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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:55:57 +0000
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+# Character Sheet: Mark
+
+## Identity
+- Full name: Unknown (no canonical reference in project context, RAG, or prior chapters)
+- Age: Unknown
+- Role: Unknown
+- Faction/School: Unknown
+
+## Voice Signature
+(REQUIRED -- this section is injected into every chapter to enforce consistent voice.)
+- Stress expression scale: Unknown = minor | Unknown = upset | Unknown = furious
+- Verbal tic: Unknown
+- Sentence length pattern: Unknown
+- What they REACH FOR: Unknown
+- What they NEVER say: Unknown
+- Imperfection signature: Unknown
+- One example line of their dialogue that could not belong to any other character:
+  "Unknown"
+
+## Magic / Power / Special Ability
+(Complete this section only if the project involves paranormal / fantasy / speculative elements.)
+- School/Discipline: Unknown (project involves speculative "Whisper" signal with occult patterns, but no details for Mark)
+- Core principle: Unknown
+- Signature move or approach: Unknown
+- Limitation: Unknown
+- Shared uncertainty: Unknown
+
+## Arc
+- Want: Unknown
+- Need: Unknown
+- Fatal flaw: Unknown
+- Wound: Unknown
+- Transformation: Unknown
+
+## Relationships
+For each major character in the project:
+- Elias Thorne: Unknown
+- Sarah Miller: Unknown
+- The Curator: Unknown
+
+## Notes for Writers
+- No physical habit or tell available from context.
+- No speech quirk specific to this character available.
+- No behavioral restrictions defined; avoid assigning unsubstantiated traits.
+- Character not present in ch-01 state, world events, or RAG; do not introduce without project approval.
+- Easily-missed detail: No open loops, secrets, or arc progress tied to Mark in available data.
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