From 14325a3a2211a0455b558a451c2bbc01540790dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PAE Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:59:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] staging: character-state-chapter-ref.md task=09d39a9a-3071-4e36-bd92-42cb2c6d727d --- .../staging/character-state-chapter-ref.md | 70 ++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) diff --git a/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-chapter-ref.md b/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-chapter-ref.md index 7ae4e28c..66ad3395 100644 --- a/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-chapter-ref.md +++ b/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-chapter-ref.md @@ -1,38 +1,56 @@ -Since no PASS 1 narrative prose was provided in the preceding turn for this specific session, I am duty-bound by the Extraction Mode instructions to report based on the current context window. If you provide the chapter text, I will extract the state immediately. - -As of this moment: - -# Character State: Ch[X] +# Character State: Ch1 ## Lena Duval -Location: Cypress Bend (The Bayou) -Physical: No injuries; smells of magnolia and mud. -Emotional: Guarded and weary. -Active obligations: Owes Aunt Maribelle Duval her presence at the upcoming ritual (Ch[X]) -- UNPAID. -Open loops: Lena and Jax Harlan [The nature of the darkness in the grove] (Ch[X]) -- UNRESOLVED. -Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch[0]--unresolved): Blames herself for her mother's drowning. -Arc: 05% -- Acknowledged the pull of the cypress roots despite her desire to leave. -Permanent: NO +Location: The Duval ancestral cabin, Cypress Bend bayou +Physical: Feverish and exhausted; palm is raw from a fresh blood-oath cut. +Emotional: Defensive and burdened by ancestral duty. +Active obligations: +- owes The Land a blood-debt for the fog illusion (Ch1) -- UNPAID +- owes Maribelle Duval her presence at the full moon rite (Ch1) -- UNPAID +Open loops: +- [Lena & Jax] The purpose of Jax's sudden return to Cypress Bend (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED +- [Lena & The Land] The "rot" Lena sensed in the cypress roots (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED +Known secrets: +- knows she intends to leave for New Orleans in three days -- Aunt Maribelle +- knows the ritual fog was thinner than usual -- the rest of the coven +Arc: 5% -- After years of avoidance, Lena used her blood to defend the grove, acknowledging her tether to the land is stronger than her desire to leave. +Permanent: YES ## Jax Harlan -Location: Boat dock, Cypress Bend -Physical: No injuries. -Emotional: Stoic but curious. -Active obligations: None. -Open loops: Jax and Lena [Trusting each other during swamp runs] (Ch[X]) -- UNRESOLVED. -Known secrets: None. -Arc: 02% -- Agreed to help Lena navigate the deeper, "unmapped" channels. +Location: Captain’s deck of the *Black Gator*, Cypress Bend docks +Physical: No injuries; smells of diesel and salt. +Emotional: Determined but wary. +Active obligations: +- owes Lena Duval an explanation for his return (Ch1) -- UNPAID +Open loops: +- [Jax & Developers] The contract Jax is carrying for the shoreline survey (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED +Known secrets: +- knows he was hired by an outside firm to map the "unclaimed" marsh -- Lena Duval +Arc: 2% -- Returned to his childhood home acting as an unwitting catalyst for the town's conflict. Permanent: NO -# World State: Ch[X] +## Aunt Maribelle Duval +Location: The Duval ancestral cabin, porch +Physical: High vitality for her age; hands stained with ritual herbs. +Emotional: Cruel satisfaction and possessiveness. +Active obligations: +- owes the coven a successful harvest ritual (Ch1) -- UNPAID +Open loops: +- [Maribelle & Lena] The grooming of Lena to take over the lineage (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED +Known secrets: +- knows the exact nature of how Lena's mother died -- Lena Duval +Arc: 1% -- Reasserted her dominance over Lena by forcing her hand during the developer's scouting. +Permanent: NO + +# World State: Ch1 ## NPC Memory -- Aunt Maribelle Duval (The Coven/The Manor): DOMINANT -- Demanded Lena's return to "proper" training -- Lena felt suffocated. -- Remy LeBlanc (The Town): FRIENDLY -- Provided information on developers' movements -- Lena feels a sense of loyalty. +- Remy LeBlanc (Docks): Friendly/Nervous -- Witnessed Lena summoning the fog -- Is now terrified the developers will bring "city law" down on the swamp witches. ## Faction Attitudes -- Swamp Witches: Strained -- The coven views Lena as a wayward asset rather than a leader. -- Property Developers: Aggressive -- Actively surveying the edges of the cypress grove. +- Swamp Witches: Insular/Protective -- Fearful of the encroaching surveyors and looking to Lena for a sign of strength. +- Outsiders/Developers: Aggressive -- Viewing the bayou as "dead space" ripe for drainage and construction. ## Active World Events -- The Rising Fever: The land is "sick" due to nearby construction, causing the cypress roots to bleed sap. \ No newline at end of file +- The Encroachment: Surveyors have officially crossed the "Silver Line" into Duval territory; tension is at a breaking point. +- The Waning Moon: Three days remain until the monthly blood-rite that sustains the grove's boundary. \ No newline at end of file