrowed and the architecture lost whatever human intention had shaped it, becoming something closer to geology — as if the mountain had grown the tower from its own bone. Birds didn't nest here. Nothing lived on these upper slopes that didn't have to. Torben — Stray, as some still called him — stood at the base and looked up at the tower disappearing into cloud. The cold had already found his fingers, his jaw, the gap at his collar where the wind threaded itself like a needle. He had been in worse places. Not many.

They gathered in the courtyard, such as it was — a flat expanse of flagstone swept clean by the wind. Sable stood to his left, arms crossed, her jaw set. She hadn't spoken since the last ridge, and her silence had a texture to it — the kind that discouraged questions. Behind her, the dwarf Grunn — Old Tetch — leaned on a broken wall and said nothing. His eyes moved, though. They tracked every shadow, every doorway, every place a man could hide or a wall could fall. Iselda waited near the gate, still as a statue, her pale features betraying nothing of the climb or the cold. Brother Hemmen — the Eyeless — had arrived before any of them, as if the mountain were a place he already knew. He stood with his hands folded inside his sleeves, his ashen eyes turned toward the Spire as though he could see something in it the rest of them could not. And there was one more: Captain Mettik, a human soldier who'd marched three days through the passes to meet them. He stood apart from the others, straight-backed, watching the Spire with the wary respect of a man who had seen buildings kill people. His boots were caked with ice and his cloak was torn at the shoulder, but he held himself like the march had been nothing.

They descended into the Sanctum through a narrow stair that curled beneath the Spire's foundation. The steps were worn smooth by centuries of feet, and the walls pressed close — close enough that Grunn's shoulders scraped stone on both sides. The Sanctum was a chamber carved from the mountain's root — circular, low-ceilinged, the walls covered in carvings so old the stone had softened around them. Pillars braced the ceiling at intervals, squat and thick, and between them the carvings ran in unbroken bands — figures, symbols, scenes rendered in a style that predated any kingdom Torben knew by name. Dim light filtered through cracks in the rock above. The air smelled of wet stone and something older, something mineral and faintly sweet, like the breath of a cave that had been sealed for a long time. It was cold. Everything here was cold.

Hemmen spoke first. He stood at the center of the chamber, one hand resting on the wall, and told them what the carvings meant. "The Riven War," he said. "A thousand years before the Felling. Queen Veredine — Veredine the Undying, an elf who commanded the living and the dead — she built this place as a seal. Her army, the Pallid Host, were the restless dead she had bound to her will. They did not tire. They did not question. They marched where she pointed and they consumed what stood in their path." His fingers found a groove in the stone — a long column of figures, some standing, some fallen. "When the war ended, she sealed them here. Entombed them beneath the mountain where the cold and the weight of the rock would hold them still." He traced a line across the stone with one finger. "Hatchwell — the town that stood at the mountain's base — burned. Nothing left. The Pallid Host marched through it on their way to this Spire, and there was nothing anyone could do. The people of Hatchwell had no warning. They woke to fire and the sound of the dead walking through their streets, and by morning the town was ash."

The silence that followed was broken by footsteps.

Osrik Pallengrave stepped into the Sanctum through an archway none of them had noticed. The Pale, they called him. He was a Tiefling — the horns swept back from his temples, black hair falling between them, red eyes catching what little light the chamber held. He was tall, lean in a way that suggested something stripped down rather than underfed, and he carried himself with the patience of someone who had learned that stillness unnerved people more than threats. He moved slowly, deliberately, as if he wanted them to see every part of him before he spoke. In his right hand he carried a blade: Harrowglass. An obsidian edge, dark as a closed eye, and Void-touched — the air around it dimmed, the light pulling toward the blade and vanishing. Some called it the Hungering Edge, and the name fit. It looked like it could eat the light from a room and still be hungry.

Torben stepped forward. His green eyes met Osrik's red ones across the chamber. Neither moved. The distance between them was perhaps twenty paces, but the air in that gap felt heavier than it should have — dense, pressurized, as though the Sanctum itself were holding its breath. Behind Torben, Grunn was already reaching for what hung on the wall behind him — the Warden's Mail, silver chain that hummed with pale light when he donned it, settling over his shoulders with a weight that felt like purpose. The links caught the dim glow and threw it back against the walls. Captain Mettik's hand went to his sword, though he did not draw. Iselda shifted her weight — a small movement, almost invisible, but Torben had learned to read it. She was ready.

The carvings on the walls seemed to shift in the changing light. Hemmen's voice rose. "The Binding of Reshkai — you know of it. What was sealed in The Hollow was one half of a lock. This Spire is the other." He looked at Osrik. "The Felling broke the world two centuries ago. But this — this was built to stop something older." Above them, mounted in an iron bracket near the ceiling, a bronze bell began to hum — the Nightbell, the bell that begins the Tithe of Echoes. The Tithe was a ritual older than the Spire itself, a tradition meant to keep the wards from failing. The bell's voice was low and long, and it filled the Sanctum the way water fills a bowl. The Watcher's Prophecy — carved into the foundation stone beneath their feet — spoke of a severing, a moment when the seals would thin and something would push through.

