# 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; 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-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): Witnessed her parents' souls unbound.
Arc: 25%—Integrated the heretical Thirteenth Strand; chose to entwine life-thread with Thorne to stabilize the machine.
Voice Check: Clipped commands; "bind or break" whispered; persona: threads as living entities.

## Thorne Quill
Location: Weaving Chamber, restraint chair.
Physical: 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 Loom's consciousness (ch-03)—UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-03): Communicating with the Loom's sentient intent—hidden from Liora.
Arc: 25%—Transitioned from disposable sacrifice to sentient, necessary anchor.

## Elder Maros
Location: High Observation Gallery.
Physical: Leaning on bone-white cane; eyes clouded by indigo cataracts.
Emotional: Politically panicked; manipulative.
Active obligations: Owes Liora political protection from Purists (ch-03)—UNPAID.
Open loops: Maros vs. imminent Purist mobilization (ch-03)—UNRESOLVED.
Arc: 20%—Sanctioned heresy for personal/political survival.

# World State: ch-03

## NPC Memory
- Junior Binders (Core Spindle): Traumatized/Intrigued—witnessed the Thirteenth Strand binding; some sketching patterns.
- Archival Guards (The Threshold): Hostile—transitioned from gatekeepers to jailers.

## Faction Attitudes
- Conclave Purists: MILITANT—Viewing indigo flare as proof of corruption; mobilizing to breach the spindle.
- The Stained: NASCENT—Underground Binders viewing Liora’s survival as evolution.

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