Connect paired E3 Skills without Nexus and retain native arrival independence

Reuse original paired roster validation with plain all14 native setup and optional independent cards. Preserve real coalition, trained death and Mentat paths; extend the existing paid Ambassador/Terror queue to paired Skills and card-only factions. Frozen29-file323/323, types/lint/build, native programmes and390px entry pass. No save conversion or deployment.

docs/IMPLEMENTATION_STATUS.md

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 # Dune implementation status
 
+## 17 October 2026 — Paired native E3 Skills without Nexus
+
+Four actual paired Basic/Advanced plain/card Skills starts rejected before the
+cutover. One original Ecaz/Moritani roster validator now serves Nexus and plain
+paired capability; native Basic/Advanced predicates and ordinary consumers reuse
+it without manufacturing Nexus state. Native6/6, Loyalty, five-disc assignment,
+untrained Duke, original module envelopes and Advanced Harkonnen guards remain.
+
+Existing genuine programmes now cover native Moritani as variable coalition
+army/card user and Ecaz as the actual winning assassination faction. Card
+fees/returns/committed-only Suk stay separate; unused trained Ecaz4 returns one
+skill, pays printed4 and yields one actual Mentat replacement. Original source
+entropy and conserved cards/Traitors are explicit, not fabricated armies/payments.
+
+Genuine native token placements also exercise the existing Ambassador/Terror
+queue without Nexus. Both storm-order branches commit one Guild shipment,
+acquire untrained Duke6, resolve Robbery and resume movement without replay.
+Card-only Basic entry separately rejected before, then passes after removing
+the unrelated variant guard. No new priority/numeric ruling or receipt exists.
+
+Frozen29-file **323/323**, types/lint/build, actual native programmes and four
+legal policies pass. Four bounded paired all14 tables reach turn3 or earlier
+wins; their ten natural battles contain no assassination, so targeted programmes
+supply that proof. Actual390px normal paired entry completes training,
+Loyalty/Traitors/native6+6 into Storm without browser errors/root overflow.
+Obsolete software exclusion pins are deleted, not re-pinned. Existing build
+warnings and complete-mode/deployed/deferred assurance limits remain.
+[Current scope](LEADER_SKILLS_RUNTIME.md#paired-e3-without-nexus--17-october-2026),
+[existing provisional arrival order](MORITANI_ENTRY_TIMING.md#paired-skills-and-independent-card-entries--17-october-2026).
+
 ## 17 October 2026 — Native E3 independent Skills and printed defaults
 
 Fresh standalone Ecaz OR Moritani/classic all14 Skills admits the independent