From a6cfd46a7a214ae081b6f648e96531c3696f1b58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PAE Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:50:58 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] staging: character-state-ch-02.md task=70562d42-cc5f-431b-a74e-e6a6a7cac97b --- .../staging/character-state-ch-02.md | 38 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+) create mode 100644 projects/whispers-in-the-dark/staging/character-state-ch-02.md diff --git a/projects/whispers-in-the-dark/staging/character-state-ch-02.md b/projects/whispers-in-the-dark/staging/character-state-ch-02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e846b1ad --- /dev/null +++ b/projects/whispers-in-the-dark/staging/character-state-ch-02.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Character State: ch-02 + +## 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). \ No newline at end of file