diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 916203a..8da7e79 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@ Follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) · versioned wi
 
 ---
 
+## [1.12.94] — 2026-07-04
+
+### Fixed
+- **2nd Quality Run / Recast unknown appeared to wipe all named characters** — the sidebar roster was rebuilt only from the lines being checked, so it collapsed to "Unknown <n>" as if the whole cast was lost. The cast itself was never touched (named lines are never targets, and a run that would increase Unknowns already rolls back completely) — but the display now seeds from the full cast and stays correct as the run progresses.
+- **"API Error while checking Unknown line:" with no reason** — `statusText` is empty on HTTP/2, so error notes ended blank; they now fall back to the HTTP status code.
+
+### Changed
+- **Quality runs apply the grammar rules first** — the deterministic resolver (colon rule, post-quote inquit, "who had spoken") now runs before any LLM call in Recast unknown / 2nd Quality Run, resolving the mechanical cases instantly and shrinking the LLM's queue.
+
+---
+
 ## [1.12.93] — 2026-07-04
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0fec8f2..7c2b16b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.12.93
+1.12.94
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 28dd8ca..b8b4cab 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">
   <meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark">
   <meta name="theme-color" content="#2563EB">
-  <meta name="app-version" content="1.12.93">
+  <meta name="app-version" content="1.12.94">
   <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest">
   <link rel="icon" href="/static/icon.svg" type="image/svg+xml">
   <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/icon.svg">
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
   <!-- ── Core styles (local — no CDN dependency for first paint) ────────── -->
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/vendor/mdi/materialdesignicons.min.css">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.12.93">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.12.94">
 
 
   <!-- ── Flag icons — non-blocking (loaded async, icons appear after JS) ── -->
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ window.toggleNavTree = function(treeId, chevronId) {
 </script>
 
 <!-- loader.js: fetches sections → loads JS modules → removes skeleton -->
-<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.12.93"></script>
+<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.12.94"></script>
 
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/static/js/audiobook.js b/static/js/audiobook.js
index 638fd07..af29361 100644
--- a/static/js/audiobook.js
+++ b/static/js/audiobook.js
@@ -2663,6 +2663,10 @@ STRIKTE FORMAT- UND TEXTREGELN:
   });
 
   return {
+    // Refresh the sidebar roster from the FULL cast — recast/quality runs feed
+    // the view only the lines they check, which made the sidebar collapse to
+    // "Unknown <n>" as if all named characters had been lost.
+    recountRoster(allSegs) { _abRecountRoster(allSegs || []); },
     rebuild(segs) {
       this.clearProcessing();
       feed.querySelector('.ab-skel-feed')?.remove();
@@ -3042,6 +3046,11 @@ async function audiobookRecastUnknown(overrideUrl, overrideModel, options = {})
   const countUnknownDialogue = arr => (arr || []).filter(s => s?.type === 'dialogue' && (!s.speaker || /^Unknown|Unbekannt/i.test(s.speaker))).length;
   const beforeUnknownCount = countUnknownDialogue(segs);
 
+  // Mechanical cases first (colon rule, post-quote inquit) — resolved in code
+  // for free, so they never even reach the LLM queue below.
+  const preResolved = audiobookResolveUnknowns(segs, [], _audiobook.roster || []);
+  if (preResolved.length) toast(`${preResolved.length} Unknown line${preResolved.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''} resolved by grammar rules`, 'success');
+
   const unknownIdxs = [];
   for (let i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
     if (segs[i].type === 'dialogue' && (!segs[i].speaker || /^Unknown|Unbekannt/i.test(segs[i].speaker))) {
@@ -3065,7 +3074,8 @@ async function audiobookRecastUnknown(overrideUrl, overrideModel, options = {})
 
   const groups = audiobookRecastGroups(unknownIdxs, segs);
   const view = audiobookCastView(unknownIdxs.length, llm_url, model);
-  
+  view.recountRoster(segs);   // sidebar shows the whole cast's roster, not just the lines being checked
+
   view.processing('Waking up LLM model (this may take a few minutes if cold-booting)…');
   try {
     await audiobookFetchWithTimeout('/api/attribute-dialogue', {
@@ -3157,11 +3167,12 @@ async function audiobookRecastUnknown(overrideUrl, overrideModel, options = {})
             timeout_seconds: audiobookTimeoutSeconds(AUDIOBOOK_RECAST_TIMEOUT_MS)
           }, promptOverride))
         }, AUDIOBOOK_RECAST_TIMEOUT_MS + 5000);
-        if (!r.ok) { const e = await r.json().catch(() => ({})); throw new Error(e.detail || e.error || r.statusText); }
+        if (!r.ok) { const e = await r.json().catch(() => ({})); throw new Error(e.detail || e.error || r.statusText || ('HTTP ' + r.status)); }
         data = await r.json();
       } catch (err) {
         if (err.name === 'AbortError') { _audiobook.cancel = true; break; }
-        view.note(`API Error while checking ${group.length > 1 ? 'a group of Unknown lines' : 'Unknown line'}: ${err.message}`);
+        // statusText is empty on HTTP/2, which used to leave this note blank after the colon
+        view.note(`API Error while checking ${group.length > 1 ? 'a group of Unknown lines' : 'Unknown line'}: ${err.message || err}`);
         for (const idx of group) {
           view.addSegments([segs[idx]]);
           done++;
@@ -3207,6 +3218,7 @@ async function audiobookRecastUnknown(overrideUrl, overrideModel, options = {})
       if (groupsSinceSave >= 10 && _audiobook.lastText) {
         groupsSinceSave = 0;
         _abSaveDraft(_audiobook.segments || [], _audiobook.roster || [], _audiobook.lastText, _audiobook.completedChunks || 0, _audiobook.completedTotal || 0);
+        view.recountRoster(segs);   // keep the sidebar reflecting the full cast as lines resolve
       }
     }
     view.update(_audiobook.cancel ? done : unknownIdxs.length);