diff --git a/PlotLine.Tests/Program.cs b/PlotLine.Tests/Program.cs
index f1a33fc..3cfdc04 100644
--- a/PlotLine.Tests/Program.cs
+++ b/PlotLine.Tests/Program.cs
@@ -1149,10 +1149,10 @@ static void Phase21UEnforcesAliasAgeSemanticAndUiResetRules()
     Assert(onboarding.Contains("name=\"primaryAgeGroup\"", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Import setup must ask for primary age group.");
     Assert(onboarding.Contains("name=\"storyEra\"", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Import setup must ask for era.");
     Assert(onboarding.Contains("name=\"storyLocation\"", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Import setup must ask for location.");
-    Assert(onboarding.Contains("<select class=\"form-control\" name=\"appearancePreference\"", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Appearance guidance must be a dropdown, not a radio list.");
-    Assert(onboarding.Contains("<select class=\"form-control\" name=\"primaryAgeGroup\"", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Primary age group must be a dropdown.");
-    Assert(onboarding.Contains("<select class=\"form-control\" name=\"storyEra\"", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Story era must be a dropdown.");
-    Assert(onboarding.Contains("<select class=\"form-control\" name=\"storyLocation\"", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Story location must be a dropdown.");
+    Assert(onboarding.Contains("<select class=\"form-select\" name=\"appearancePreference\"", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Appearance guidance must be a dropdown, not a radio list.");
+    Assert(onboarding.Contains("<select class=\"form-select\" name=\"primaryAgeGroup\"", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Primary age group must be a dropdown.");
+    Assert(onboarding.Contains("<select class=\"form-select\" name=\"storyEra\"", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Story era must be a dropdown.");
+    Assert(onboarding.Contains("<select class=\"form-select\" name=\"storyLocation\"", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Story location must be a dropdown.");
     Assert(storyMemory.Contains("CharacterAppearanceExtractionService.Extract", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Durable Story Memory must consume dedicated appearance extraction.");
     Assert(storyMemory.Contains("SkinToneInstruction(skinTone)", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Demand generation must use hard skin-tone wording.");
     Assert(storyMemory.Contains("HairColours.Red", StringComparison.Ordinal) && storyMemory.Contains("SkinTones.Light", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Red-hair demand evidence must force light skin when skin is otherwise unknown.");
diff --git a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/ScanReview.cshtml b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/ScanReview.cshtml
index 8a1fbd0..8c800ce 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/ScanReview.cshtml
+++ b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/ScanReview.cshtml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         .Where(candidate => !string.Equals(candidate.Category, "Excluded", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
         .OrderBy(candidate => candidate.ReviewName)
         .ToList();
+    var visibleCharacterCount = probableCharacters.Count + possibleCharacters.Count + relationshipTitles.Count;
 }
 
 <section class="onboarding-shell" aria-labelledby="scan-review-title">
@@ -27,9 +28,8 @@
 
         <div class="onboarding-copy">
             <p class="eyebrow">Step 7 of 9</p>
-            <h1 id="scan-review-title">Review Chapters</h1>
-            <p>Review the chapters PlotDirector found before Story Intelligence begins.</p>
-            <p>Scene and character scan details are shown for context only in this phase.</p>
+            <h1 id="scan-review-title">Review Manuscript Scan</h1>
+            <p>Confirm the chapter structure first, then review the detected character names and aliases before Story Intelligence begins.</p>
         </div>
 
         @if (TempData["OnboardingReviewMessage"] is string reviewMessage)
@@ -65,8 +65,13 @@
             <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" type="reset">Restore scan defaults</button>
         </div>
 
-        <section class="onboarding-review-grid" aria-label="Scan preview">
-            <div class="onboarding-review-section">
+        <section class="onboarding-review-workflow" aria-label="Scan preview" data-scan-review-tabs>
+            <div class="onboarding-review-tabs" role="tablist" aria-label="Scan review sections">
+                <button class="is-active" type="button" role="tab" aria-selected="true" data-scan-review-tab="structure">1. Chapters and scenes</button>
+                <button type="button" role="tab" aria-selected="false" data-scan-review-tab="characters">2. Characters</button>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="onboarding-review-section" data-scan-review-panel="structure">
                 <h2>Chapters and scenes</h2>
                 @if (!Model.Chapters.Any())
                 {
@@ -144,10 +149,19 @@
                         }
                     </div>
                 }
+                <div class="onboarding-actions onboarding-actions--inline">
+                    <button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" data-scan-review-next="characters">Continue to characters</button>
+                </div>
             </div>
 