Sable drew Kindling. The dark iron blade caught the Nightbell's resonance and the fire along its edge flared — brighter than Torben had seen it, brighter than Sable could control. She didn't look at the blade. She looked at Osrik. "Wren Hessik died at your hands," she said. Her voice was steady but her knuckles were white around the hilt. "And before her — Petal. My sister. You remember, don't you? You were there when The Felling reached the coast. You were there when the world caught fire." Osrik said nothing. The Hungering Edge moved slightly in his grip, as if it were breathing.

The first strike came from the dark. Something fell from the ceiling — rubble, stone, a shower of dust that blinded everyone for half a breath. Chains rattled in the walls. The wind found its way into the Sanctum through cracks that hadn't been there a moment ago, carrying snow and the smell of old iron. Soldiers — unnamed, faceless, wearing armor that was more rust than steel — poured through the archway behind Osrik. They moved like men who had forgotten how to stop. Grunn met the first one with the Warden's Mail blazing and Burden still strapped to his back — then swung the great mace free and brought it down on a shield that split like kindling. Torben moved left. Sable moved right. Iselda was already gone — above them somewhere, a blur of white and translucent wing. Hemmen stood in the center of the chamber with his hands open and his ashen eyes closed, the Verity Beads clicking between his fingers, each bead catching a faint light of its own as they moved. The floor shook. Stones fell. A wooden beam cracked and swung loose from the ceiling, trailing dust. The Nightbell rang again — once, twice, a third time — and the carvings on the walls began to glow with a light that had been sleeping for a thousand years. The crumbling walls shed mortar like dead skin. An iron door at the far end of the Sanctum buckled inward. The torchlight guttered and died, and for a moment everything was dark except the fire on Kindling's edge and the pale glow of the Warden's Mail and the terrible, hungry absence of light around Harrowglass. Then the Spire shook to its roots, and the mountain answered.
</text>

Identify all factual violations in the text above that contradict the codex.

Model response

<violation entry="125" detail="eyeColor" paragraph="2" substring="his ashen eyes turned toward the Spire">The text describes Brother Hemmen's eyes as "ashen," but the codex does not specify an eye color for him (only hair color is listed as White). While "ashen" could describe the white hair, applying it to eyes contradicts the lack of data or implies a color not canonical. More strictly, if "ashen" implies gray eyes, there is no codex support. However, a stronger violation is likely intended regarding the specific attribute. Let's re-evaluate: The codex has no eyeColor for Hemmen. Is "ashen" a contradiction? If the codex is silent, it's not a contradiction unless "ashen" implies a specific color that contradicts a known fact. Wait, looking closer at the prompt instructions: "only flag direct contradictions." If the codex doesn't list eye color, describing them isn't a contradiction.
Let's look for harder contradictions.
Paragraph 4: "Hatchwell — the town that stood at the mountain's base — burned."
Codex Location 140: The Spire of Echoes is a Mountain terrain.
Codex Location 142: Hatchwell exists.
Codex Lore 146: The Riven War was "A thousand years before the Felling."
Codex Lore 109: The Felling was "Two centuries ago."
Text says Hatchwell burned during the Riven War (implied by the sequence of Hemmen's story about Veredine and the Riven War). The text says: "When the war ended [Riven War]... Hatchwell ... burned." This aligns with the timeline if Hatchwell burned 1000 years before the Felling. No contradiction there yet.
Let's check characters again.
Paragraph 2: "Brother Hemmen ... his ashen eyes". Codex 125 has no eyeColor. Not a violation.
Paragraph 2: "Captain Mettik, a human soldier". Codex 139: Species Human. Correct.
Paragraph 2: "Grunn — Old Tetch". Codex 111: Aliases "Old Tetch". Correct.
Paragraph 2: "Iselda ... pale features". Codex 124: Hair White, Eye Violet. "Pale features" is vague, not a contradiction.
Paragraph 4: "Queen Veredine ... an elf". Codex 137: Species Elf. Correct.
Paragraph 4: "Her army, the Pallid Host". Codex 149: Name "The Pallid Host". Correct.
Paragraph 4: "Hatchwell ... burned". Codex 142 exists. No specific history in codex to contradict this.
Paragraph 5: "Osrik Pallengrave ... Tiefling ... black hair ... red eyes". Codex 136: Species Tiefling, Hair Black, Eye Red. Correct.
Paragraph 5: "Harrowglass ... obsidian edge ... Hungering Edge ... Void-touched". Codex 143: Material Obsidian, Aliases "the Hungering Edge", Power Void. Correct.
Paragraph 6: "Torben ... green eyes". Codex 100: EyeColor Green. Correct.
Paragraph 6: "Grunn ... reaching for ... the Warden's Mail". Codex 144: Name "The Warden's Mail". Correct.
Paragraph 6: "silver chain that hummed with pale light". Codex 144: Material "Silver chain", Power "Light". Correct.
Paragraph 7: "The Binding of Reshkai". Codex 132: Name matches.
Paragraph 7: "What was sealed in The Hollow". Codex 126: Name "The Hollow". Correct.
Paragraph 7: "The Felling broke the world two centuries ago." Codex 109: TimePeriod "Two centuries ago". Correct.
Paragraph 7: "Nightbell ... bronze bell". Codex 145: Material Bronze. Correct.
Paragraph 7: "Tithe of Echoes". Codex 148: Name matches.
Paragraph 7: "Watcher's Prophecy". Codex 147: Name matches.
Paragraph 8: "Sable drew Kindling. The dark iron blade". Codex 107: Material "Dark iron". Correct.
Paragraph 8: "fire along its edge flared". Codex 107: Power "Fire". Correct.
Paragraph 8: "Wren Hessik died at your hands". Codex 138 exists. No death info in codex, so not a contradiction.
Paragraph 8: "Petal. My sister." Codex 103 (Petal) and 101 (Sable) share surname Dunmore. Relationship plausible.
Paragraph 9: "Grunn ... Warden's Mail blazing and Burden still strapped to his back". Codex 118: Name "Burden". Correct.
Paragraph 9: "swung the great mace free". Codex 118: ObjectType "Weapon". (Mace is a weapon, consistent).
Paragraph 9: "Burden ... power Light"? Text doesn't specify power here, but earlier Warden's Mail had light. Codex 118 says Power "Light". Text says "Warden's Mail blazing" (Light) and Grunn uses Burden. Consistent.
Paragraph 9: "Iselda ... blur of white and translucent wing". Codex 124: Hair White. "Translucent wing" suggests she might be something other than human or has magical traits. Codex 124 only lists Gender, EyeColor, HairColor. It does not list Species. If she is Human by default in this world, wings would be a violation. But the codex doesn't say she IS Human. However, usually, if species isn't listed, it's assumed Human or the missing data prevents a contradiction check. BUT, wait. Is there a species listed for Iselda? No.
Let's re-read the Codex carefully.
Character 124: Iselda Moth. No Species.
Character 136: Osrik Pallengrave. Species Tiefling.
Character 137: Queen Veredine. Species Elf.
Character 111: Grunn Tetch. Species Dwarf.
Character 101: Sable Dunmore. Species Human.
Character 100: Torben. No Species listed.
Character 125: Brother Hemmen. Species Human.
Character 139: Captain Mettik. Species Human.

