Character structure and summaries

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5.5 Part 5, The Road to the Base, Chapters 120 to 147

Tier	Characters
Main	Lexa, Clarke, Nancy, Robin, Alex, Piper, Emma, Regina
Sub-main	Raven, Steve, Sara, Ava, Anya, Finn, Rachel, Henry, Theo, Castle, Kate Beckett, Maya, Carina
Secondary	Hawkins kids, Legends crew, Gideon, Mick, Ray, Nate, Zari, Nora, Astra, Spooner, Nico, Karolina, Gert, Chase, Molly, Alex Wilder, Toni, Shelby, Seth, Summer, Lily, Jake, Reece
Event-critical / limited-run secondary	Nate, Alex Wilder, any base-battle loss line
Sub-secondary	Camp citizens, base survivors, rescue groups, families still absent, living dead, legacy dead

Notes:

Part 5 is a transition into emergency governance.
Kate should already be positioned toward justice, internal order, council logic, or civic structure if Caskett is absorbed by then.
Event-critical characters can have enormous impact without becoming sub-main.

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