From f173611d741746cadeb3eabe21c76fb344d173a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PAE Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:32:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] staging: character-state-ch-13.md task=9a8d9f00-7850-42ba-b56a-4654ef3fcbbd --- .../staging/character-state-ch-13.md | 46 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+) create mode 100644 projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-ch-13.md diff --git a/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-ch-13.md b/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-ch-13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d8d2b829 --- /dev/null +++ b/projects/cypress-bend/staging/character-state-ch-13.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# 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. \ No newline at end of file