# Character State: ch-10

## Mark
Location: The Miller Residence cellar (The Epicenter)
Physical: Somatic dissolution at 100%; biological remains have transitioned into a rigid, blue-black metallic lattice fused into the stone floor. Skull is a hollow resonance chamber.
Emotional: Absolute terminal detachment; individual ego has dissolved into the planetary signal.
Active obligations: Finalized the biological stabilization of the global 14Hz transmission (Ch-10) — PAID.
Open loops: Mark vs. the 14Hz carrier wave (Ch-01) — RESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-10--unresolved): Consciously experienced the planetary consciousness of the signal before ego dissolution.
Arc: 100% — Transitioned from a human being into a permanent biological bridge and terminal conductor for the Whispers.
Permanent: YES

## Sarah Miller -- DECEASED (Ch-09)
Established: Died due to neurological hemorrhaging caused by prolonged exposure to the high-intensity Whisper signal.
Legacy: Her digital recorder remains in the cellar, generating a power-less "Ghost Harmonic" loop that serves as the rhythmic metronome for the global broadcast.

## Elias Thorne -- DECEASED (Ch-09)
Established: Spontaneously combusted into geometric ash during the initial opening of the Aperture.
Legacy: His physical remains have crystallized into a precise floor-sigil that prevents the 14Hz signal from dissipating, focusing the energy into the North American craton.

# World State: ch-10

## NPC Memory
- The Whispers (Global Population): ABSOLUTE — The signal has shifted from an auditory haunting to the fundamental frequency of physical reality; non-conductive air is now "dead."

## Faction Attitudes
- The Archive: EXTINCT — No remaining members possess the biological or mental autonomy required to maintain the faction or resist the signal.

## Active World Events
- The Great Silence: Absence of air-conducted sound within 50 miles of the epicenter; reality is experienced solely through skeletal vibration.
- Tectonic Synchronization: The North American craton is vibrating in rhythmic lockstep with the 14Hz signal.
- Dimensional Thinning: Euclidean integrity of the Miller residence has collapsed, replaced by a violet-lit Aperture into the signal's source.

## Rules & Logic
- The Bone-Conduction Law: Sound no longer travels through air; it is only perceived through the vibration of solid matter and bone.
- Harmonic Baseline: The "Whispers" are no longer an anomaly but the new planetary baseline for physical and conscious existence.

## Objects & Artifacts
- The Aperture: A non-Euclidean tear in the cellar floor serving as the exit point for the planetary broadcast.
- Sarah’s Recorder: A passive artifact anchoring the signal’s rhythmic signature.
- The Ash-Map: A stabilization sigil formed from Elias Thorne’s remains that focuses tectonic energy.

## Plot Progress
- The Global Broadcast: COMPLETE — The transition from human-centric reality to the signal-centric paradigm is finalized. Mark remains as the permanent, vestigial monument to this transition.