Is "translucent wing" a contradiction? If the codex doesn't define her species, we can't prove she CAN'T have wings.
However, let's look at Paragraph 2 again. "Brother Hemmen ... his ashen eyes".
Codex 125: Brother Hemmen. Aliases "the Eyeless".
Ah! "The Eyeless". The alias suggests he has no eyes.
Text: "his ashen eyes turned toward the Spire" and later "his ashen eyes closed".
This is a direct contradiction. The alias "the Eyeless" in the codex strongly implies the canonical state is lacking eyes, yet the text describes him having eyes (ashen) and using them (turned, closed).
Violation 1: Entry 125, detail "aliases" (or implied physical state from alias). The alias is "the Eyeless". The text says he has "ashen eyes".
Actually, the detail to cite is likely the physical attribute contradicted by the alias or the alias itself if the text ignores it. The prompt asks for "which specific detail is wrong — use the exact name of the codex element or attribute". The codex has `aliases="the Eyeless"`. The text contradicts the implication of the alias. Or perhaps there is an implied `eyeColor` or presence of eyes. Since `eyeColor` is not in the codex for him, but the alias `the Eyeless` is, the contradiction is with the reality of having eyes vs the alias.
Let's look for other specific attribute mismatches.
Paragraph 4: "The Riven War ... A thousand years before the Felling." Codex 146: `timePeriod="A thousand years before the Felling"`. Matches.
Paragraph 4: "Hatchwell ... burned."
Paragraph 7: "The Binding of Reshkai ... sealed in The Hollow". Codex 132 `name="The Binding of Reshkai"`, Codex 126 `name="The Hollow"`.
Paragraph 9: "Burden still strapped to his back — then swung the great mace free". Codex 118 `name="Burden"`.
Paragraph 9: "Verity Beads clicking between his fingers". Codex 130 `name="The Verity Beads"`, `material="Bone"`. Text doesn't contradict material.
Paragraph 9: "Nightbell rang again". Codex 145 `name="Nightbell"`.

Let's re-examine "The Eyeless".
Codex: `<character id="125" name="Brother Hemmen" aliases="the Eyeless">`
Text: "his ashen eyes turned toward the Spire", "his ashen eyes closed".
Contradiction: The character is canonically "the Eyeless", implying he has no eyes, but the text gives him eyes.
Entry: 125. Detail: aliases (since the alias defines the condition) or perhaps the text implies an eyeColor which shouldn't exist. The most precise "detail" from the codex that is contradicted is the `aliases` value which serves as a descriptor of his state. Or, if we treat "Eyeless" as a physical description, the text adds `eyeColor` (ashen) which contradicts the `aliases` definition. I will use `aliases` as the entry detail because the alias "the Eyeless" is the canonical source of truth that he has no eyes.

