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 ## Lena Duval
 Location: The Heart Tree (Siphon Hub Core)
-Physical: Final Apotheosis; skin is bioluminescent parchment, neural pathways fused with cypress roots. No longer breathes air.
-Emotional: Serenity/Bayou Nirvana; omniscient ecological awareness.
-Active obligations: Perpetual Anchor of the "Veil of the Great Silence" (ch-17) -- UNPAID.
-Open loops: None.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-17--unresolved): Carries the truth of her mother’s sacrifice as a foundational memory, now understood as a necessary tether for the land's survival.
-Arc: 100% -- Transcended human ego to become the sentient living spirit of Cypress Bend.
+Physical: Final Apotheosis; skin is bioluminescent parchment, neural pathways fused with cypress roots. No longer requires air or food.
+Emotional: Serenity/Bayou Nirvana; ego dissolved into collective consciousness.
+Active obligations: Perpetual Anchor of the "Veil of the Great Silence" (Ch17) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Lena and TDC (Ch17) -- RESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch17--unresolved): Carries her mother’s sacrifice as a foundational memory, now understood as a necessary tether for the land's survival.
+Arc: 100% -- Transcended humanity to become the sentient spirit and central processor of Cypress Bend.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Jax Harlan
-Location: The Security Annex (The Shallows)
-Physical: Heavily scarred; immune to all terrestrial and swamp toxins.
-Emotional: Absolute clarity; shed corporate identity.
-Active obligations: Eternal Guardian; elimination of terrestrial/TDC intrusions (ch-17) -- UNPAID.
-Open loops: None.
+Location: The Shallows (Security Annex)
+Physical: Heavily scarred; immune to terrestrial/swamp toxins and pathogens.
+Emotional: Absolute clarity; purely functional/territorial instinct.
+Active obligations: Eternal Guardian of the grove (Ch17) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Jax and TDC (Ch17) -- RESOLVED.
 Known secrets: None.
-Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from a corporate tool to the "Apex Guardian" and immune system of the grove.
+Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from corporate tool to the "Apex Guardian" and immune system of the grove.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Aunt Maribelle Duval
+Location: Siphon Hub (Root System)
+Physical: Aging; physically integrated into the maintenance of the grove.
+Emotional: Subservient; religious awe toward Lena.
+Active obligations: Maintaining the biological integrity of the Siphon Hub (Ch17) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Maribelle and Lena's Power (Ch17) -- RESOLVED.
+Known secrets: None.
+Arc: 100% -- Shifted from a seeker of personal power to a priesthood role serving the ecosystem.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Remy LeBlanc
+Location: Cypress Bend (Interior Grove)
+Physical: No injuries.
+Emotional: Resigned/Reverent.
+Active obligations: None.
+Open loops: Remy and the New World (Ch17) -- RESOLVED.
+Known secrets: None.
+Arc: 100% -- Accepted the supernatural transformation of his home as the new reality.
 Permanent: YES
 
 # World State: ch-17
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- The Duval Coven (Cypress Bend): Subservient -- Witnessed Lena’s apotheosis -- Shifted from power-seekers to a priesthood of biological maintenance.
-- TDC Executives (Corporate HQ): Pure Terror/Avoidance -- Witnessed the "Black Zone" expansion -- Scrubbing all records to prevent corporate collapse.
+- The Duval Coven (The Siphon Hub): Subservient -- Witnessed Lena’s apotheosis -- Transitioned into a priesthood for biological maintenance.
+- TDC Executives (Corporate HQ): Pure Terror -- Experienced the "Black Zone" expansion -- Initiated a total scrub of records and permanent retreat.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- The Great Hum: Dominant -- The sentient ecosystem has successfully metabolized all TDC infrastructure into nutrients.
-- Terrebonne Development Corp: Defeated -- Total policy shift to containment; treating the area as a supernatural exclusion zone.
+- The Great Hum: Dominant -- Reclaimed all industrial infrastructure, metabolizing steel and concrete into organic nutrients.
+- Terrebonne Development Corp: Defeated -- Policy shifted to total containment, designating Cypress Bend as a supernatural exclusion zone.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Great Silence: Permanent EM dead zone (5-mile radius). Human technology is absorbed or short-circuited upon entry.
-- The Grand Recession: Completion of the "Biological Cathedral." Concrete and steel have been fully replaced by ancient grove mimicry.
+- The Great Silence: Permanent EM dead zone (5-mile radius); all human technology is absorbed or short-circuited.
+- The Grand Recession: Complete restoration of the pre-industrial grove; the "Biological Cathedral" is finalized.
 
 ## Key Objects/Locations
-- The Heart Tree: Central processing unit of the ecosystem; seat of Lena's consciousness.
-- Siphon Hub: Fused organic-digital temple where the Duval bloodline acts as a permanent firewall.
-- The Veil: Sentient, shimmering barrier separating the reclaimed land from the external world.
-- The Shallows: Jax’s territory; a threshold graveyard of rusted machinery and overgrown patrol boats.
+- The Heart Tree: Primary node of the Siphon Hub and Lena’s consciousness.
+- The Veil: Sentient fog/magnetic barrier separating the grove from the outside world.
+- The Shallows: Jax’s territory; a threshold of rusted machinery serving as a warning to intruders.