Three
Body

Light King, Shadow Queen, and Mercury/Trickster orbit one resolving core. No pair can fully stabilize the third.

LIGHT
KING
SHADOW
QUEEN
MERCURY
TRICKSTER
CORE

two_body_baseline_stress

avg stability0.999017
min stability0.905338
rigidity0.312555
dissent0.246534
bridge tension0.025918
mercury motion0.0
alliance shift0.0
emergence0.972616

three_body_mercury_stress

avg stability0.997779
min stability0.894983
rigidity0.413337
dissent0.90466
bridge tension0.040073
mercury motion0.044146
alliance shift0.068123
emergence0.93836

two_body_baseline_extreme

avg stability0.998915
min stability0.904213
rigidity0.312555
dissent0.246548
bridge tension0.02593
mercury motion0.0
alliance shift0.0
emergence0.972616

three_body_mercury_extreme

avg stability0.997458
min stability0.893431
rigidity0.413338
dissent0.906984
bridge tension0.039415
mercury motion0.044044
alliance shift0.067271
emergence0.938853