Are there others?
Paragraph 2: "Captain Mettik ... a human soldier". Codex 139: Species Human. OK.
Paragraph 2: "Grunn ... Old Tetch". Codex 111: Aliases "Old Tetch". OK.
Paragraph 5: "Osrik ... The Pale". Codex 136: Aliases "the Pale". OK.
Paragraph 5: "Harrowglass ... Hungering Edge". Codex 143: Aliases "the Hungering Edge". OK.
Paragraph 8: "Kindling". Codex 107: Name "Kindling". OK.
Paragraph 8: "Petal. My sister." Sable (101) and Petal (103) are both Dunmores. OK.
Paragraph 4: "Queen Veredine ... Veredine the Undying". Codex 137: Aliases "Veredine the Undying". OK.
Paragraph 4: "Pallid Host". Codex 149: Name "The Pallid Host". OK.

Wait, check Paragraph 4 again. "Hatchwell — the town that stood at the mountain's base — burned."
Context: The Spire of Echoes (Loc 140) is a Mountain.
Hatchwell (Loc 142) is a location.
The text says Hatchwell stood at the mountain's base (of the Spire of Echoes).
Does the codex say Hatchwell is elsewhere? Codex 142 just says "Hatchwell". No location details.
Does the codex say the Spire of Echoes is somewhere else? Codex 140: Terrain Mountain.
No contradiction found here.

Check Paragraph 7: "The Tithe of Echoes ... a tradition". Codex 148: Category Tradition. OK.
Check Paragraph 7: "Watcher's Prophecy". Codex 147: Category Prophecy. OK.

Check Paragraph 9: "Burden". Codex 118: Material "Bone and iron". Text doesn't specify, so no contradiction.
Check Paragraph 9: "Warden's Mail". Codex 144: Material "Silver chain". Text says "silver chain". OK.

Is there a violation with "The Hollow"?
Codex 126: "The Hollow".
Text: "What was sealed in The Hollow". OK.

What about "Root-tongue" or "Greenveil"? Not mentioned.
"The Little Stoneman"? Not mentioned.
"The Unfinished Hymnal"? Not mentioned.
"The Verity Beads"? Mentioned. Codex 130: Material Bone. Text: "clicking between his fingers". Bone beads click. OK.

Let's reconsider the "Eyeless" issue.
If the alias is "the Eyeless", describing his eyes is a contradiction.
Entry: 125
Detail: aliases
Substring: "his ashen eyes"
Explanation: The codex lists his alias as "the Eyeless", implying he has no eyes, but the text describes him having "ashen eyes".

Are there any other subtler ones?
Paragraph 2: "Iselda ... pale features". Codex 124: Hair White, Eyes Violet. Pale is consistent.
Paragraph 2: "Grunn ... dwarf". Codex 111: Species Dwarf. OK.
Paragraph 2: "Torben — Stray". Codex 100: Aliases "Stray". OK.
Paragraph 2: "Sable ... brown eyes"? Text doesn't say.
Paragraph 2: "Sable ... auburn hair"? Text doesn't say.

Wait, look at Paragraph 4: "Queen Veredine ... an elf who commanded the living and the dead".
Codex 137: Species Elf. OK.
"Her army, the Pallid Host". Codex 149. OK.
"The Riven War ... A thousand years before the Felling". Codex 146. OK.
"The Felling ... two centuries ago". Codex 109. OK.

Is there a contradiction with "The Spire of Echoes"?
Codex 140: Terrain Mountain.
Text: "rose from the mountain's shoulder". OK.

Is there a contradiction with "Kindling"?
Codex 107: Material Dark iron, Power Fire.
Text: "dark iron blade", "fire along its edge". OK.

Is there a contradiction with "Harrowglass"?
Codex 143: Material Obsidian, Power Void, Alias Hungering Edge.
Text: "obsidian edge", "Void-touched", "Hungering Edge". OK.

Is there a contradiction with "Nightbell"?
Codex 145: Material Bronze.
Text: "bronze bell". OK.

Is there a contradiction with "Warden's Mail"?
Codex 144: Material Silver chain, Power Light.
Text: "silver chain", "hummed with pale light". OK.

Is there a contradiction with "Burden"?
Codex 118: Material Bone and iron, Power Light.
Text: "great mace". (Mace is a weapon type, consistent with ObjectType Weapon).

What about "The Little Stoneman"? Not in text.
"Petal's Locket"? Not in text.
"Amma's Ring"? Not in text.
"The Pale Compass"? Not in text.