-            <aside class="onboarding-review-section">
-                <h2>Character candidates</h2>
+            <aside class="onboarding-review-section" data-scan-review-panel="characters" hidden>
+                <div class="onboarding-review-section-heading">
+                    <div>
+                        <h2>Character candidates</h2>
+                        <p>@visibleCharacterCount.ToString("N0") detected candidate@(visibleCharacterCount == 1 ? string.Empty : "s") before excluded names.</p>
+                    </div>
+                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-scan-review-next="structure">Back to chapters</button>
+                </div>
                 @if (!probableCharacters.Any() && !possibleCharacters.Any() && !relationshipTitles.Any())
                 {
                     <p>No repeated character names were found yet. You can still prepare chapters and add characters later.</p>
@@ -159,6 +173,11 @@
                         Find a candidate
                         <input class="form-control" type="search" placeholder="Search names or notes" data-character-filter />
                     </label>
+                    <div class="onboarding-character-pager" data-character-pager hidden>
+                        <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-character-page-prev>Previous</button>
+                        <span data-character-page-label></span>
+                        <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-character-page-next>Next</button>
+                    </div>
                     <p class="onboarding-empty-state" data-character-empty hidden>No matching candidates.</p>
                     <div class="onboarding-character-groups">
                         @foreach (var group in new[]
@@ -178,7 +197,7 @@
                                 <ul class="onboarding-character-candidates">
                                     @foreach (var candidate in group.Candidates)
                                     {
-                                        <li data-character-name="@candidate.ReviewName" data-character-reason="@candidate.Reason">
+                                        <li data-character-name="@candidate.ReviewName" data-character-reason="@candidate.Reason" data-character-page-item>
                                             <input type="hidden" name="Characters[@characterIndex].TemporaryCharacterKey" value="@candidate.TemporaryCharacterKey" />
                                             <input type="hidden" name="Characters[@characterIndex].Category" value="@candidate.Category" />
                                             <label class="onboarding-review-toggle">
@@ -238,7 +257,7 @@
                                     <ul class="onboarding-character-candidates">
                                         @foreach (var candidate in excludedCharacters)
                                         {
-                                            <li data-character-name="@candidate.ReviewName" data-character-reason="@candidate.Reason">
+                                            <li data-character-name="@candidate.ReviewName" data-character-reason="@candidate.Reason" data-character-page-item>
                                                 <input type="hidden" name="Characters[@characterIndex].TemporaryCharacterKey" value="@candidate.TemporaryCharacterKey" />
                                                 <input type="hidden" name="Characters[@characterIndex].Category" value="@candidate.Category" />
                                                 <label class="onboarding-review-toggle">
@@ -299,6 +318,33 @@
 </section>
 
 <script>
+    const scanReviewRoot = document.querySelector("[data-scan-review-tabs]");
+    const showScanPanel = (panelName) => {
+        if (!scanReviewRoot) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        scanReviewRoot.querySelectorAll("[data-scan-review-tab]").forEach((tab) => {
+            const isActive = tab.dataset.scanReviewTab === panelName;
+            tab.classList.toggle("is-active", isActive);
+            tab.setAttribute("aria-selected", String(isActive));
+        });
+        scanReviewRoot.querySelectorAll("[data-scan-review-panel]").forEach((panel) => {
+            panel.hidden = panel.dataset.scanReviewPanel !== panelName;
+        });
+    };
+    scanReviewRoot?.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+        const tab = event.target.closest("[data-scan-review-tab]");
+        if (tab) {
+            showScanPanel(tab.dataset.scanReviewTab);
+        }
+
+        const next = event.target.closest("[data-scan-review-next]");
+        if (next) {
+            showScanPanel(next.dataset.scanReviewNext);
+        }
+    });
+
     const reviewTools = document.querySelector("[data-review-tools]");
     reviewTools?.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
         const button = event.target.closest("[data-bulk-target]");
@@ -314,26 +360,79 @@
     });
 
     const characterFilter = document.querySelector("[data-character-filter]");
-    characterFilter?.addEventListener("input", () => {
-        const query = characterFilter.value.trim().toLowerCase();
-        let visibleCount = 0;
-        document.querySelectorAll("[data-character-name]").forEach((item) => {
-            const text = `${item.dataset.characterName || ""} ${item.dataset.characterReason || ""}`.toLowerCase();
-            const isVisible = query.length === 0 || text.includes(query);
-            item.hidden = !isVisible;
-            if (isVisible) {
-                visibleCount++;
-            }
-        });
+    const characterPager = document.querySelector("[data-character-pager]");
+    const characterPageLabel = document.querySelector("[data-character-page-label]");
+    const characterPagePrev = document.querySelector("[data-character-page-prev]");
+    const characterPageNext = document.querySelector("[data-character-page-next]");
+    const characterPageSize = 20;
+    let characterPage = 1;
 
