pae/crimson_leaf_publishing
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Actions Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

staging: character-state-ch-13.md task=e3014db3-4d31-4616-a98b-84106064d84c

Browse Source
This commit is contained in:
PAE
2026-04-30 03:41:21 +00:00
parent 63e1a560b7
commit 609294de19
1 changed files with 19 additions and 23 deletions
Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

42
projects/echoes-of-the-forest/staging/character-state-ch-13.md
View File

@@ -1,40 +1,36 @@
# Character State: ch-13
## ELARA VANCE
Location: The Threshold / Edge of the Elderwood
Physical: High spiritual exhaustion; Sigil on right palm remains active but dim; mud-stained clothing.
Emotional: Resolute yet burdened by the weight of leadership.
Active obligations: Owes Kaelen protection (Ch-06) — UNPAID
Open loops: Elara & Council [Corruption Reckoning] (Ch-12) — UNRESOLVED
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-12--unresolved): Council's role in Blight origin (evidence possessed) -- Kaelen unaware
Arc: 100% — State maintained as the permanent Voice of the Forest; transitions into an era of reconstruction.
Location: Inner Sanctum of the Heart-Root/Threshold
Physical: Silver-white Sigil bonded to right palm; moderate spiritual exhaustion; bruised ribs; mud-stained damp clothing
Emotional: Transcendent but weary; carries heavy forest restoration responsibility
Active obligations: owes Kaelen protection (Ch-06) -- UNPAID
Open loops: Elara & Council Corruption Reckoning (Ch-12) -- UNRESOLVED
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-12--unresolved): knows Council's role in Blight origin (evidence possessed) -- Kaelen does NOT know
Arc: 100% -- No permanent change this chapter; arc completed previously as proactive Voice of the Forest accepting sacrificial leadership
Permanent: YES
## KAELEN
Location: The Threshold / Edge of the Elderwood
Physical: Severe scarring on left arm; stamina recovering slowly; requires assistance for long travel.
Emotional: Quietly devoted; finds purpose in being the shield for the Vessel.
Location: Threshold of the Heart-Root
Physical: Left arm mangled/scarred; weak, pale; stable, long-term recovery needed
Emotional: Stoic, contemplative; at peace with guardian identity
Active obligations: None
Open loops: None
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-12--unresolved): Sun-Guard bloodline -- Elara unaware; CARRIED (Ch-12--unresolved): Grove map location -- Elara unaware
Arc: 100% — Finalized role as protector; accepts the slow path of physical healing.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-12--unresolved): knows Sun-Guard bloodline -- Elara does NOT know; CARRIED (Ch-12--unresolved): knows Grove map location -- Elara does NOT know
Arc: 100% -- No permanent change this chapter; arc completed previously with redemption and commitment to Heart-Root protection
Permanent: YES
## THORNE BLACKROOT -- DECEASED (Ch-12)
Established: Calcified and shattered during the Heart-Root’s activation when his blight magic rebounded.
Legacy: His death signaled the extinction of the Circle of Thorns and the end of the immediate Blight threat.
# World State: ch-13
## NPC Memory
- Mira (Oakhaven): GRATEFUL — Witnessed the restoration of the sky and the retreat of the Blight; acts as the bridge between Elara and the village refugees.
- Mira (Oakhaven): GRATEFUL -- witnessed clearing sky -- will likely support Elara against Council investigation
## Faction Attitudes
- Circle of Thorns: EXTINCT — Leadership destroyed; remaining members scattered or purged by the forest’s resurgence.
- Forest Spirits (Elderwood): TRIUMPHANT — Actively reclaiming territory and purging the last remnants of decay.
- Council of Oakhaven: CRUMBLING — Losing grip on power as their past complicity in the Blight’s origin begins to surface.
- Circle of Thorns: EXTINCT -- scouts fled; magical resonance destroyed; Thorne Blackroot deceased (calcified/shattered)
- Forest Spirits (Elderwood): VIBRANT -- actively reshaping environment; singing new growth
- Council of Oakhaven: PARIAHS -- political collapse imminent; survivors questioning complicity in Blight
## Active World Events
- The Great Weaving: ONGOING — A global-scale magical reforestation process.
- The Council's Reckoning: ASCENDING — Political instability in Oakhaven as truth-seekers investigate the Blight's true source.
- Elderwood Restoration: PERMANENT — The Heart-Root is now the dominant magical anchor for the region.
- The Great Weaving: ONGOING -- magical reforestation reclaiming scorched lands
- Heart-Root Activation: PERMANENT -- pulse steady/expanding; actively healing corrupted zones
- The Council's Reckoning: EMERGING -- political tension rising as Blight's true origin becomes public