# Character State: ch-02

## Elias Thorne
Location: The Archive Room, Thorne Manor, Blackwood Valley
Physical: Exhausted, trembling hands, no physical injuries.
Emotional: Paranoid and obsessive.
Active obligations: owes Sarah Miller an explanation (Ch-02) -- UNPAID
Open loops: Elias and the Thorne Family History (Ch-02) -- UNRESOLVED
Known secrets: knows the location of the "Whisper Map" -- Sarah Miller
Arc: 20% -- Elias has fully committed to uncovering the family curse regardless of the personal cost.
Permanent: YES

## Sarah Miller
Location: The Study, Thorne Manor, Blackwood Valley
Physical: Minor scrapes from the basement, high fatigue.
Emotional: Skeptical but deeply unsettled.
Active obligations: owes Elias Thorne her continued protection (Ch-01) -- UNPAID
Open loops: Sarah and the Shadows in the Hallway (Ch-02) -- UNRESOLVED
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01--unresolved): knows the real reason she was assigned to Elias -- Elias Thorne
Arc: 15% -- Sarah has witnessed her first inexplicable event, shaking her professional detachment.
Permanent: YES

## Arthur Thorne -- DECEASED (Ch-00)
Established: Died of an apparent heart attack three months before Elias returned to the manor.
Legacy: His cryptic final letters provided the catalyst for Elias's current investigation.

# World State: ch-02

## NPC Memory
- Marcus Thorne (Historical/Vision): HOSTILE -- Appeared in a vision during Elias's ritual -- Left Elias with a lingering sense of dread and a bloody handprint on the floor.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Thorne Lineage: Hostile -- The ancestral spirits seem to actively resist Elias’s intrusion into the family archives.
- Local Villagers: Fearful -- Residents of Blackwood Valley are avoiding the manor grounds due to "flickering lights."

## Active World Events
- The Midnight Thaw: The unnatural warming of the manor grounds despite the winter season (Day 1).
- The Awakening Ritual: Elias has successfully triggered the first "Whisper" phase of the house (Ongoing).