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From: David Baity <158404677+MazakTheDwarf@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:21:17 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Remove=20hardcoded=20Kaelen=20Ch04=20death=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=94=20butterfly=20effect=20edit:=20Kaelen=20now=20dies=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?in=20Ch09?=
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 templates/book_chapter.yml | 6 +-----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/templates/book_chapter.yml b/templates/book_chapter.yml
index 7691ceb..a120a3a 100644
--- a/templates/book_chapter.yml
+++ b/templates/book_chapter.yml
@@ -322,11 +322,7 @@ steps:
       STEP 2: For each such character, use ONLY the short DECEASED format below.
               You MAY NOT give them a Location, Physical, Emotional, or Arc field.
               They are DEAD. Dead characters do not have locations. They do not have arcs.
-      STEP 3: If Kaelen appears in your output with a Location field — DELETE IT.
-              If Kaelen appears with an Emotional field — DELETE IT.
-              Write ONLY: ## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
-
-      ══ DECEASED FORMAT (two lines only) ══
+      ══ DECEASED FORMAT(two lines only) ══
         ## [Name] — DECEASED (Ch[N])
         Established: [one sentence: how they died]
         Legacy: [one sentence: how their death affected this chapter]