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+# Character State: ch-13
+
+## Lena Duval
+Location: The Siphon Hub, Cypress Bend
+Physical: Stable and integrated; skin radiates a faint silver bioluminescence; hands stop trembling as she masters the frequency.
+Emotional: Transformed and protective; feels a sense of maternal authority over the swamp.
+Active obligations: Owes Jax Harlan a life-debt (Ch-12) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Lena and Aunt Maribelle frequency tracking conflict (Ch-13) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-12--unresolved): knows the Siphon was designed for "Harmonic Bleed" to siphon swamp vitality to the Upper Districts -- Jax is unaware.
+Arc: 100% -- Now fully merged as the Warden, she successfully repelled the first wave of TDC's physical and digital intrusion.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Jax Harlan
+Location: Siphon Hub perimeter, Cypress Bend
+Physical: Exhausted but alert; gripping a heavy wrench; soot-streaked face.
+Emotional: Resolute and fiercely protective; feels a deepening, terrifying bond with the "new" Lena.
+Active obligations: Identify the mole within Terrebonne Security (Ch-12) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Open loops: Jax and TDC Security tactical standoff (Ch-13) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: None.
+Arc: 95% -- He has transitioned from a skeptical outsider to a combatant-guardian who accepts Lena's supernatural transformation.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Aunt Maribelle
+Location: The Duval Estate library
+Physical: Weakening; physical coordination failing as the ley lines shift away from her control.
+Emotional: Desperate and vengeful; feels the "Machine-Witch" resonance slipping from her grasp.
+Active obligations: None.
+Open loops: Maribelle’s attempt to reclaim Lena as an asset (Ch-12) -- UNRESOLVED; Maribelle and the Coven elders’ fallout (Ch-13) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: Knows the location of the secondary bypass valve in the bog -- Lena/Jax are unaware.
+Arc: 80% -- Her influence is crumbling as Lena takes direct control of the Siphon, forcing her into a desperate play.
+Permanent: NO
+
+# World State: ch-13
+
+## NPC Memory
+- Terrebonne Security (The Periphery): DEFEATED -- Retreating after the drone swarm was short-circuited by Lena’s harmonic pulse -- Morale is broken.
+- The Duval Coven (Shadow-work): CAUTIOUS -- Observing the stabilization of the Hum; some members are beginning to question Maribelle’s leadership.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- Terrebonne Development Corp (TDC): HOSTILE/PANICKED -- Treating the Siphon Hub as a lost asset; moving to "Scorched Earth" phase.
+- The Bayou: EMPOWERED -- The flora and fauna are actively aggressive toward outsiders, behaving as a single immune system for Lena.
+
+## Active World Events
+- The Great Hum: PERMANENT/STABILIZED -- The frequency is now a steady, protective barrier masking the hub from satellite surveillance.
+- Harmonic Backflow: ACTIVE -- Power surges caused by Lena’s redirection are causing brownouts in the Upper Districts.
+- The Life-Debt: ACTIVE -- The mystical tether between Jax and Lena is vibrating in sync with the Siphon's pulse.