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+# Character State: ch-04
+
+## Lena Duval
+Location: On the *Ghost Drift*, passing the "Maurepas shortcut" toward the New Orleans city line.
+Physical: High fever; right hand tremors; skin damp and clammy; physical exhaustion.
+Emotional: Terrified but resolute; experiencing a psychic "tearing" sensation from the land.
+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/cooperation during flight (Ch4) -- UNPAID
+Open loops: 
+- Lena and the "Whisper": Mother’s voice in the roots (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED
+- Lena and the surveyors: Physical removal of markers (Ch2) -- UNRESOLVED
+- Lena and the Rite: Consequences of interruption (Ch3) -- UNRESOLVED
+- Lena and Jax: The flight toward New Orleans (Ch4) -- UNRESOLVED
+Known secrets: 
+- CARRIED (Ch1--unresolved): Knows she intends to flee to New Orleans within the week -- Aunt Maribelle does not know.
+- CARRIED (Ch1--unresolved): Knows the "whisper" sounded like her mother's voice -- No one else knows.
+- CARRIED (Ch2--unresolved): Knows she found a survey marker labeled "Project Phlegethon" -- Jax and Maribelle do not know.
+Arc: 35% -- Lena has physically crossed the threshold of the swamp's interior, choosing an outsider’s protection over family tradition.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Jax Harlan
+Location: Pilot chair of the *Ghost Drift*, Maurepas shortcut.
+Physical: Scuffed knuckles; bloodshot eyes; alert and tense; no major injuries.
+Emotional: Protective and increasingly unsettled by the supernatural phenomena.
+Active obligations: 
+- Owes Lena safe passage to the city line (Ch4) -- UNPAID
+Open loops:
+- Jax and the Duval Coven: Potential retaliation for Lena's extraction (Ch4) -- UNRESOLVED
+Known secrets: 
+- Knows Lena’s fever is "land-sick" (unnatural) -- Lena thinks he believes it is a standard illness.
+Arc: 5% -- Jax has transitioned from a neutral guide to a fugitive accomplice against the Duval family.
+Permanent: YES
+
+# World State: ch-04
+
+## NPC Memory
+- The Coven (Widow’s Deep): HOSTILE -- They witnessed Jax taking Lena and view the boat as a vessel of theft.
+- Aunt Maribelle (Widow’s Deep): VENGEFUL -- She has designated Lena an "Apostate" and is hunting the boat.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- The Duval Coven: Aggressive -- Actively mobilizing rituals to retrieve Lena and punish Jax.
+- Terrebonne Development Corp: Lurking -- Their dredgers are nearby, acting as the catalyst for the coven's defensive rituals.
+
+## Active World Events
+- The Blackening: Oily sap is bleeding from cypress trees along the Maurepas shortcut, marking the boat’s path for the coven.
+- The Silence: Wildlife has fled the area due to the "Project Phlegethon" markers and the gathering dark magic.
+- The Leak: Black sludge is manifesting in the water behind the *Ghost Drift*, following Lena’s trail.