diff --git a/scripts/actor-sync.mjs b/scripts/actor-sync.mjs
index 0ca376a..8f1fa47 100644
--- a/scripts/actor-sync.mjs
+++ b/scripts/actor-sync.mjs
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ export class ActorSync {
         }
         // Don't auto-create actors during initial sync — only update existing links.
       }
+
+      // Surface unresolved character links (broken / missing) so the GM can
+      // fix them in the dashboard's Issues tab rather than silently desyncing.
+      await this._notifySyncIssues();
     } catch (err) {
       console.warn('Chronicle: Actor initial sync failed', err);
     }
@@ -754,6 +758,182 @@ export class ActorSync {
         return a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
       });
   }
+
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Sync issue resolver — recover broken / missing character links and re-push
+  // stranded data (Foundry → Chronicle). See sync-dashboard "Issues" tab.
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * The candidate pool for matching: every Chronicle character entity (the
+   * system character type plus the PC sub-type, the same set onInitialSync walks).
+   * @returns {Promise<Array<{id:string,name:string,entity_type_id?:number}>>}
+   * @private
+   */
+  async _listCharacterEntities() {
+    if (!this._characterTypeId) return [];
+    const typeIds = [this._characterTypeId];
+    if (this._pcSubtypeId) typeIds.push(this._pcSubtypeId);
+    const out = [];
+    for (const typeId of typeIds) {
+      try {
+        const result = await this._api.get(`/entities?type_id=${typeId}&per_page=100`);
+        out.push(...(result?.data || []));
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.warn('Chronicle: failed to list character entities', err);
+      }
+    }
+    return out;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Whether a Chronicle entity still exists. Only a definite 404 counts as
+   * "gone"; ambiguous/transient errors return true so a flaky network never
+   * mislabels a healthy link as broken.
+   * @param {string} entityId
+   * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
+   * @private
+   */
+  async _entityExists(entityId) {
+    try {
+      await this._api.get(`/entities/${entityId}`);
+      return true;
+    } catch (err) {
+      const status = err?.status ?? err?.statusCode ?? err?.response?.status;
+      if (status === 404 || /\b404\b|not found/i.test(err?.message || '')) return false;
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Best name match for an actor among candidate entities: exact
+   * (case-insensitive), then prefix, then substring. Null when nothing is a
+   * confident match (the resolver then defaults to "Create new").
+   * @param {string} actorName
+   * @param {Array<{id:string,name:string}>} entities
+   * @returns {{id:string,name:string}|null}
+   * @private
+   */
+  _suggestMatch(actorName, entities) {
+    const n = (actorName || '').trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!n) return null;
+    const norm = (e) => (e.name || '').trim().toLowerCase();
+    let m = entities.find((e) => norm(e) === n);
+    if (m) return m;
+    m = entities.find((e) => { const en = norm(e); return en && (en.startsWith(n) || n.startsWith(en)); });
+    if (m) return m;
+    m = entities.find((e) => { const en = norm(e); return en && (en.includes(n) || n.includes(en)); });
+    return m || null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Scan character actors for issues the resolver can fix:
+   *   - 'unlinked': no entityId flag (never linked)
+   *   - 'broken':   entityId flag points at an entity that 404s — "failed to
+   *                 find existing character" (linked once, now gone)
+   * Linked + valid actors aren't issues (re-pushing their data is the explicit
+   * repushActor action). Each issue carries a name-matched suggestion, and the
+   * result includes the full candidate list so the UI can prefill + offer a pick.
+   * @returns {Promise<{issues:Array, candidates:Array<{id:string,name:string}>}>}
+   */
+  async getSyncIssues() {
+    if (!this._adapter || !this._characterTypeId) return { issues: [], candidates: [] };
+    const entities = await this._listCharacterEntities();
+    const ids = new Set(entities.map((e) => e.id));
+    const issues = [];
+    for (const actor of game.actors.contents) {
+      if (actor.type !== this._actorType) continue;
+      const entityId = actor.getFlag(FLAG_SCOPE, 'entityId') || null;
+      let kind = null;
