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+# Character State: ch-02
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+## Elias Thorne
+Location: The Archive Room, Thorne Manor, Blackwood Valley
+Physical: Exhausted, trembling hands, no physical injuries.
+Emotional: Paranoid and obsessive.
+Active obligations: owes Sarah Miller an explanation (Ch-02) -- UNPAID
+Open loops: Elias and the Thorne Family History (Ch-02) -- UNRESOLVED
+Known secrets: knows the location of the "Whisper Map" -- Sarah Miller
+Arc: 20% -- Elias has fully committed to uncovering the family curse regardless of the personal cost.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Sarah Miller
+Location: The Study, Thorne Manor, Blackwood Valley
+Physical: Minor scrapes from the basement, high fatigue.
+Emotional: Skeptical but deeply unsettled.
+Active obligations: owes Elias Thorne her continued protection (Ch-01) -- UNPAID
+Open loops: Sarah and the Shadows in the Hallway (Ch-02) -- UNRESOLVED
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01--unresolved): knows the real reason she was assigned to Elias -- Elias Thorne
+Arc: 15% -- Sarah has witnessed her first inexplicable event, shaking her professional detachment.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Arthur Thorne -- DECEASED (Ch-00)
+Established: Died of an apparent heart attack three months before Elias returned to the manor.
+Legacy: His cryptic final letters provided the catalyst for Elias's current investigation.
+
+# World State: ch-02
+
+## NPC Memory
+- Marcus Thorne (Historical/Vision): HOSTILE -- Appeared in a vision during Elias's ritual -- Left Elias with a lingering sense of dread and a bloody handprint on the floor.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- The Thorne Lineage: Hostile -- The ancestral spirits seem to actively resist Elias’s intrusion into the family archives.
+- Local Villagers: Fearful -- Residents of Blackwood Valley are avoiding the manor grounds due to "flickering lights."
+
+## Active World Events
+- The Midnight Thaw: The unnatural warming of the manor grounds despite the winter season (Day 1).
+- The Awakening Ritual: Elias has successfully triggered the first "Whisper" phase of the house (Ongoing).