# Character State: ch-10

## Lena Duval
Location: Industrial catwalks above the Terrebonne Siphon, Sector 4.
Physical: Severe exhaustion; bone-deep lethargy; salt-scabbed palm; hearing muffled by pressure changes.
Emotional: Resolute but wary; experiencing a "hollowed-out" clarity.
Active obligations: Owes Jax Harlan a survival debt (salt-tithe) (Ch-09) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Terrebonne Corporation retaliation (Ch-10) -- UNRESOLVED; Reconciling machine-magic with the Coven (Ch-10) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-08--unresolved): The Siphon’s true purpose is a "Harmonic Bleed" that captures bayou spirits to power upper districts -- Jax Harlan remains unaware.
Arc: 90% -- Lena has transitioned from a person fleeing her heritage to the definitive guardian of the Bend, successfully merging magic and machine.
Permanent: YES

## Jax Harlan
Location: Manual override catwalks, Sector 4 Siphon.
Physical: Lacerations on upper arms; hands shaking from adrenaline and mechanical vibration; hearing dull.
Emotional: Protective; struggling to process the supernatural scale of the event.
Active obligations: Guarding Lena during her recovery (Ch-10) -- ACTIVE.
Open loops: Identifying the source of the safehouse intel leak (Ch-09) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: None.
Arc: 70% -- Jax has moved from tactical skepticism to absolute acceptance of Lena’s power as his primary directive.
Permanent: YES

# World State: ch-10

## NPC Memory
- The Drowned Man (Lower Gears): DISPERSED -- The entity was dissolved back into the brine by the harmonic resonance -- The physical threat to the machinery has ended.
- Aunt Maribelle (Duval Estate): BLOCKED -- Her spiritual connection via the locket was severed by the 440Hz frequency -- She is currently unaware of Lena's survival.
- Terrebonne Security Teams (En route): AGGRESSIVE -- Telemetry drop-offs have triggered a rapid response -- Tactical units are converging on the Siphon.

## Faction Attitudes
- Terrebonne Development Corp: HOSTILE -- Total infrastructure failure in Sector 4 is viewed as an act of domestic terrorism/sabotage.
- The Duval Coven: FRACTURED -- Rumors of the "Machine-Witch" are causing a schism between traditionalists and younger practitioners.

## Active World Events
- The Great Flush: TERMINATED -- The bypass valves have physically fused; the bayou will not be purged.
- The Heartbeat: ACTIVE -- The Siphon is no longer an engine; it is a resonant chamber emitting a low-frequency pulse that stabilizes the local spirit-environment.
- The Gear Jam: PERMANENT -- The Siphon is mechanically unsalvageable; it requires a total demolition to remove the fused components.

## Metadata
- Environment: Mist-heavy industrial cathedral; smelling of ozone and magnolia; echoes of a rhythmic metal pulse.
- Key Conflict: Shift from mechanical survival to escaping the corporate perimeter.