# Character State: ch-16

## Elara Vance
Location: The Great Atrium, Oakhaven
Physical: Exhausted but stable; rib pain receding; Sigil on palm pulsing with a "low, rhythmic hum"
Emotional: Resolute and visionary; feeling the weight of the "Age of Roots"
Active obligations: Owes Kaelen protection (Ch-06)—UNPAID
Open loops: Establishing new Council (Ch-15)—IN PROGRESS; Integrated society stability (Ch-16)—UNRESOLVED
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-15—unresolved): Knows Oakhaven Elders orchestrated initial Blight—Villagers; CARRIED (Ch-15—unresolved): Council Ledger secured—Elders
Arc: 98% -- Transitioned from restorer to legislator, formally abolishing the "Age of Walls" to embrace the forest.
Permanent: YES

## Kaelen
Location: The Great Atrium, Oakhaven
Physical: No injuries; standing at the edge of the Atrium clearing
Emotional: Quietly supportive; contemplative regarding his own destiny
Active obligations: None
Open loops: Sun-Guard lineage revelation (Ch-15)—UNRESOLVED; Grove map secrets (Ch-15)—UNRESOLVED
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-15—unresolved): Hidden Sun-Guard caches—Elara; CARRIED (Ch-15—unresolved): Grove map location—Elara
Arc: 92% -- Solidified role as the silent sentinel to the new era's laws.
Permanent: YES

## Elder Bram -- DECEASED (Ch-16)
Established: Collapsed in his cell as his life force was fully reclaimed by the root-cuffs during the Great Integration's surge.
Legacy: His death marks the final end of the corrupt Old Council and removes the primary witness for the Blight trials.

## Thorne Blackroot -- DECEASED (Ch-13)
Established: Salt-white remains at Heart-Root boundary marker.
Legacy: His absence allows the forest dwellers to return without fear of Blightweaver ambush.

## Mira
Location: The Great Atrium, Oakhaven
Physical: Splashed with soil and sap; no injuries
Emotional: Eager and industrious; hopeful
Open loops: Directing the "First Sowing" (Ch-16)—IN PROGRESS
Arc: 60% -- Shifted from a refugee needing saving to a leader of civil reconstruction.
Permanent: NO

# World State: ch-16

## NPC Memory
- Mira (Villager/Oakhaven): Eager -- Led the first ceremonial planting in the Atrium -- Strengthened the bond between Elara and the remaining citizens.
- Remaining Elders (Oakhaven): Submissive -- Witnessed the Atrium's transformation -- Their political power is effectively non-existent.

## Faction Attitudes
- Villagers of Oakhaven: Rejuvenated -- They are actively tearing down stone partitions to let the forest in.
- Forest Dwellers: Cautious/Returning -- Spirit-forms and exiles are beginning to enter the city limits for the first time in generations.

## Active World Events
- The Great Integration: COMPLETE -- The city and forest are now a single biological entity.
- The First Sowing: ACTIVE -- A civil initiative to plant food and medicine within the stone ruins.

## Key Items/Evidence
- Council Ledger: Secured in High Pavilion; remains the legal proof of the Elders' crimes.
- Vessel Sigil: Permanent fixture on Elara's palm; functions as a stabilizer for the local ecosystem.