# CHAPTER 14 - POLISHED STATE EXTRACTION

## Character State: ch-14 (CANONICAL)

### Liora Voss
**Location:** The Blind Weave, Heart of the Breach
**Physical:** Bone-deep exhaustion; left palm scarred by harmonic resonance; integrated consciousness manifesting as steady, rhythmic movement
**Emotional:** Profoundly peaceful yet pensive; responsibility balanced against quiet ache for Rennar
**Active Obligations:**
- Honest conversation with Rennar (Ch-12) -- UNPAID
- Anchor role in New Weave -- ACTIVE/VOLUNTARY

**Buried Secrets:**
- She is the Loom's architectural blueprint
- Aware of Elowen's sabotage (Rennar/Thorne/Conclave ignorant)

**Arc Status:** 100% COMPLETE -- Transformed from fate's controller to willing conduit of shared existence
**Permanence:** YES

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### Thorne Quill
**Location:** The Blind Weave, Heart of the Breach
**Physical:** Semi-incorporeal, stable; violet energy humming; tethered to Liora via New Weave
**Emotional:** Quietly triumphant; protective; genuine belonging in chaotic balance
**Active Obligations:**
- Continuous New Weave stabilization -- ACTIVE/ONGOING

**Buried Secrets:**
- His existence prevents Loom reclamation of Liora (Liora ignorant)

**Arc Status:** 100% COMPLETE -- Accepts role as necessary chaos-counterweight to Liora's order
**Permanence:** YES

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### Rennar Voss
**Location:** Outer Perimeter, The Breach
**Physical:** Uninjured; standing tall; breathing filtered new atmosphere
**Emotional:** Patient; hopeful; waiting to bridge emotional gap with Liora
**Active Obligations:**
- Explain past absence to Liora (Ch-12) -- UNPAID

**Arc Status:** 100% COMPLETE -- Guilt-ridden ghost → first guardian of new world
**Permanence:** YES

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## World State: ch-14 (CANONICAL)

**The Breach:** No longer a wound—sustainable heart of world. New atmosphere filters established and functional.

**Magic System Shift:** Post-chapter binding requires *mutual conscious consent*. Non-consensual binding now functionally impossible. IRREVERSIBLE.

**Faction Attitudes:**
- *The Stained:* Devoted — View Trio as architects of citizen-status
- *Conclave Remnants:* Terrified/Dispersed — Power base shattered

**Permanent Events:**
- The Great Stabilization: COMPLETE
- The Consent Shift: IRREVERSIBLE

**Critical Unresolved Tensions:**
1. Liora & Rennar emotional reconciliation debt
2. Knowledge asymmetry (Liora's Loom-blueprint secret) as future anchor friction catalyst

**NPC Status:** Kaelen (The Stained) leads first permanent camp construction; reverence cemented.

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**CHAPTER 14 STATUS:** ✓ POLISHED | READY FOR PUBLICATION