# Character State: ch-04

## Elara Vance
Location: The Archive Depository, Lower Levels, Oakhaven
Physical: Minor scrapes from debris; extreme physical exhaustion.
Emotional: Determined but haunted by the echoes of the past.
Active obligations: owes Silas Thorne a copy of the redacted manifest (Ch-02) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Elara and Thorne regarding the true purpose of the Archive (Ch-04) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-02--unresolved): knows the Governor is laundering assets through the Blackwood reach -- Governor Kaelen.
Arc: 40% -- She has transitioned from a passive observer to an active participant in the city's hidden history by uncovering the "Whisper" blueprints.
Permanent: NO

## Silas Thorne
Location: The Archive Depository, Lower Levels, Oakhaven
Physical: No injuries; vigilant.
Emotional: Guarded and increasingly suspicious of the Archive’s security protocols.
Active obligations: owes Elara Vance protection during the extraction (Ch-04) -- PAID.
Open loops: Thorne and the Resistance regarding the timeline for the uprising (Ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-03--unresolved): knows the weakness in the Northern Wall's sensor grid -- The City Guard.
Arc: 35% -- His cold pragmatism is being tested by Elara’s discovery, forcing him to reconsider the value of information over direct action.
Permanent: NO

## Marcus Reed -- DECEASED (ch-04)
Established: Shot by a hidden automated sentry turret while attempting to bypass the secondary vault seal.
Legacy: His death leaves the team without a primary demolition expert and increases the tension between Elara and Thorne.

# World State: ch-04

## NPC Memory
- Sentry Unit 04 (Archive Security): HOSTILE -- Triggered by Marcus Reed's breach attempt -- Damaged the team's morale and eliminated their technician.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Archivists: Paranoid -- They have increased security patrols following the breach at the depository.
- The Resistance: Impatient -- They are waiting for Thorne to deliver the manifest to launch the next phase.

## Active World Events
- The Great Redaction: Ongoing; the state is systematically erasing records of the founding families to consolidate power.
- Vault Breach: The alarm at the Archive Depository has been triggered, putting the surrounding district on high alert.