# Character State: ch-01

## Liora Voss
Location: The Weaving Chamber, Threadbinders' Conclave
Physical: Left palm sliced open by silver shards; peripheral frayback (static/blurring); smelling of ozone and indigo; hand trembling.
Emotional: Frantic and morbidly fascinated; oscillating between dogma and desperation.
Active obligations: Owes the Conclave a successful binding of Thorne Quill (ch-01) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Liora vs. Thorne's silver-shattering "thirteenth strand" (ch-01) -- UNRESOLVED; The mechanical nature of her parents' death (ch-01) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): Witnessed her parents' souls unbound in a ritual failure.
Arc: 05% -- Shifted from rigid confidence in her tools to a frantic improviser after the silver failed.
Permanent: YES

## Thorne Quill
Location: Lead-lined restraint chair, Weaving Chamber
Physical: Skin humming with resonance; branded/bruised by silver collar; physically vibrating with power.
Emotional: Defiant, mocking, and observant.
Active obligations: Owes the Conclave/Liora submission to the binding (ch-01) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Thorne's internal power vs. Conclave holy instruments (ch-01) -- UNRESOLVED; The physical weight of the weave (ch-01) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): Perceives the physical weight of the weave.
Arc: 05% -- Discovered his internal resonance can physically destroy silver-etched tools.
Permanent: YES

## Elder Maros
Location: Observation Gallery, Weaving Chamber
Physical: Frail; leaning on a bone-white cane.
Emotional: Satisfied and predatory.
Active obligations: None.
Open loops: Maros's "stress test" of Liora and Thorne (ch-01) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Knows Thorne’s true lineage and why the Loom is failing -- Liora/Thorne.
Arc: 01% -- Confirmed that the destruction of the needles was a successful catalyst for his goals.
Permanent: YES

# World State: ch-01

## NPC Memory
- Elder Maros (Threadbinders' Conclave): SATISFIED -- Witnessed the destruction of the silver-etched needles -- Intends to push Liora toward unorthodox methods.

## Faction Attitudes
- Threadbinders' Conclave: Paranoid/Dogmatic -- Blaming "dirty souls" for the Fray while ignoring mechanical failures in their tools.

## Active World Events
- The Great Binding Assessment: Mandatory screening for all citizens is currently active.
- The Looming Fray: Metaphysical decay is causing peripheral "frayback" in Binders.
- Mechanical Crisis: The Great Loom and silver tools are experiencing unprecedented failures.

## Key Terminology & Mechanics
- Frayback: Sensory static and soul-thinning caused by ritual backlash.
- The Thirteenth Strand: Thorne's unique, silver-repelling thread.
- Bind or Break: Liora’s mantra for decisive ritual action.

## Canon Objects/Artifacts
- Silver Needle Shards: Contaminated by Thorne's essence; currently on the chamber floor.
- Lead-Lined Restraint Chair: Specialized chair for high-resonance subjects.