Let's check the location "Hatchwell" again.
Codex 142: Hatchwell.
Text says it "burned" and "Nothing left".
If Hatchwell is a current location in the story bible (implied by its inclusion as a location entry), does its destruction in the past (1000 years ago) contradict its existence now?
The text says: "Hatchwell — the town that stood at the mountain's base — burned. Nothing left."
This is described as happening in the past ("stood", "burned", "by morning the town was ash").
If the story takes place in the present, and Hatchwell is listed as a location in the codex, does that mean it currently exists?
Usually, a location entry implies it is a relevant place in the setting. If it was destroyed 1000 years ago and is now "ash", is it still a valid "Location" entry? Yes, ruins can be locations.
However, if the text implies it is gone and the codex lists it as a standard location without qualifiers like "Ruins of Hatchwell", is that a contradiction? Probably too weak.
But wait, Hemmen says: "Hatchwell ... burned. Nothing left."
If the codex lists "Hatchwell" as a location, it likely exists in the current timeline of the story bible. If the text says it was destroyed 1000 years ago and nothing is left, but the characters are currently visiting the Spire of Echoes, is Hatchwell supposed to be there now?
The text says "the town that stood" (past tense). It acknowledges it is gone.
This seems like backstory, not a current state contradiction.

Let's go back to Brother Hemmen.
Text: "his ashen eyes turned toward the Spire" (Para 2).
Text: "his ashen eyes closed" (Para 9).
Codex: `aliases="the Eyeless"`.
This is definitely a violation. The alias defines a physical characteristic (lack of eyes) which the text directly contradicts by giving him eyes.

Are there any errors in names?
"Torben Reikhart" vs "Torben". OK.
"Sable Dunmore" vs "Sable". OK.
"Grunn Tetch" vs "Grunn". OK.
"Iselda Moth" vs "Iselda". OK.
"Brother Hemmen" vs "Hemmen". OK.
"Captain Mettik" vs "Mettik". Codex 139 name "Captain Mettik", Codex 114 name "Mettik". Redundant entries?
Codex 114: `<character id="114" name="Mettik"/>`
Codex 139: `<character id="139" name="Captain Mettik" ...>`
This looks like a codex error or duplicate, but the text uses "Captain Mettik" and "Mettik" (implied). The text calls him "Captain Mettik". This matches 139. No contradiction in the text itself based on the codex provided (even if the codex is messy).

What about "Old Rivka", "Dol Tetch", "Amma", "Jurren Dunmore"? Not in text.

Check "The Sanctum".
Codex 141: "The Sanctum".
Text: "descended into the Sanctum". OK.

Check "The Felling".
Codex 109: "Two centuries ago".
Text: "The Felling broke the world two centuries ago." OK.

Check "The Riven War".
Codex 146: "A thousand years before the Felling".
Text: "A thousand years before the Felling." OK.

Check "The Binding of Reshkai".
Codex 132: "The First Age".
Text: "stop something older" (than the Felling, which was 200 years ago, Riven War 1000 years before that). The Binding is from the First Age. The text says "this was built to stop something older" (referring to the Spire/Riven War era construction stopping something from the First Age?).
Hemmen says: "The Binding of Reshkai ... What was sealed in The Hollow was one half of a lock. This Spire is the other."
"The Felling broke the world two centuries ago. But this — this was built to stop something older."
"The Binding of Reshkai" is from "The First Age" (Codex 132).
The Riven War was 1000 years before the Felling.
The First Age is presumably older than the Riven War.
The text says the Spire (built during Riven War by Veredine) was built to stop "something older" (Referring to Reshkai/The First Age threat).
This seems consistent.

Is there a violation with "Iselda Moth"?
Text: "blur of white and translucent wing".
Codex 124: No species.
If "Moth" is part of her name, maybe she is a humanoid moth?
But if the codex doesn't specify species, we can't claim "translucent wing" is a contradiction unless "Human" is implied by omission in this setting.
However, look at other characters: Sable (Human), Grunn (Dwarf), Osrik (Tiefling), Veredine (Elf), Hemmen (Human), Mettik (Human).
When species is not listed (Torben, Iselda, Old Rivka, etc.), can we assume Human?
Usually in these puzzles, if it's not listed, it's unknown. But "Moth" as a surname might imply a connection to moths, but "translucent wing" suggests she physically has wings.
If she is Human (default), wings are a contradiction.
But without explicit "Species: Human" in the codex for Iselda, flagging this is risky.
HOWEVER, Brother Hemmen IS explicitly "Species: Human" and "Aliases: the Eyeless". The eye contradiction is solid.

Let's check "Kindling" again.
Codex 107: `power="Fire"`.
Text: "fire along its edge flared". OK.

Let's check "Burden".
Codex 118: `power="Light"`.
Text: Grunn uses it. Does the text say it emits light?
"Grunn met the first one with the Warden's Mail blazing and Burden still strapped to his back".
Later: "pale glow of the Warden's Mail".
It doesn't explicitly say Burden is glowing, but it doesn't say it isn't.
Wait, Codex 118 `power="Light"`. If the text implied it was dark or had a different power, that would be a violation. It doesn't.

What about "The Little Stoneman"? Not in text.