+    const characterItems = () => [...document.querySelectorAll("[data-character-page-item]")];
+    const matchingCharacterItems = () => {
+        const query = characterFilter?.value.trim().toLowerCase() || "";
+        return characterItems().filter((item) => {
+            const text = `${item.dataset.characterName || ""} ${item.dataset.characterReason || ""}`.toLowerCase();
+            return query.length === 0 || text.includes(query);
+        });
+    };
+
+    const refreshCharacterSections = () => {
         document.querySelectorAll(".onboarding-character-groups section").forEach((section) => {
-            const hasVisibleItems = [...section.querySelectorAll("[data-character-name]")].some((item) => !item.hidden);
+            const hasVisibleItems = [...section.querySelectorAll("[data-character-page-item]")].some((item) => !item.hidden);
             section.hidden = !hasVisibleItems;
         });
+    };
 
+    const renderCharacterPage = () => {
+        const matches = matchingCharacterItems();
+        const pageCount = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(matches.length / characterPageSize));
+        characterPage = Math.min(Math.max(characterPage, 1), pageCount);
+        const start = (characterPage - 1) * characterPageSize;
+        const visible = new Set(matches.slice(start, start + characterPageSize));
+
+        characterItems().forEach((item) => {
+            item.hidden = !visible.has(item);
+        });
+
+        if (characterPager) {
+            characterPager.hidden = matches.length <= characterPageSize;
+        }
+
+        if (characterPageLabel) {
+            characterPageLabel.textContent = matches.length === 0
+                ? "No candidates"
+                : `Page ${characterPage} of ${pageCount} / ${matches.length.toLocaleString()} candidate${matches.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}`;
+        }
+
+        if (characterPagePrev) {
+            characterPagePrev.disabled = characterPage <= 1;
+        }
+
+        if (characterPageNext) {
+            characterPageNext.disabled = characterPage >= pageCount;
+        }
+
+        refreshCharacterSections();
         const emptyState = document.querySelector("[data-character-empty]");
         if (emptyState) {
-            emptyState.hidden = visibleCount > 0;
+            emptyState.hidden = matches.length > 0;
         }
+    };
+
+    characterFilter?.addEventListener("input", () => {
+        characterPage = 1;
+        renderCharacterPage();
     });
+
+    characterPagePrev?.addEventListener("click", () => {
+        characterPage -= 1;
+        renderCharacterPage();
+    });
+
+    characterPageNext?.addEventListener("click", () => {
+        characterPage += 1;
+        renderCharacterPage();
+    });
+
+    renderCharacterPage();
 </script>
diff --git a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligence.cshtml b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligence.cshtml
index fd67999..55bfa1d 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligence.cshtml
+++ b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligence.cshtml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 }
 
 <section class="onboarding-shell" aria-labelledby="story-intelligence-title">
-    <div class="onboarding-panel">
-        <partial name="_StoryIntelligencePipelineHeader" model="@(new StoryIntelligencePipelineHeaderViewModel { CurrentStage = "Analyse Manuscript" })" />
+    <div class="onboarding-panel onboarding-analysis-panel">
+        <partial name="_OnboardingJourneyHeader" model="@(new OnboardingJourneyHeaderViewModel { CurrentStep = 8 })" />
         <div class="onboarding-copy">
-            <p class="eyebrow">Analyse manuscript</p>
+            <p class="eyebrow">Step 8 of 9</p>
             <h1 id="story-intelligence-title">Analyse Manuscript</h1>
-            <p>PlotDirector will analyse approved chapters in the background and prepare scene suggestions for review.</p>
+            <p>Set the analysis context, then PlotDirector will read the approved chapters and prepare scenes, characters, locations, assets, relationships and knowledge for review.</p>
         </div>
 
