From 1f7adc9f2c287b5a8918c2b5c938418cd69f95c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PAE Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:21:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] staging: character-state-ch-05.md task=ab7e4dcf-b414-40e9-9bb0-a70dcf9c0a95 --- .../staging/character-state-ch-05.md | 60 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+) create mode 100644 projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-ch-05.md diff --git a/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-ch-05.md b/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-ch-05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6710af06 --- /dev/null +++ b/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-ch-05.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +# Character State: ch-05 + +## Lena Duval +Location: A safehouse apartment above a jazz club, French Quarter, New Orleans. +Physical: Fever broken but weak; faint scarring on right palm; phantom "tug" in her chest. +Emotional: Isolated and unmoored; experiencing the "hollow" of being disconnected from the swamp. +Active obligations: +- Owes the land a "balancing of scales" (Ch1) -- UNPAID +- Owes Jax Harlan a conversation about the "unnatural" events (Ch2) -- UNPAID +- Owes Jax Harlan protection in the city (Ch4) -- UNPAID +Open loops: +- Lena and the "Whisper": Mother’s voice in the roots (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED +- Lena and the surveyors: Removal of markers (Ch2) -- UNRESOLVED +- Lena and the Rite: Consequences of interruption (Ch3) -- UNRESOLVED +Known secrets: +- CARRIED (Ch1--unresolved): Knows she intends to flee to New Orleans within the week -- Aunt Maribelle does not know. +- CARRIED (Ch1--unresolved): Knows the "whisper" sounded like her mother's voice -- No one else knows. +- CARRIED (Ch2--unresolved): Knows she found a survey marker labeled "Project Phlegethon" -- Jax and Maribelle do not know. +Arc: 45% -- Lena has successfully transitioned into New Orleans but realizes the city offers no magical protection, only a different kind of exposure. +Permanent: YES + +## Jax Harlan +Location: Living room of the French Quarter safehouse. +Physical: Exhausted; heavy eyelids; no new injuries. +Emotional: Frustrated by the lack of "normalcy" in the city; wary of New Orleans' own shadows. +Active obligations: +- Owes Lena protection in the city (Ch4) -- UNPAID +Open loops: +- Jax and the Duval Coven: Potential retaliation for Lena's extraction (Ch4) -- UNRESOLVED +Known secrets: +- CARRIED (Ch4--unresolved): Knows Lena’s fever is "land-sick" (unnatural) -- Lena thinks he believes it is a standard illness. +Arc: 15% -- Jax has committed to staying with Lena in the city rather than returning to the safety of his usual routes. +Permanent: YES + +## Remy LeBlanc +Location: French Quarter safehouse / local jazz haunts. +Physical: Scrawny; energetic; smelling of chicory and cheap tobacco. +Emotional: Relieved to see Lena; nervous about the "weight" she brought with her. +Active obligations: +- Owes Lena a place to hide (Ch5) -- PAID +Open loops: +- Remy and the Urban Coven: Mentioned rumors of city magic noticing Lena's arrival (Ch5) -- UNRESOLVED +Known secrets: +- Knows the "Quiet Men" (developers) have been asking about Duval women in the city -- Lena and Jax do not know. +Arc: 10% -- Reintroduced as Lena’s primary urban anchor and information source. +Permanent: YES + +# World State: ch-05 + +## NPC Memory +- Aunt Maribelle (Widow’s Deep): ABSENT -- Last seen invoking the "Blackening" at the city limits. +- The Coven (Widow’s Deep): HOSTILE -- Actively seeking a way to bridge the gap between the bayou and the city. + +## Faction Attitudes +- The Duval Coven: Relentless -- Using ancestral ties to track Lena despite the distance. +- Terrebonne Development Corp: Probing -- Now operating within New Orleans to find the "missing" Duval heir. + +## Active World Events +- The Echo: A spiritual resonance felt in the French Quarter as Lena’s severed magic reacts to the city’s concrete environment. +- Project Phlegethon: Mentioned in city permits found by Remy, linking the swamp development to New Orleans infrastructure. \ No newline at end of file