+      if (!entityId) {
+        kind = 'unlinked';
+      } else if (!ids.has(entityId) && !(await this._entityExists(entityId))) {
+        kind = 'broken';
+      }
+      if (!kind) continue;
+      const suggestion = this._suggestMatch(actor.name, entities);
+      issues.push({ actorId: actor.id, name: actor.name, img: actor.img, kind, suggestionId: suggestion?.id || null });
+    }
+    return {
+      issues,
+      candidates: entities.map((e) => ({ id: e.id, name: e.name }))
+        .sort((a, b) => (a.name || '').localeCompare(b.name || '')),
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * If any character actors can't be matched to Chronicle (broken / missing
+   * links), nudge the GM toward the dashboard's Issues tab. Quiet when all clear.
+   * @private
+   */
+  async _notifySyncIssues() {
+    try {
+      const { issues } = await this.getSyncIssues();
+      if (!issues.length) return;
+      const n = issues.length;
+      ui.notifications?.warn(
+        `Chronicle Sync: ${n} character${n === 1 ? '' : 's'} need attention — open the Chronicle dashboard (Issues) to match or create.`
+      );
+      console.warn(`Chronicle: ${n} character sync issue(s) detected`, issues);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn('Chronicle: issue check failed', err);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Push a LINKED actor's current fields to its Chronicle entity. Fixes the
+   * "stranded data on a valid link" case (actor edited while the module was
+   * offline, so updateActor never fired).
+   * @param {string} actorId
+   * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
+   */
+  async repushActor(actorId) {
+    const actor = game.actors.get(actorId);
+    const entityId = actor?.getFlag(FLAG_SCOPE, 'entityId');
+    if (!actor || !entityId || !this._adapter) return false;
+    await this._api.put(`/entities/${entityId}/fields`, { fields_data: this._adapter.toChronicleFields(actor) });
+    this._syncing = true;
+    try { await actor.setFlag(FLAG_SCOPE, 'lastSync', new Date().toISOString()); }
+    finally { this._syncing = false; }
+    console.debug(`Chronicle: Re-pushed actor "${actor.name}" → entity ${entityId}`);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Link an orphaned actor to an EXISTING Chronicle entity, then push the
+   * actor's current data up (Foundry is source of truth for characters).
+   * @param {string} actorId
+   * @param {string} entityId
+   * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
+   */
+  async matchActorToEntity(actorId, entityId) {
+    const actor = game.actors.get(actorId);
+    if (!actor || !entityId || !this._adapter) return false;
+    this._syncing = true;
+    try { await actor.setFlag(FLAG_SCOPE, 'entityId', entityId); }
+    finally { this._syncing = false; }
+    return this.repushActor(actorId);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a NEW Chronicle entity of the SYSTEM'S character type for an orphaned
+   * actor and link it. Clears any stale/broken link first so _handleCreateActor
+   * creates fresh instead of skipping an "already linked" actor.
+   * @param {string} actorId
+   * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
+   */
+  async createEntityForActor(actorId) {
+    const actor = game.actors.get(actorId);
+    if (!actor) return false;
+    if (actor.getFlag(FLAG_SCOPE, 'entityId')) {
+      this._syncing = true;
+      try { await actor.unsetFlag(FLAG_SCOPE, 'entityId'); }
+      finally { this._syncing = false; }
+    }
+    await this._handleCreateActor(actor, {}, game.user.id);
+    return !!actor.getFlag(FLAG_SCOPE, 'entityId');
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return true when any actor of the character type has a non-GM Foundry
    * owner. Used by the dashboard to surface the PC-claiming hint when the
diff --git a/scripts/sync-dashboard.mjs b/scripts/sync-dashboard.mjs
index d9fb08a..9daa114 100644
--- a/scripts/sync-dashboard.mjs
+++ b/scripts/sync-dashboard.mjs
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ export class SyncDashboard extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV2) {
       'bulk-delete': SyncDashboard.#onBulkDeleteAction,
       'create-entity-type': SyncDashboard.#onCreateEntityTypeAction,
       'refresh-members': SyncDashboard.#onRefreshMembersAction,
+      'resolve-match': SyncDashboard.#onResolveMatchAction,
+      'resolve-create': SyncDashboard.#onResolveCreateAction,
+      'resolve-repush': SyncDashboard.#onResolveRepushAction,
     },
   };
 
