# Character State: ch-03

## Liora Voss
Location: The Threshold, Core Drive-Spindle (Lockdown)
Physical: Ocular hemorrhaging; left palm aperture pulsing violet; indigo staining reaching mid-bicep; persistent tremors.
Emotional: Defiant; tactical; physically exhausted but mentally sharp.
Active obligations: Owes the Loom maintenance of the "Dirty Circuit" (ch-03) -- UNPAID; owes Thorne biological stability via shared link (ch-03) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Liora and Thorne vs. the Thirteenth Strand (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED; Liora vs. Conclave Purists' coup (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): Witnessed her parents' souls unbound in a catastrophic ritual failure.
Arc: 25% -- Successfully integrated the heretical Thirteenth Strand and chose to entwine her life-thread with a prisoner to stabilize the machine.
Permanent: YES

## Thorne Quill
Location: Weaving Chamber, restraint chair.
Physical: Internal organs vibrating with Loom frequency; skin etched with indigo ink-blood; metaphysical weight increased.
Emotional: Seething; protective; hyper-attuned to the Loom's "voice."
Active obligations: Owes Liora biological stabilization/anchor-weight (ch-03) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Communication with the Loom's consciousness (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-03--unresolved): Communicating with the Loom's sentient intent—hidden from Liora.
Arc: 25% -- Shifted from a disposable sacrifice to a sentient, necessary anchor for the machine.
Permanent: YES

## Elder Maros
Location: High Observation Gallery (behind reinforced glass).
Physical: Leaning on a bone-white cane; eyes clouded by indigo cataracts.
Emotional: Politically panicked; manipulative; desperate for the ritual's success.
Active obligations: Owes Liora political protection from the Purists (ch-03) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Maros vs. the imminent Purist mobilization (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
Arc: 20% -- Formally sanctioned heresy to preserve his own political and physical survival.
Permanent: YES

# World State: ch-03

## NPC Memory
- Junior Binders (Core Spindle): TERRIFIED/INTRIGUED — Witnessed the Thirteenth Strand binding; some are traumatized, others are secretly sketching the heretical patterns.
- Archival Guards (The Threshold): HOSTILE — Have transitioned from gatekeepers to jailers under lockdown orders.

## Faction Attitudes
- Conclave Purists: MILITANT — Viewing the indigo flare as proof of Liora’s corruption; preparing to breach the spindle.
- The Stained: NASCENT — Small group of underground Binders who see Liora’s survival as a sign of the Loom’s evolution.

## Active World Events
- The Dirty Circuit: Currently stabilized by the Liora-Thorne link but demanding constant resonance.
- Indigo Contagion: Gravity fluctuations and violet light "bleeds" occurring in the upper galleries.
- Lockdown Protocol: The Core Spindle is physically sealed; communications with the outside Conclave are severed.
- Loom Frequency: The machine has achieved a low-level sentience, currently only audible to Thorne.