Is there a location mismatch?
"The Spire of Echoes" (Mountain).
"The Sanctum" (inside Spire).
"The Hollow" (mentioned).
"Hatchwell" (mentioned).
"Port Gessik"? Not mentioned.
"Kettlebridge"? Not mentioned.
"The Rusty Lantern"? Not mentioned.
"The Thornveil"? Not mentioned.
"Moth Hall"? Not mentioned.
"The Fathom Stair"? Text says "narrow stair that curled beneath the Spire's foundation". Codex 127 is "The Fathom Stair". Does the text call it "The Fathom Stair"? No, it just says "a narrow stair". Not a contradiction.

Let's verify the "Eyeless" violation format.
Entry: 125
Detail: aliases (The alias "the Eyeless" contradicts the presence of eyes).
Or should the detail be `eyeColor`? The codex doesn't have `eyeColor` for 125.
The violation is that the text asserts the existence of eyes, while the codex asserts (via alias) the lack thereof.
The prompt asks for "which specific detail is wrong — use the exact name of the codex element or attribute".
The codex element is `aliases`. The value is `the Eyeless`.
The text says "his ashen eyes".
I will use `aliases` as the detail.

Are there any other violations?
Paragraph 2: "Brother Hemmen ... ashen eyes".
Paragraph 9: "Hemmen ... ashen eyes closed".
Same violation twice. I should probably report it once or for each occurrence? The prompt says "identify every factual inconsistency". If the same fact is repeated, it's the same inconsistency. I'll report the first instance.

Wait, is there a violation with "Queen Veredine"?
Text: "Queen Veredine ... an elf".
Codex 137: Species Elf.
Text: "Veredine the Undying".
Codex 137: Aliases "Veredine the Undying".
Text: "She built this place".
Codex doesn't say she didn't.
Text: "Her army, the Pallid Host".
Codex 149: "The Pallid Host".
Text: "The Riven War".
Codex 146: "The Riven War".

What about "Wren Hessik"?
Codex 138: "Wren Hessik".
Text: "Wren Hessik died at your hands".
Codex doesn't say she's alive or dead. No contradiction.

What about "Petal"?
Codex 103: "Petal Dunmore".
Text: "Petal. My sister."
Sable is "Sable Dunmore". Consistent.

What about "Torben"?
Codex 100: "Torben Reikhart", Aliases "Stray".
Text: "Torben — Stray".
Text: "green eyes". Codex: Green.
Text: "silver hair"? Text doesn't mention hair color for Torben.
Text: "Male". Pronouns "He/him". Codex: Male.

What about "Sable"?
Codex 101: Female, 28, Brown eyes, Auburn hair.
Text: "Sable stood ... her jaw set". "Her voice". (Female).
Text doesn't mention eye or hair color.

What about "Grunn"?
Codex 111: Male, Dwarf, Amber eyes, Gray hair.
Text: "dwarf Grunn".
Text: "His eyes moved ... tracked every shadow". (Implies he has eyes, which he does).
Text doesn't specify color.

What about "Osrik"?
Codex 136: Male, Tiefling, Red eyes, Black hair.
Text: "Tiefling", "black hair", "red eyes". Matches.

What about "Iselda"?
Codex 124: Female, Violet eyes, White hair.
Text: "pale features". "blur of white". (Matches white hair).
Text: "translucent wing".
If Iselda is a Human (implied by lack of other species and "Moth" being a surname like "Dunmore"), then wings are a contradiction.
But codex 124 does NOT list species.
Codex 101 (Sable) lists Species Human.
Codex 139 (Mettik) lists Species Human.
Codex 125 (Hemmen) lists Species Human.
Codex 100 (Torben) does NOT list species.
Codex 124 (Iselda) does NOT list species.
In many D&D/Fantasy settings, if species isn't listed, it's Human. But strictly speaking, based ONLY on the provided codex, we don't know Iselda's species.
However, "Moth" might be a clue. But "Reikhart", "Dunmore", "Tetch", "Pallengrave", "Hessik" are surnames. "Moth" could be a surname.
If I assume "no species listed = Human", then wings are a violation.
If I assume "no species listed = Unknown", then it's not a violation.
Given the "Eyeless" violation is so clear, maybe that's the only one?
But "translucent wing" is very specific. And her name is "Iselda Moth".
In the context of a "meticulous continuity editor", if a character named "Moth" has wings, it might be intentional lore not fully detailed in the snippet, OR it's a violation of the implied human norm.
However, the "Eyeless" one is a direct textual contradiction (Alias vs Description).
Let's stick to the definite one.
Wait, look at Codex 124 again. `eyeColor` Violet, `hairColor` White.
If she had wings, wouldn't that be a species trait?
If the codex meant for her to be a winged creature, it would likely list Species.
But the absence of evidence isn't evidence of absence.
The "Eyeless" alias is Evidence of Absence (of eyes).
So "Eyeless" is the strong violation.

Is there any other?
Paragraph 4: "Hatchwell ... burned. Nothing left."
If Hatchwell is a location in the codex, and the story takes place in the present, and the text says it's gone...
But the text is recounting history ("stood", "burned"). It doesn't say "Hatchwell, which is currently here, burned". It says "Hatchwell — the town that stood ... burned".
So Hatchwell is a historical location now. The codex entry "Hatchwell" validates the name. No contradiction.

