From 881e7dd988da5703a9b39228d29b6f90f8187929 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PAE Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:01:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] staging: character-state-ch-16.md task=f199b96c-c896-4ef5-9a5f-f2f014be5c7f --- .../staging/character-state-ch-16.md | 44 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+) create mode 100644 projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-ch-16.md diff --git a/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-ch-16.md b/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-ch-16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f1d5f707 --- /dev/null +++ b/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-ch-16.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +# Character State: ch-16 + +## Lena Duval +Location: The Heart Tree (Siphon Hub Core) +Physical: Non-corporeal; integrated with the cypress root network; cyan-bioluminescent skin. +Emotional: Transhuman tranquility; detached from individual human suffering. +Active obligations: Maintaining the Veil (Ch15) -- UNPAID (Ongoing). +Open loops: The Burden of Memory (Ch15) -- UNRESOLVED. +Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch15--unresolved): Witness to her mother’s ritual; CARRIED (Ch15--unresolved): Holds the silver locket as a tether to humanity. +Arc: 100% -- Permanent. She has fully accepted her role as the sentient core of the wood. +Permanent: YES + +## Jax Harlan +Location: Security Annex ruins / Inner Perimeter +Physical: Green Fever infection; iridescent skin; scarred right hand. +Emotional: Protective and vigilant. +Active obligations: Identifying the TDC mole to prevent future incursion (Ch15) -- UNPAID. +Open loops: Jax/TDC [The "Black Box" transmitter communication] (Ch15) -- UNRESOLVED. +Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch15--unresolved): Knows the exact location/nature of the TDC Black Box. +Arc: 100% -- Permanent. He has accepted his role as the physical guardian and conduit for the Heart Tree. +Permanent: YES + +## Aunt Maribelle Duval -- DECEASED (Ch15) +Established: Consumed by the Great Hum during the dissolution of the Coven. +Legacy: Her absence allowed the Heart Tree to assert total dominance over the Bend. + +# World State: ch-16 + +## NPC Memory +- Remaining Duval Elders (Cypress Bend): SUBMISSIVE -- They have abandoned magic rituals to serve as "Grave-Tenders" for the swamp's growth. +- TDC Survivors (Regional Command): TERRIFIED -- The total loss of the Siphon Hub has forced a transition to "Black Zone" containment tactics. + +## Faction Attitudes +- The Great Hum: DOMINANT -- Expanding its sentient influence to digest all remaining industrial infrastructure. +- Terrebonne Development Corp: DEFEATED -- Shifting focus to an electronic "cordon" to prevent the sentient swamp from spreading further. + +## Active World Events +- The Grand Recission: Status: PERMANENT. Heavy machinery and structures within the Bend are being decomposed by accelerated fungal and root growth. +- The Great Silence: Status: ACTIVE. A permanent 5-mile EMP radius around the Heart Tree prevents any standard electronic communication. + +## Key Objects/Locations +- The Heart Tree: The pulsing nexus of the sentient ecosystem. +- The TDC Black Box: A shielded transmitter in the Annex ruins; it represents the only potential breach in the Great Silence. +- The Silver Locket: Merged with the Heart Tree’s bark; it is the sole repository of Lena’s human memories. \ No newline at end of file