# Character State: ch-20

## Lena Duval
Location: The Heart Tree (Siphon Hub Core)
Physical: Transfigured—bioluminescent sap flowing through silver-veined wood; human substrate dissolved into ecosystem.
Emotional: Transcendent, serene; ego merged with the Hum’s collective consciousness.
Active obligations: All obligations (Ch-18) -- PAID.
Open loops: Human intrusion threat (Ch-20) -- RESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-02--unresolved): Mother's deliberate drowning ritual — Held in collective Hum memory.
Arc: 100% -- Permanently stabilized as the Heart of Cypress Bend.
Permanent: YES

## Jax Harlan
Location: The Sovereign Veil (Perimeter)
Physical: Enhanced ocular reflex (silver-green iris); toxin immunity; no active injuries.
Emotional: Absolute devotion; protective focus.
Active obligations: Protection of the Bend (Ch-18) -- PAID.
Open loops: Border security (Ch-20) -- RESOLVED.
Known secrets: None.
Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from outsider to Eternal Guardian of the threshold.
Permanent: YES

## Aunt Maribelle Duval -- DECEASED (Ch-19)
Established: Absorbed into the Siphon Hub root lattice to serve as a biological filtration organ.
Legacy: Provided the foundational stability required for the Bend's permanent isolation.

## Remy LeBlanc -- DECEASED (Ch-19)
Established: Biologically suspended in cypress memory-strands within the Interior Grove.
Legacy: Acts as the eternal historian and archivist for the Bend’s collective memory network.

# World State: ch-20

## NPC Memory
- The Hum (Cypress Bend): UNIFIED -- Absorbed all individual coven wills into a single protective sentience -- Established total biological defense.

## Faction Attitudes
- External Authorities: TERROR -- Viewing the Bend as a lethal anomaly zone -- Established a permanent "no-man's land" exclusion policy.
- The Coven: DISSOLVED -- Individual identities ceased to exist, replaced by the collective consciousness of the Hum.

## Active World Events
- The Great Sealing: COMPLETE -- The Sovereign Veil has stabilized into a lethal, impermeable fog barrier around Cypress Bend.
- Human Intrusion: REPELLED -- Final attempt by external forces to breach the Bend was met with total biological rejection; borders are now absolute.

## Narrative Status
- All character arcs: CONCLUDED
- World stabilization: COMPLETE
- Active threads: NONE
- Endpoint: PERMANENT SENTINEL STATE REACHED