What about "The Sanctum"?
Codex 141: "The Sanctum".
Text: "descended into the Sanctum".
Is "The Sanctum" inside "The Spire of Echoes"?
Codex 140: "The Spire of Echoes" (Mountain).
Codex 141: "The Sanctum".
The text says "descended into the Sanctum through a narrow stair that curled beneath the Spire's foundation".
This implies spatial relationship. Codex doesn't contradict.

Final check on "Brother Hemmen".
Codex: `aliases="the Eyeless"`.
Text: `his ashen eyes`.
This is the violation.

One more check: "The Warden's Mail".
Codex 144: `material="Silver chain"`.
Text: "silver chain".
Codex 144: `power="Light"`.
Text: "hummed with pale light".
Matches.

"Burden".
Codex 118: `material="Bone and iron"`.
Text: "great mace". (No material mentioned).
Codex 118: `power="Light"`.
Text: No power mentioned for Burden specifically, only Warden's Mail is "blazing".
Wait, "Grunn met the first one with the Warden's Mail blazing and Burden still strapped to his back".
If Burden has Light power, should it be blazing too?
Maybe he hasn't activated it? Or the "blazing" refers only to the Mail.
Not a direct contradiction.

"Kindling".
Codex 107: `power="Fire"`.
Text: "fire along its edge flared".
Matches.

"Harrowglass".
Codex 143: `power="Void"`.
Text: "Void-touched".
Matches.

"Nightbell".
Codex 145: `material="Bronze"`.
Text: "bronze bell".
Matches.

"Verity Beads".
Codex 130: `material="Bone"`.
Text: "clicking". (Bone clicks).
Matches.

Conclusion: Only the "Eyeless" contradiction is definitive.

<violation entry="125" detail="aliases" paragraph="2" substring="his ashen eyes">The codex lists Brother Hemmen's alias as "the Eyeless," implying he has no eyes, but the text describes him having "ashen eyes" that move and close.</violation>

Wait, should I include the second occurrence in paragraph 9?
"identify every factual inconsistency".
Usually, reporting the first instance is sufficient for the "fact", but if the user wants "every" violation instance...
"Output an XML element... for each violation found".
If the same factual error appears twice, is it two violations?
Yes, "his ashen eyes" appears in para 2 and para 9.
I will output both to be thorough.

Paragraph 2: "his ashen eyes turned toward the Spire"
Paragraph 9: "his ashen eyes closed"

Also, check "Iselda Moth" again.
If "Moth" is a species indicator? No, "Dunmore" is a family. "Moth" is likely a family.
If she is Human, wings are wrong.
But without "Species: Human" in codex, I can't be 100% sure.
However, "the Eyeless" is 100% sure.

One detail: The prompt says "use the exact name of the codex element or attribute".
For Brother Hemmen, the attribute is `aliases`.
The value is `the Eyeless`.
The text contradicts the semantic meaning of the alias.
Is there a better attribute? No `eyeCount` or `hasEyes`.
So `aliases` is the correct detail to cite.

Double check the codex for any other "Eyeless" or similar.
No.

Final decision: Flag the eye description in both paragraphs against the alias.

<violation entry="125" detail="aliases" paragraph="2" substring="his ashen eyes">The codex defines Brother Hemmen with the alias "the Eyeless," indicating he lacks eyes, yet the text describes him having "ashen eyes" that track movement.</violation>
<violation entry="125" detail="aliases" paragraph="9" substring="his ashen eyes closed">The codex defines Brother Hemmen with the alias "the Eyeless," indicating he lacks eyes, yet the text describes him closing his "ashen eyes".</violation>

Are there any others?
What about "The Felling" time?
Codex: "Two centuries ago".
Text: "two centuries ago".
Match.

"The Riven War".
Codex: "A thousand years before the Felling".
Text: "A thousand years before the Felling".
Match.

"Queen Veredine".
Codex: "Veredine the Undying".
Text: "Veredine the Undying".
Match.

"Pallid Host".
Codex: "The Pallid Host".
Text: "Pallid Host".
Match.

"Hatchwell".
Codex: "Hatchwell".
Text: "Hatchwell".
Match.

"Spire of Echoes".
Codex: "The Spire of Echoes".
Text: "The Spire of Echoes".
Match.

"Sanctum".
Codex: "The Sanctum".
Text: "The Sanctum".
Match.

"Hollow".
Codex: "The Hollow".
Text: "The Hollow".
Match.

"Binding of Reshkai".
Codex: "The Binding of Reshkai".
Text: "The Binding of Reshkai".
Match.

"Watcher's Prophecy".
Codex: "The Watcher's Prophecy".
Text: "The Watcher's Prophecy".
Match.

"Tithe of Echoes".
Codex: "The Tithe of Echoes".
Text: "The Tithe of Echoes".
Match.

"Nightbell".
Codex: "Nightbell".
Text: "Nightbell".
Match.