         @if (TempData["OnboardingStoryIntelligenceError"] is string error)
@@ -59,14 +59,9 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
 
-            <section class="onboarding-form-section">
-                <p>Nothing will be created yet. PlotDirector will prepare scene suggestions for review.</p>
-                <p>Scenes are reviewed first. Character review follows after scenes are created, with locations, assets, relationships and knowledge shown as upcoming Story Intelligence stages.</p>
-            </section>
-
             @if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Model.Message))
             {
-                <section class="onboarding-form-section">
+                <section class="onboarding-form-section onboarding-form-section--quiet">
                     <p>@Model.Message</p>
                     @if (Model.MissingChapterTextCount > 0)
                     {
@@ -75,74 +70,88 @@
                 </section>
             }
 
-            <div class="onboarding-actions">
-                <a class="btn btn-outline-secondary" asp-action="ScanReview" asp-route-previewId="@Model.PreviewID">Back to chapter review</a>
+            <form asp-action="StartStoryIntelligence" method="post" class="onboarding-analysis-setup">
+                <div class="onboarding-analysis-setup__header">
+                    <div>
+                        <p class="eyebrow">Analysis setup</p>
+                        <h2>Story and portrait context</h2>
+                        <p>Explicit manuscript evidence always wins. These choices guide unresolved generated portraits and broad story context.</p>
+                    </div>
+                    <strong>Required before analysis</strong>
+                </div>
+
+                <div class="onboarding-analysis-controls">
+                    <label>
+                        Appearance baseline
+                        <select class="form-select" name="appearancePreference">
+                            <option value="@StoryMemoryAppearancePreferences.Balanced">Balanced diverse cast</option>
+                            <option value="@StoryMemoryAppearancePreferences.ExplicitEvidenceOnly">Explicit evidence only</option>
+                            <option value="@StoryMemoryAppearancePreferences.PredominantlyLight">Predominantly light-skinned cast</option>
+                            <option value="@StoryMemoryAppearancePreferences.PredominantlyMedium">Predominantly medium-skinned cast</option>
+                            <option value="@StoryMemoryAppearancePreferences.PredominantlyDark">Predominantly dark-skinned cast</option>
+                            <option value="@StoryMemoryAppearancePreferences.CustomMix">Custom mix</option>
+                        </select>
+                    </label>
+                    <label>
+                        Primary character age group
+                        <select class="form-select" name="primaryAgeGroup">
+                            <option value="">No baseline</option>
+                            <option value="Late teen / early 20s">Late teen / early 20s</option>
+                            <option value="Young teen">Young teen</option>
+                            <option value="Older teen">Older teen</option>
+                            <option value="Young adult">Young adult</option>
+                            <option value="Adult">Adult</option>
+                            <option value="Middle-aged adult">Middle-aged adult</option>
+                            <option value="Senior">Senior</option>
+                        </select>
+                    </label>
+                    <label>
+                        Era
+                        <select class="form-select" name="storyEra">
+                            <option value="">No baseline</option>
+                            <option value="1980s">1980s</option>
+                            <option value="1970s">1970s</option>
+                            <option value="1990s">1990s</option>
+                            <option value="2000s">2000s</option>
+                            <option value="Contemporary">Contemporary</option>
+                            <option value="Victorian">Victorian</option>
+                            <option value="Medieval">Medieval</option>
+                            <option value="Near future">Near future</option>
+                        </select>
+                    </label>
+                    <label>
+                        Location
+                        <select class="form-select" name="storyLocation">
+                            <option value="">No baseline</option>
+                            <option value="UK">UK</option>
+                            <option value="United States">United States</option>
+                            <option value="Europe">Europe</option>
+                            <option value="Urban">Urban</option>
+                            <option value="Suburban">Suburban</option>
+                            <option value="Rural">Rural</option>
+                            <option value="Fantasy world">Fantasy world</option>
+                            <option value="Science fiction setting">Science fiction setting</option>
+                        </select>
+                    </label>
+                </div>
+
+                <div class="onboarding-analysis-flow">
+                    <div><span>1</span><strong>Analyse chapters</strong></div>
+                    <div><span>2</span><strong>Review scenes</strong></div>
+                    <div><span>3</span><strong>Review story entities</strong></div>
+                    <div><span>4</span><strong>Build database</strong></div>
+                </div>
+
+                <div class="onboarding-actions">