@@ -216,6 +219,15 @@ export class SyncDashboard extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV2) {
     // Build characters tab data.
     const characterData = this._buildCharacterData();
 
+    // Build sync-issues (resolver) tab data.
+    let issuesData = { issues: [], hasIssues: false, count: 0, headline: '' };
+    try {
+      issuesData = await this._buildIssuesData();
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Chronicle Dashboard: Failed to load sync issues', err);
+      loadErrors.push({ tab: 'issues', message: err.message || 'Failed to load issues' });
+    }
+
     // Build members (permission mapping) tab data.
     const membersData = this._buildMembersData();
 
@@ -232,6 +244,9 @@ export class SyncDashboard extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV2) {
       loadErrors,
       hasLoadErrors: loadErrors.length > 0,
 
+      // Issues (resolver) tab.
+      issues: issuesData,
+
       // Config tab.
       config: configData,
 
@@ -686,6 +701,39 @@ export class SyncDashboard extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV2) {
     return { characters, hasUnlinkedCharacters, pcClaimingHint };
   }
 
+  /** @returns {object|null} the live ActorSync module, if active. @private */
+  _actorSync() {
+    return this._syncManager?._modules?.find((m) => m.constructor?.name === 'ActorSync') || null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Build the Issues (resolver) tab: character actors that can't be matched to
+   * Chronicle (unlinked, or linked to a now-missing entity). Each row carries a
+   * name-matched suggestion preselected + the full candidate list. Async — it
+   * reaches Chronicle to verify links and list candidates.
+   * @returns {Promise<object>}
+   * @private
+   */
+  async _buildIssuesData() {
+    const actorSync = this._actorSync();
+    if (!actorSync?.getSyncIssues) return { issues: [], hasIssues: false, count: 0, headline: '' };
+    const { issues, candidates } = await actorSync.getSyncIssues();
+    const decorated = issues.map((iss) => ({
+      actorId: iss.actorId,
+      name: iss.name,
+      img: iss.img,
+      label: iss.kind === 'broken' ? 'Failed to find existing character' : 'Not linked to Chronicle',
+      options: candidates.map((c) => ({ id: c.id, name: c.name, selected: c.id === iss.suggestionId })),
+    }));
+    const count = decorated.length;
+    return {
+      issues: decorated,
+      hasIssues: count > 0,
+      count,
+      headline: `${count} character${count === 1 ? '' : 's'} couldn't be matched to Chronicle — match each to an existing character, or create a new one.`,
+    };
+  }
+
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Members (permission mapping) data
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1327,6 +1375,21 @@ export class SyncDashboard extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV2) {
     this._onPushAllActors();
   }
 
+  /** Resolver: link an orphaned actor to the row's selected existing entity. */
+  static #onResolveMatchAction(event, target) {
+    return this._onResolveMatch(target);
+  }
+
+  /** Resolver: create a new Chronicle character (the system's type) for an orphan. */
+  static #onResolveCreateAction(event, target) {
+    return this._onResolveCreate(target);
+  }
+
+  /** Resolver / Characters: re-push a linked actor's current data to Chronicle. */
+  static #onResolveRepushAction(event, target) {
+    return this._onResolveRepush(target);
+  }
+
   /** Test connection to Chronicle using current config field values. */
   static #onTestConnectionAction() {
     this._onTestConnection();
@@ -1713,6 +1776,56 @@ export class SyncDashboard extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV2) {
    * Shows a confirmation dialog before proceeding.
    * @private
    */
+  /** Link an orphaned actor (button's data-actor-id) to the row's selected entity. */
+  async _onResolveMatch(target) {
+    const actorId = target?.dataset?.actorId;
+    const row = target?.closest?.('.issue-row');
+    const entityId = row?.querySelector?.('.issue-match-select')?.value;
+    if (!actorId || !entityId) { ui.notifications.warn('Chronicle: Pick a character to match to first.'); return; }
+    const actorSync = this._actorSync();
+    if (!actorSync) { ui.notifications.warn('Chronicle: Character sync not active.'); return; }
+    try {
+      const ok = await actorSync.matchActorToEntity(actorId, entityId);
+      ui.notifications[ok ? 'info' : 'warn'](ok ? 'Chronicle: Matched and synced.' : 'Chronicle: Match failed.');
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Chronicle Dashboard: match failed', err);
+      ui.notifications.error('Chronicle: Match failed — see console.');
+    }
+    this.render({ force: true });
+  }
+
+  /** Create a new Chronicle character (the system's type) for an orphaned actor. */
+  async _onResolveCreate(target) {
+    const actorId = target?.dataset?.actorId;
+    if (!actorId) return;
+    const actorSync = this._actorSync();
+    if (!actorSync) { ui.notifications.warn('Chronicle: Character sync not active.'); return; }
+    try {
+      const ok = await actorSync.createEntityForActor(actorId);
+      ui.notifications[ok ? 'info' : 'warn'](ok ? 'Chronicle: Created and linked.' : 'Chronicle: Create failed.');
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Chronicle Dashboard: create failed', err);
+      ui.notifications.error('Chronicle: Create failed — see console.');
+    }
+    this.render({ force: true });
+  }
+
+  /** Re-push a linked actor's current data to Chronicle (the stranded-data fix). */
+  async _onResolveRepush(target) {
+    const actorId = target?.dataset?.actorId;
+    if (!actorId) return;
+    const actorSync = this._actorSync();
+    if (!actorSync) { ui.notifications.warn('Chronicle: Character sync not active.'); return; }
+    try {
+      const ok = await actorSync.repushActor(actorId);
+      ui.notifications[ok ? 'info' : 'warn'](ok ? 'Chronicle: Re-synced to Chronicle.' : 'Chronicle: Re-sync failed.');
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Chronicle Dashboard: re-sync failed', err);
+      ui.notifications.error('Chronicle: Re-sync failed — see console.');
+    }
+    this.render({ force: true });
+  }
+
   async _onPushAllActors() {
     const actorSync = this._syncManager?._modules?.find(
       (m) => m.constructor?.name === 'ActorSync'
diff --git a/styles/chronicle-sync.css b/styles/chronicle-sync.css
index fd47ab3..c742fa6 100644
--- a/styles/chronicle-sync.css
+++ b/styles/chronicle-sync.css
@@ -1490,6 +1490,19 @@
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
+/* --- Issues (character link resolver) tab --- */
+.issue-row .issue-actions {
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+  gap: 4px;
+  max-width: 62%;
+}
+.issue-match-select {
+  max-width: 170px;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  padding: 2px 4px;
+}
+
 /* --- Members (permission mapping) tab --- */
 .member-list {
   display: flex;
diff --git a/templates/sync-dashboard.hbs b/templates/sync-dashboard.hbs
index 19850f5..f7289c9 100644
--- a/templates/sync-dashboard.hbs
+++ b/templates/sync-dashboard.hbs
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
     <a class="item" data-tab="characters">
       <i class="fa-solid fa-users"></i> Characters
     </a>
+    <a class="item" data-tab="issues">
+      <i class="fa-solid fa-link-slash"></i> Issues
+      {{#if issues.hasIssues}}<span class="member-tab-badge" title="{{issues.count}} character(s) need attention">{{issues.count}}</span>{{/if}}
+    </a>
     <a class="item" data-tab="members">
       <i class="fa-solid fa-user-shield"></i> Members
       {{#if members.hasUnmatched}}<span class="member-tab-badge" title="{{members.unmatchedCount}} unmatched member(s)">{{members.unmatchedCount}}</span>{{/if}}
@@ -595,6 +599,11 @@
               <span class="character-last-sync" title="{{lastSync}}">
                 {{timeAgo lastSync}}
               </span>
+              <button type="button" class="dashboard-btn btn-xs"
+                      data-action="resolve-repush" data-actor-id="{{id}}"
+                      title="Re-push this actor's current data to Chronicle">
+                <i class="fa-solid fa-rotate"></i> Re-sync
+              </button>
               {{else}}
               <button type="button" class="dashboard-btn btn-xs btn-push"
                       data-action="push-actor" data-actor-id="{{id}}">
@@ -636,6 +645,58 @@
       {{/if}}
     </div>
 
