From 7e47ff4cdf0907dbdf3d662c8ed6891b37632e27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PAE Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:58:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] staging: character-state-chapter-ref.md task=041ed9e5-cf23-4534-bb01-cc70d62a6af6 --- .../staging/character-state-chapter-ref.md | 39 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+) create mode 100644 projects/crimson-vows/staging/character-state-chapter-ref.md diff --git a/projects/crimson-vows/staging/character-state-chapter-ref.md b/projects/crimson-vows/staging/character-state-chapter-ref.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..416e6706 --- /dev/null +++ b/projects/crimson-vows/staging/character-state-chapter-ref.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +**Note:** As no narrative prose was provided in the preceding turn (Pass 1), this extraction reflects the starting state established by the project context and character bible. + +# Character State: Ch1 + +## Isabella Voss +Location: Nightbloom Coven Estate, Shadow’s Edge +Physical: No injuries; multiple faint crimson scars on wrists/arms from past blood vows. +Emotional: Suppressed anxiety; rigid determination. +Active obligations: Owes the Nightbloom Coven a marriage to the Blackthorn heir (Ch1) -- UNPAID. +Open loops: Isabella/Damien marriage alliance (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED. +Known secrets: CARRIED (Bible--unresolved): Witnessed her mother’s execution and fears she will fail the same way -- Lord Reginald Thorne. +Arc: 5% -- Accepts the burden of the peace-vow, reinforcing her rigid adherence to duty over personal desire. +Permanent: NO + +## Lord Reginald Thorne +Location: Nightbloom Coven Council Chambers +Physical: No injuries; aged but commanding presence. +Emotional: Calculating; manipulative. +Active obligations: Owes the Nightbloom Coven a period of stability through the alliance (Ch1) -- UNPAID. +Open loops: Thorne/Isabella manipulation regarding her mother's death (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED. +Known secrets: Knows the full truth of Elara Voss's "betrayal" -- Isabella Voss. +Arc: 0% -- Remains the stagnant architect of Isabella’s entrapment. +Permanent: NO + +## Elara Voss -- DECEASED (Pre-Ch1) +Established: Executed by the coven for breaking a sacred blood vow. +Legacy: Her death serves as the primary source of Isabella’s trauma and her desperate need to remain "loyal." + +# World State: Ch1 + +## NPC Memory +- Nightbloom Elders (Council Chambers): EXPECTANT -- Looking for Isabella to submit to the Blackthorn union to secure their borders. + +## Faction Attitudes +- Nightbloom Coven: Suspicious -- Viewing the Blackthorns as rivals but necessary partners for survival. +- Blackthorn Coven: Contemptuous -- Viewing the Voss line as fragile hemomancers bound by fading traditions. + +## Active World Events +- The Crimson Union: The mandated marriage between the Voss and Blackthorn lines is currently being brokered to prevent an all-out blood war. Timeline: Imminent. \ No newline at end of file