From b1b854da17fcde42bca99900b4445c2300c877e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PAE Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:33:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] staging: character-state-chapter-ref.md task=6a731d30-4dbd-42a0-bcef-cb2880dd577b --- .../staging/character-state-chapter-ref.md | 28 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-chapter-ref.md b/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-chapter-ref.md index 5d811ecd..62c76031 100644 --- a/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-chapter-ref.md +++ b/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-chapter-ref.md @@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ ## Lena Duval Location: On Jax Harlan’s airboat, drifting into the mouth of the Blackwater Basin. -Physical: Severe fever; left hand bandaged and throbbing; physical exhaustion from magical exertion and the push of the "Blackening." -Emotional: Desperate and hyper-focused; feeling the physical weight of the land's rot. +Physical: High fever; left hand bandaged and radiating heat; extreme fatigue from magical exertion. +Emotional: Determined, slightly delirious, and deeply apprehensive of the mechanical "Humming." Active obligations: - Owes the land a "balancing of scales" for the fog (Ch1) -- UNPAID - Owes Jax Harlan a conversation about the "unnatural" events (Ch2) -- UNPAID -- Owes Jax Harlan safe passage out of the Basin (Ch4) -- UNPAID +- Owes Jax Harlan safe passage through the Basin's shifting channels (Ch4) -- UNPAID Open loops: - Lena and the "Whisper": The consciousness within the roots (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED - Lena and the surveyors: Physical removal of markers (Ch2) -- UNRESOLVED -- Lena and the Rite: Consequences of interrupting the "Rite of the First Sap" (Ch3) -- UNRESOLVED +- Lena and the Rite: The consequences of interrupting the "Rite of the First Sap" (Ch3) -- UNRESOLVED - Lena and Jax: The search for the source of the "Blackening" (Ch4) -- UNRESOLVED Known secrets: - CARRIED (Ch1--unresolved): Knows she intends to flee to New Orleans within the week -- Aunt Maribelle does not know. @@ -23,28 +23,28 @@ Permanent: YES ## Jax Harlan Location: Pilot seat of the *Loup Garou* (airboat) at the edge of the Blackwater Basin. -Physical: Healthy; smelling of diesel and salt; slightly strained from navigating the thickening oil. -Emotional: Protective and skeptical but committed; increasingly disturbed by the abnormal water conditions. +Physical: Healthy; hands stained with oil and grease. +Emotional: Vigilant and skeptical of the superstitions, but protective of Lena. Active obligations: - Owes Lena safe passage to the Blackwater Basin (Ch4) -- PAID Open loops: - Jax and the Development Corp: Reasons for his presence in Cypress Bend (Ch2) -- UNRESOLVED Known secrets: - CARRIED (Ch2--unresolved): Knows the sheriff is taking payoffs from Terrebonne Development -- Lena does not know. -Arc: 15% -- Jax has officially transitioned from a bystander to an active participant in Lena’s struggle against the coven and the developers. +Arc: 20% -- Jax has committed to the trek into the "cursed" Basin, prioritizing Lena's mission over his own common sense. Permanent: YES # World State: Ch4 ## NPC Memory -- The Coven (Widow’s Deep): ABSENT -- Last seen agitated by Lena's disruption of the Rite. -- Remy LeBlanc (Cypress Bend): ABSENT -- Last known providing gossip and support. +- The Coven (Widow’s Deep): ABSENT -- Their presence is felt through the "Blackening" and Lena’s worsening fever. +- Remy LeBlanc (Cypress Bend): ABSENT -- Last known providing support in town. ## Faction Attitudes -- Terrebonne Development Corp: AGGRESSIVE -- Their dredging equipment is heard vibrating through the water; presence of more survey buoys. -- The Duval Coven: PUNISHING -- Use of "The Blackening" to pressure Lena into submission. +- Terrebonne Development Corp: AGGRESSIVE -- Their presence is manifested by mechanical vibration and rhythmic thumping in the deep swamp. +- The Duval Coven: PUNISHING -- Monitoring Lena’s movements; the "Blackening" is their tool of correction. ## Active World Events -- The Blackening: Spreading quickly; oily residue appearing on the water’s surface beyond the Deep and clogging the airboat's intake. -- The Humming: Constant mechanical thrumming coming from the direction of Project Phlegethon’s site. -- The Fever: A magical ailment affecting Lena, tied directly to the land's distress. \ No newline at end of file +- The Blackening: Rapidly expanding; creating dead zones in the water that kill small fish and frogs on contact. +- The Humming: A deepening mechanical thrum that vibrates through the hull of the boat, originating from the Basin's core. +- The Fever: Increasing in intensity as Lena approaches the site of the industrial interference. \ No newline at end of file