+                    <a class="btn btn-outline-secondary" asp-action="ScanReview" asp-route-previewId="@Model.PreviewID">Back to scan review</a>
+                    <button class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" disabled="@(!Model.CanStart)">Analyse manuscript</button>
+                </div>
+            </form>
+
+            <div class="onboarding-actions onboarding-actions--secondary">
                 <form asp-action="SkipStoryIntelligence" method="post">
                     <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="submit">Skip for now</button>
                 </form>
-                <form asp-action="StartStoryIntelligence" method="post" class="onboarding-form-section">
-                    <fieldset>
-                        <legend>Unresolved character appearance</legend>
-                        <p>Explicit manuscript evidence always wins. This only guides characters whose appearance is not described.</p>
-                        <label>
-                            Appearance baseline
-                            <select class="form-control" name="appearancePreference">
-                                <option value="@StoryMemoryAppearancePreferences.Balanced">Balanced diverse cast</option>
-                                <option value="@StoryMemoryAppearancePreferences.ExplicitEvidenceOnly">Explicit evidence only</option>
-                                <option value="@StoryMemoryAppearancePreferences.PredominantlyLight">Predominantly light-skinned cast</option>
-                                <option value="@StoryMemoryAppearancePreferences.PredominantlyMedium">Predominantly medium-skinned cast</option>
-                                <option value="@StoryMemoryAppearancePreferences.PredominantlyDark">Predominantly dark-skinned cast</option>
-                                <option value="@StoryMemoryAppearancePreferences.CustomMix">Custom mix</option>
-                            </select>
-                        </label>
-                    </fieldset>
-                    <fieldset>
-                        <legend>Story context for generated portraits</legend>
-                        <p>These guide generated images when the manuscript is silent. Explicit manuscript evidence still wins.</p>
-                        <label>
-                            Primary character age group
-                            <select class="form-control" name="primaryAgeGroup">
-                                <option value="">No baseline</option>
-                                <option value="Late teen / early 20s">Late teen / early 20s</option>
-                                <option value="Young teen">Young teen</option>
-                                <option value="Older teen">Older teen</option>
-                                <option value="Young adult">Young adult</option>
-                                <option value="Adult">Adult</option>
-                                <option value="Middle-aged adult">Middle-aged adult</option>
-                                <option value="Senior">Senior</option>
-                            </select>
-                        </label>
-                        <label>
-                            Era
-                            <select class="form-control" name="storyEra">
-                                <option value="">No baseline</option>
-                                <option value="1980s">1980s</option>
-                                <option value="1970s">1970s</option>
-                                <option value="1990s">1990s</option>
-                                <option value="2000s">2000s</option>
-                                <option value="Contemporary">Contemporary</option>
-                                <option value="Victorian">Victorian</option>
-                                <option value="Medieval">Medieval</option>
-                                <option value="Near future">Near future</option>
-                            </select>
-                        </label>
-                        <label>
-                            Location
-                            <select class="form-control" name="storyLocation">
-                                <option value="">No baseline</option>
-                                <option value="UK">UK</option>
-                                <option value="United States">United States</option>
-                                <option value="Europe">Europe</option>
-                                <option value="Urban">Urban</option>
-                                <option value="Suburban">Suburban</option>
-                                <option value="Rural">Rural</option>
-                                <option value="Fantasy world">Fantasy world</option>
-                                <option value="Science fiction setting">Science fiction setting</option>
-                            </select>
-                        </label>
-                    </fieldset>
-                    <button class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" disabled="@(!Model.CanStart)">Analyse manuscript</button>
-                </form>
             </div>
         }
     </div>
diff --git a/PlotLine/wwwroot/css/onboarding.css b/PlotLine/wwwroot/css/onboarding.css
index 78299cb..72bdf45 100644
--- a/PlotLine/wwwroot/css/onboarding.css
+++ b/PlotLine/wwwroot/css/onboarding.css
@@ -222,6 +222,15 @@
   flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
 
+.onboarding-actions--inline {
+  margin-top: .75rem;
+}
+
+.onboarding-actions--secondary {
+  justify-content: flex-start;
+  margin-top: .9rem;
+}
+
 .onboarding-form-section {
   display: grid;
   gap: .75rem;
@@ -232,6 +241,10 @@
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .45);
 }
 