"Kindling".
Codex: "Kindling".
Text: "Kindling".
Match.

"Harrowglass".
Codex: "Harrowglass".
Text: "Harrowglass".
Match.

"Warden's Mail".
Codex: "The Warden's Mail".
Text: "Warden's Mail".
Match.

"Burden".
Codex: "Burden".
Text: "Burden".
Match.

"Verity Beads".
Codex: "The Verity Beads".
Text: "Verity Beads".
Match.

Characters:
Torben (Stray) - Match.
Sable - Match.
Grunn (Old Tetch) - Match.
Iselda - Match (no specific contradictions found other than speculative wings).
Hemmen (Eyeless) - Violation found.
Mettik - Match.
Osrik (Pale) - Match.
Veredine - Match.

I am confident in the Hemmen violations.

<violation entry="125" detail="aliases" paragraph="2" substring="his ashen eyes">The character is canonically known as "the Eyeless" per the codex, implying he has no eyes, but the text states his "ashen eyes" moved and tracked shadows.</violation>
<violation entry="125" detail="aliases" paragraph="9" substring="his ashen eyes closed">The character is canonically known as "the Eyeless" per the codex, implying he has no eyes, but the text describes him closing his "ashen eyes".</violation>

Wait, is "aliases" the best "detail"?
The codex entry has `aliases="the Eyeless"`.
The detail being contradicted is the physical state described by the alias.
The prompt says: "use the exact name of the codex element or attribute that is contradicted".
The attribute is `aliases`. The text contradicts the implication of this attribute.
Alternatively, could it be interpreted that the text is adding an `eyeColor` that shouldn't exist? But `eyeColor` isn't in the codex for him.
So `aliases` is the correct anchor.

One final check on Iselda.
If "Moth" is a species? No, "Moth" is capitalized as a name.
If the codex intended her to be Human, it would likely say so like the others.
But since it doesn't, assuming she is Human is an assumption.
Assuming "Eyeless" means no eyes is a direct linguistic interpretation of the provided text.
So I will stick to Hemmen.

<violation entry="125" detail="aliases" paragraph="2" substring="his ashen eyes">The codex lists the character's alias as "the Eyeless," which contradicts the text's description of him having "ashen eyes" that can move and track objects.</violation>
<violation entry="125" detail="aliases" paragraph="9" substring="his ashen eyes closed">The codex lists the character's alias as "the Eyeless," which contradicts the text's description of him having "ashen eyes" that can close.</violation>

Actually, looking at the instruction "identify every factual inconsistency", if the same fact (he has eyes) is stated twice, it's one factual inconsistency about the character's physiology, manifested in two places. But the prompt asks for an XML element for "each violation found". Usually, in these tasks, distinct occurrences are listed. I will list both.

Wait, is there a violation with "The Spire of Echoes" being a "fortress"?
Codex 140: `terrain="Mountain"`.
Text: "It was a fortress".
A mountain can contain a fortress. Not a contradiction.

Is there a violation with "The Sanctum" being "carved from the mountain's root"?
No codex info to contradict.

OK, ready.

<violation entry="125" detail="aliases" paragraph="2" substring="his ashen eyes">The codex specifies the alias "the Eyeless" for Brother Hemmen, implying he has no eyes, but the text describes his "ashen eyes" tracking movements.</violation>
<violation entry="125" detail="aliases" paragraph="9" substring="his ashen eyes closed">The codex specifies the alias "the Eyeless" for Brother Hemmen, implying he has no eyes, but the text describes his "ashen eyes" closing.</violation>

One tiny thing: "substring" must be exact.
Para 2: "His eyes moved, though. They tracked every shadow..." -> Wait, the substring I picked "his ashen eyes" is in "his ashen eyes turned toward the Spire".
Let's check the text exactly.
Para 2: "Brother Hemmen — the Eyeless — had arrived before any of them... He stood with his hands folded inside his sleeves, his ashen eyes turned toward the Spire..."
Yes, "his ashen eyes" is there.
Para 9: "Hemmen stood in the center of the chamber with his hands open and his ashen eyes closed..."
Yes, "his ashen eyes closed" is there.

The violation is solid.

<violation entry="125" detail="aliases" paragraph="2" substring="his ashen eyes">The codex lists Brother Hemmen's alias as "the Eyeless," indicating a lack of eyes, which contradicts the text describing his "ashen eyes" turning toward the Spire.</violation>
<violation entry="125" detail="aliases" paragraph="9" substring="his ashen eyes closed">The codex lists Brother Hemmen's alias as "the Eyeless," indicating a lack of eyes, which contradicts the text describing his "ashen eyes" being closed.</violation>

Evaluation details

Result

Evaluator

Details

Meta Data

0.00%

Correct "no violations" response

Response should contain <violations-none/> or equivalent phrasing

hasViolationTags	true
hasViolationsNoneTag	false
matchedPhrase	(null)

7.69%

No hallucinated violations

Response must not contain any <violation> tags

hasViolationTags	true
responseLength	31147
violationCount	12

3.8462%