+    {{!-- ================================================================= --}}
+    {{!-- ISSUES TAB (character link resolver)                              --}}
+    {{!-- ================================================================= --}}
+    <div class="tab" data-tab="issues" data-group="primary">
+      {{#if issues.hasIssues}}
+      <div class="dashboard-hint">
+        <i class="fa-solid fa-triangle-exclamation"></i> {{issues.headline}}
+      </div>
+      <div class="character-list">
+        {{#each issues.issues}}
+        <div class="character-row issue-row" data-actor-id="{{actorId}}">
+          <div class="character-info">
+            {{#if img}}
+            <img class="character-portrait" src="{{img}}" alt="{{name}}" />
+            {{else}}
+            <span class="character-portrait-placeholder"><i class="fa-solid fa-user"></i></span>
+            {{/if}}
+            <div class="character-details">
+              <span class="character-name">{{name}}</span>
+              <span class="character-sync-status unlinked"><i class="fa-solid fa-link-slash"></i> {{label}}</span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div class="character-actions issue-actions">
+            <select class="issue-match-select" title="Match to an existing Chronicle character">
+              <option value="">— Match to existing… —</option>
+              {{#each options}}
+              <option value="{{id}}" {{#if selected}}selected{{/if}}>{{name}}</option>
+              {{/each}}
+            </select>
+            <button type="button" class="dashboard-btn btn-xs btn-push"
+                    data-action="resolve-match" data-actor-id="{{actorId}}"
+                    title="Link to the selected character and push this actor's data">
+              <i class="fa-solid fa-link"></i> Match
+            </button>
+            <button type="button" class="dashboard-btn btn-xs"
+                    data-action="resolve-create" data-actor-id="{{actorId}}"
+                    title="Create a new Chronicle character of the correct type and link it">
+              <i class="fa-solid fa-plus"></i> Create new
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        {{/each}}
+      </div>
+      {{else}}
+      <div class="dashboard-empty-tab">
+        <i class="fa-solid fa-circle-check fa-2x"></i>
+        <p>No character sync issues.</p>
+        <p class="hint">Every character actor is linked to a Chronicle entity. If a linked character's data looks stale, use the <strong>Re-sync</strong> button on the Characters tab.</p>
+      </div>
+      {{/if}}
+    </div>
+
     {{!-- ================================================================= --}}
     {{!-- MEMBERS TAB                                                       --}}
     {{!-- ================================================================= --}}