diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index ba5aec9..27d7923 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -93,9 +93,11 @@ specialists the task needs:
 1. **The project contract wins.** `npc_base` mesh node, the 13 required core bones at their rest
    positions, five tint slots, front on Blender −Y / Godot +Z, grounded feet, 24,000
    triangles / 24,000 glTF vertices per character, 1,500 per gear, 4,000 per prop. Optional
-   extra bones (fingers, face, toes) are allowed if they do not move the core rest positions. A skill
-   may recommend another topology, naming or budget scheme; do not adopt it unless the
-   change is explicitly planned and the contract, tests and docs are updated together.
+   extra bones (fingers, face, toes) are allowed if they do not move the core rest positions. The
+   Quaternius 62-joint source rig is authoring-only and bakes to this 13-core contract
+   (ADR-0017); it is not a runtime dependency. A skill may recommend another topology, naming or
+   budget scheme; do not adopt it unless the change is explicitly planned and the contract, tests
+   and docs are updated together.
 2. **Blender MCP is optional interactive tooling.** The headless flatpak scripts
    (`tools/blender_assets.py`, `tools/npc_pipeline.py`) remain authoritative. MCP may be used
    for local part exploration; setup and safety are in [`docs/asset-tooling.md#optional-interactive-blender-mcp`](docs/asset-tooling.md#optional-interactive-blender-mcp).
@@ -104,8 +106,9 @@ specialists the task needs:
 3. **CI stays offline and skill-free.** Skills are local guidance only; every gate must still
    work from a fresh checkout with committed `.glb`/`.png`/`.tres` files and Godot.
 4. **No new asset source without the licence gate.** Skills may suggest reference packs or
-   generated meshes; ADR-0015 (CC0, or CC-BY with attribution in `CREDITS.md`) and the
-   provenance rules in `docs/npc-model-sourcing.md` still apply.
+   generated meshes; ADR-0017 (the CC0 Quaternius NPC base) supersedes the generator-first
+   decision in ADR-0015, and the CC0/CC-BY rule in ADR-0015 (attribution in `CREDITS.md`) plus
+   the provenance rules in `docs/npc-model-sourcing.md` still apply to any new source.
 5. **Evidence, not vibes.** After a skill-informed change, run `blender_assets.py inspect`,
    `audit` and `fit` plus the relevant capture/smoke gates, and say in the handoff which
    skills informed the change and what the measurements were.
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index ca9f52a..fabd2bf 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ baseline sheet.
 
 ### 2. Contract bake and animation
 
-- [ ] Author the 62-joint → 13-core joint map, including optional finger/face extras if
+- [-] Author the 62-joint → 13-core joint map, including optional finger/face extras if
       they survive within 24,000 vertices; record it in `docs/npc-model-sourcing.md`.
 - [ ] Bake the rest pose and proportion warp to the contract hip, knee, shoulder, elbow,
       wrist and head positions. Measure the warp at every joint and record the silhouette
diff --git a/docs/npc-model-sourcing.md b/docs/npc-model-sourcing.md
index 039f084..bb5f99e 100644
--- a/docs/npc-model-sourcing.md
+++ b/docs/npc-model-sourcing.md
@@ -136,6 +136,40 @@ canonical base built from `Casual_Hoodie.glb` (the most detailed body) by
 This is the §2 contract-bake input: the 62-joint rig is authoring-only and is mapped to the
 13-core contract next, not shipped as-is.
 
+## 62-joint → 13-core joint map (2026-11-05)
+
+The Quaternius hierarchy (measured from `quaternius_base.glb`):
+
+- `Root → Body → Hips → Abdomen → Torso → Chest → Neck → Head` (spine);
+- `Chest → Shoulder.L/R → UpperArm.L/R → LowerArm.L/R → Wrist.L/R → fingers` (arms);
+- `Body → UpperLeg.L/R → LowerLeg.L/R` and `Root → Foot.L/R` (legs — the foot is a separate
+  child of Root, not of LowerLeg);
+- `Root → PT.L/R` (IK pole targets, no deforming weights).
+
+The contract is 14 bones (13 core + `Hips` root): `Hips, Spine, Neck, Head, Shoulder.L/R,
+Elbow.L/R, Hand.L/R, Hip.L/R, Knee.L/R`. The map:
+
+| Contract bone | Quaternius source | Notes |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `Hips` | `Hips` | `Root` + `Body` collapse into `Hips` |
+| `Spine` | `Abdomen`, `Torso`, `Chest` | three collapse into one |
+| `Neck` | `Neck` | |
+| `Head` | `Head` | |
+| `Shoulder.L/R` | `UpperArm.L/R` | the collar `Shoulder.L/R` collapses into `Spine` |
+| `Elbow.L/R` | `LowerArm.L/R` | |
+| `Hand.L/R` | `Wrist.L/R` | |
+| `Hip.L/R` | `UpperLeg.L/R` | |
+| `Knee.L/R` | `LowerLeg.L/R` | |
+
+Optional extras (allowed by the contract; kept if they survive within 24,000 vertices):
+
+- the 30 finger bones (`Thumb×3, Index×4, Middle×4, Ring×4, Pinky×4` × L/R) → optional finger
+  bones;
+- `Foot.L/R` → optional toe bones.
+
+Dropped (never shipped): `PT.L/R` (pole targets carry no deforming weights), and the
+`Root`/`Body`/collar-`Shoulder` collapse bones above.
+
 ## Contract mismatch
 
 The expensive part is the rig and proportions, not the mesh. The source has a