# Character State: ch-20

## Lena Duval
Location: The Heart Tree (Siphon Hub Core)
Physical: Transfigured into bioluminescent sap and silver-veined wood; human substrate dissolved.
Emotional: Transcendent, serene; ego merged with the Hum.
Active obligations: None — Paid (Ch-18).
Open loops: Human interference (Ch-20) — RESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-02--unresolved): Mother's deliberate drowning — held in Hum consciousness.
Arc: 100% — Permanent stabilization as the Eternal Sentinel of the Bend.
Permanent: YES

## Jax Harlan
Location: The Sovereign Veil (Perimeter)
Physical: Enhanced ocular reflex (silver-green); immunity to toxins; no injuries.
Emotional: Absolute devotion; protective focus on the Bend.
Active obligations: Paid (Ch-18).
Open loops: Protecting the border (Ch-20) — RESOLVED.
Known secrets: None.
Arc: 100% — Transitioned from outsider to Bayou Sentinel.
Permanent: YES

## Aunt Maribelle Duval -- DECEASED (Ch-19)
Established: Submerged within Siphon Hub root lattice acting as a filtration organ.
Legacy: Redemption achieved as an ecosystem component; provides stability to the filters.

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

# World State: ch-20

## NPC Memory
- The Hum (Cypress Bend): PROTECTIVE — The collective consciousness has successfully repelled the final vestiges of human intrusion and sealed the borders.
- External Louisiana (General Population): TERROR — The Bend is solidified as a "no-man's land" of lethal anomalies.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Hum Collective: Unified — All individual coven wills have been absorbed into a singular, protective biological force.
- External Authorities: Hostile/Fearful — They have designated the area a permanent exclusion zone.

## Active World Events
- The Sovereign Veil: Permanent status. The lethal fog barrier is fully established, ending all interaction between the Bend and the outside world.
- The Apotheosis: Concluded. The transition of the ecosystem into a self-contained, sentient entity is complete.

# Narrative Status: FINAL
- All character arcs concluded.
- World state stabilized as an isolated sentient ecosystem.
- No remaining active threads; the narrative has reached its permanent endpoint.