From 68da39ae5de6853d98c5dd1b3b34e04ad2afb43c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PAE Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:02:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] staging: polished/character-state-ch-09-final.md task=fc00a8aa-2006-46e1-931e-4481c00f7ec8 --- .../polished/character-state-ch-09-final.md | 43 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) create mode 100644 projects/cypress-bend/staging/polished/character-state-ch-09-final.md diff --git a/projects/cypress-bend/staging/polished/character-state-ch-09-final.md b/projects/cypress-bend/staging/polished/character-state-ch-09-final.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a465b7e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/projects/cypress-bend/staging/polished/character-state-ch-09-final.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +# Character State: ch-09 + +## Lena Duval +- **Location**: Sector 4 Drainage Junction, Terrebonne Siphon (Lower Gears). +- **Physical**: Ears caked with dried blood; palm wound sealed with salt-scab; digital fever broken, replaced by bone-deep lethargy. +- **Emotional**: Grimly satisfied; experiencing a "hollowed-out" clarity after the harmonic resonance. +- **Active obligations**: Owes Jax survival via salt-tithe (Ch-08) -- UNPAID. +- **Open loops**: The "Gator's Truth" utility (Ch-08) -- UNRESOLVED; The Siphon’s true purpose of feeding the elite -- UNRESOLVED. +- **Known secrets**: DISCOVERED: The Siphon's "Harmonic Bleed" captures bayou spirits to power the upper districts (Jax remains unaware). +- **Arc**: 85% -- Mastery achieved. She facilitated a mechanical-magical synthesis, proving she is more than a traditional witch. +- **Permanent**: YES + +## Jax Harlan +- **Location**: Manual override catwalks, Sector 4 Siphon. +- **Physical**: Hearing returning but muffled; upper arm lacerations from metal shards; smell of ozone and brine. +- **Emotional**: Deeply shaken by the supernatural display; protective stance toward Lena. +- **Active obligations**: Guarding the manual override (Ch-08) -- PAID. +- **Open loops**: Leaking safehouse intel (Ch-08) -- UNRESOLVED. +- **Known secrets**: None. +- **Arc**: 65% -- Abandoned tactical skepticism; accepts the bayou’s sentient malice as a combat variable. +- **Permanent**: YES + +# World State: ch-09 + +## NPC Memory +- **The Drowned Man**: DISPERSED -- Rejoined the brine once the gear-cycle broke. +- **Aunt Maribelle**: BLOCKED -- Her influence through the silver locket has been severed by the 440Hz interference. +- **Terrebonne Board**: AGGRAVATED -- Real-time telemetry shows a total failure of the Sector 4 purge. + +## Faction Attitudes +- **Terrebonne Development Corp**: AGGRESSIVE -- Shift from "containment" to "retaliation" as infrastructure is physically damaged. +- **The Duval Coven**: DIVIDED -- Younger members whisper of Lena’s "machine-magic," while elders view it as heresy. + +## Active World Events +- **The Great Flush**: FAILED -- Bypass valves are seized; water is draining slowly through natural filtration instead of the forced purge. +- **The Harmonic Bleed**: TRANSFORMED -- The screaming engine has settled into a rhythmic, low-frequency thrum that mimics a heartbeat. +- **The Gear Jam**: PERMANENT -- The Scrambler Box has melted into the ironwork; the Siphon cannot be restarted without massive teardown. + +## Metadata +- **Key Item**: The Silver Locket (Dormant; chain is bent). +- **Key Item**: Scrambler Box (DESTROYED/FUSED; serves as a magical focus). +- **Environment**: High-ceilinged industrial cathedral; dripping salt-water; absolute silence except for the "heartbeat" of the gears. +- **Scent**: Overpowering magnolia and ozone. \ No newline at end of file