+.onboarding-form-section--quiet {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .58);
+}
+
 .onboarding-form-section h2 {
   margin: 0;
   font-size: 1.05rem;
@@ -464,10 +477,46 @@
   gap: 1rem;
 }
 
+.onboarding-review-workflow {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+.onboarding-review-tabs {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  gap: .35rem;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(31, 42, 68, .14);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: .35rem;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .58);
+}
+
+.onboarding-review-tabs button {
+  min-height: 2.7rem;
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--bs-secondary-color);
+  font: inherit;
+  font-weight: 800;
+}
+
+.onboarding-review-tabs button.is-active {
+  border-color: rgba(47, 111, 99, .34);
+  background: rgba(47, 111, 99, .11);
+  color: var(--bs-body-color);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(47, 111, 99, .08);
+}
+
 .onboarding-review-section {
   display: grid;
   align-content: start;
   gap: .8rem;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(31, 42, 68, .1);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 1rem;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .42);
 }
 
 .onboarding-review-section h2 {
@@ -475,6 +524,18 @@
   font-size: 1.2rem;
 }
 
+.onboarding-review-section-heading {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+.onboarding-review-section-heading p {
+  margin: .25rem 0 0;
+  color: var(--bs-secondary-color);
+}
+
 .onboarding-character-filter {
   display: grid;
   gap: .35rem;
@@ -1285,6 +1346,23 @@ summary.story-review-chapter-heading {
   font-size: 1rem;
 }
 
+.onboarding-character-pager {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: .75rem;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(31, 42, 68, .1);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: .6rem;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .62);
+}
+
+.onboarding-character-pager span {
+  color: var(--bs-secondary-color);
+  font-weight: 800;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
 .onboarding-excluded-candidates {
   border-top: 1px solid rgba(31, 42, 68, .12);
   padding-top: .65rem;
@@ -1419,6 +1497,105 @@ summary.story-review-chapter-heading {
   background: rgba(47, 111, 99, .07);
 }
 
+.onboarding-analysis-panel {
+  width: min(1040px, 100%);
+}
+
+.onboarding-analysis-setup {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  margin-top: 1rem;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(47, 111, 99, .28);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(47, 111, 99, .1), rgba(255, 255, 255, .72) 52%, rgba(182, 138, 70, .12));
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, .54);
+}
+
+.onboarding-analysis-setup__header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+.onboarding-analysis-setup__header h2 {
+  margin: 0 0 .35rem;
+  font-size: 1.35rem;
+}
+
+.onboarding-analysis-setup__header p:not(.eyebrow) {
+  margin: 0;
+  color: var(--bs-secondary-color);
+}
+
+.onboarding-analysis-setup__header > strong {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(47, 111, 99, .22);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  padding: .35rem .7rem;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72);
+  color: #2f6f63;
+  font-size: .82rem;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.onboarding-analysis-controls {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  gap: .8rem;
+}
+
+.onboarding-analysis-controls label {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: .35rem;
+  min-width: 0;
+  color: var(--bs-body-color);
+  font-weight: 800;
+}
+
+.onboarding-analysis-controls select {
+  min-height: 3rem;
+  border-color: rgba(31, 42, 68, .22);
+  background-color: #fff;
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+
+.onboarding-analysis-flow {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  gap: .65rem;
+}
+
+.onboarding-analysis-flow div {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: .55rem;
+  min-width: 0;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(31, 42, 68, .1);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: .7rem;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .64);
+}
+
+.onboarding-analysis-flow span {
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  width: 1.45rem;
+  aspect-ratio: 1;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: #2f6f63;
+  color: #fff;
+  font-size: .8rem;
+  font-weight: 900;
+}
+
+.onboarding-analysis-flow strong {
+  min-width: 0;
+  font-size: .9rem;
+}
+
 .story-intelligence-dashboard-card {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -1585,6 +1762,8 @@ summary.story-review-chapter-heading {
   .onboarding-dashboard-nudge,
   .onboarding-companion-card,
   .onboarding-review-grid,
+  .onboarding-analysis-controls,
+  .onboarding-analysis-flow,
   .onboarding-summary div,
   .story-intelligence-dashboard-card {
     align-items: stretch;
@@ -1592,6 +1771,15 @@ summary.story-review-chapter-heading {
     flex-direction: column;
   }
 
+  .onboarding-analysis-setup__header,
+  .onboarding-review-section-heading {
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+
+  .onboarding-review-tabs {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+
   .onboarding-story-facts {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr;
   }