# Character State: ch-18

## Liora Voss
Location: The Heart of the Breach, New Weave
Physical: Semi-translucent form integrating with the Loom; tremor in right hand; silver pallor.
Emotional: Triumphant, relieved, burdened by the weight of the symphony.
Active obligations: owes the Conclave a functioning New Weave (Ch-18) -- PAID; owes Rennar an honest conversation (Ch-12) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Liora and Rennar emotional reconciliation (Ch-12) -- UNRESOLVED; Long-term physical cost of anchoring (Ch-18) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-18--unresolved): She IS the Loom’s architectural blueprint -- [Elowen Shade does not know]; CARRIED (Ch-18--unresolved): Breach sealing demands anchor’s physical form surrender -- [Thorne Quill does not know].
Arc: 100% -- Shifted from a compulsive need for solitary control to embracing symphonic interdependence within the New Weave.
Permanent: YES

## Thorne Quill
Location: Thread-Space, Heart of the Breach
Physical: Reconfigured into a rhythmic violet pulse; harmonized with Liora's resonance.
Emotional: Protective, grounded, possessing a new sense of systemic belonging.
Active obligations: owes Liora protection against shadow-threads (Ch-18) -- PAID; owes the New Weave "friction" to prevent stagnation (Ch-18) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Thorne's role as the system's necessary resistance (Ch-18) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-18--unresolved): His existence is the only thing preventing the Loom from fully reclaiming/consuming Liora -- [Rennar/Conclave does not know].
Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from an unbound outlier to an essential component of the world's structural harmony.
Permanent: YES

## Rennar Voss
Location: Outer Perimeter, Breach Threshold
Physical: Exhausted; minor abrasions from holding the physical line against shadow-clash.
Emotional: Stoic but visibly shaken; defensive posture melting into relief.
Active obligations: owes Liora an explanation for his past absence (Ch-12) -- UNPAID; owes the threshold protection (Ch-18) -- PAID.
Open loops: Rennar and Liora reconciliation (Ch-12) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: knows Liora's true state as the anchor -- [The Stained do not know].
Arc: 100% -- Fully committed to his role as the physical sentinel for his sister's metaphysical work.
Permanent: YES

## Elowen Shade
Location: Deep Shadow (Retreating)
Physical: Form frayed and fragmented; weakened by the New Weave's resonance.
Emotional: Humiliated and vengeful.
Active obligations: owes herself the destruction of the New Weave (Ch-18) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Elowen’s next incursion strategy (Ch-18) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-18--unresolved): Knows how to exploit frayed soul-bonds for power -- [Liora does not know].
Arc: 0% -- Tactically defeated and exiled, but core antagonistic drive remains unchanged.
Permanent: NO

# World State: ch-18

## NPC Memory
- The Stained (Breach Perimeter): REVERENT -- Perceived the emergence of the New Weave as a holy, legitimizing event -- They now act as protectors of the site.

## Faction Attitudes
- Threadbinders' Conclave: CAUTIOUS -- Acceptance of the New Weave but wary of the permanent cost to their former prodigy.

## Active World Events
- The Great Resonance: The Breach has stabilized into a "Loom," broadcasting new magical laws across the continent.
- The Fading Incursion: Shadow-threads are dissolving or being integrated into the New Weave's architecture.