# Character State: ch-05

## Liora Voss
Location: The Threshold, Core Drive-Spindle (Lockdown)
Physical: Ocular hemorrhaging; left palm aperture pulsing violet; indigo staining reaching mid-bicep; persistent tremors; smell of lanolin and indigo dye.
Emotional: Defiant; tactical; physically exhausted but mentally sharp; fatalistic.
Active obligations: Owes Loom maintenance of the "Dirty Circuit" (ch-04) -- UNPAID; owes Thorne biological stability via shared link (ch-04) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Liora and Thorne vs. the Thirteenth Strand (ch-04) -- UNRESOLVED; Liora vs. Conclave Purists' coup (ch-04) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-04--unresolved): Witnessed her parents' souls unbound—Thorne and the Conclave do not know the full trauma.
Arc: 25% -- Integrated the heretical Thirteenth Strand; chose to entwine life-thread with Thorne to stabilize the machine.
Permanent: YES

## Thorne Quill
Location: Weaving Chamber, restraint chair.
Physical: Organs vibrating with Loom frequency; skin etched with indigo ink-blood; metaphysical weight increased; bound to Liora by a violet tether.
Emotional: Hyper-attuned to the Loom; protective of Liora; seething with newfound power.
Active obligations: Owes Liora biological stabilization/anchor-weight (ch-04) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Communication with Loom's consciousness (ch-04) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-04--unresolved): Communicating with the Loom's sentient intent—hidden from Liora.
Arc: 25% -- Transitioned from disposable sacrifice to sentient, necessary anchor for the Loom's stability.
Permanent: YES

## Elder Maros
Location: High Observation Gallery.
Physical: Leaning on bone-white cane; eyes clouded by indigo cataracts.
Emotional: Politically panicked; manipulative; fearful of the Purist breach.
Active obligations: Owes Liora political protection from Purists (ch-04) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Maros vs. imminent Purist mobilization (ch-04) -- UNRESOLVED.
Arc: 20% -- Sanctioned heresy for personal/political survival; now a hostage to the ritual's success.
Permanent: NO

# World State: ch-05

## NPC Memory
- Junior Binders (Threshold): TRAUMATIZED/INTRIGUED -- Witnessed the Thirteenth Strand binding; some are compulsively sketching the forbidden patterns -- High risk of radicalization or madness.
- Archival Guards (Spindle): HOSTILE -- Transitioned from gatekeepers to jailers as the lockdown persists -- Increasingly likely to use force.

## Faction Attitudes
- Conclave Purists: MILITANT -- Viewing indigo flare as proof of corruption; mobilizing to breach the spindle and "purge" the contamination.
- The Stained: NASCENT -- Underground Binders viewing Liora’s survival as the first step in a necessary evolution.

## Active World Events
- The Dirty Circuit: Stabilized by Liora-Thorne link; demanding constant resonance and biological toll.
- Indigo Contagion: Gravity fluctuations and violet light "bleeds" occurring in the upper galleries due to the Thirteenth Strand.
- Lockdown Protocol: Core Spindle physically sealed; external communications severed; internal silos arming.
- Loom Frequency: Achieved low-level sentience; audible/perceptible only to Thorne.
- Ritual Outcome: The Thirteenth Strand is bound; the machine is functional but "stained" with a new, unpredictable energy.