# CHAPTER 16 - POLISHED STATE EXTRACTION

## Character State: ch-16 [CANONICAL]

### Liora Voss
**Location:** The Blind Weave, Heart of the Breach
**Physical:** Trembling right hand; high sensory sensitivity; permanent anchor role established; form stable.
**Emotional:** Transcendent but grieving; sovereign clarity with emerging isolation.
**Active Obligations:**
- Honest conversation with Rennar (Ch-12) -- UNPAID
- Maintain New Weave stability (Ch-14) -- ACTIVE/VOLUNTARY
**Open Loops:**
- Long-term physical cost of permanent anchoring -- CRITICAL
- Emotional distance from Rennar -- STRAINING
**Secrets Carried:**
- IS the Loom's architectural blueprint (unknown to Rennar/Thorne/Conclave)
- Aware of Elowen's sabotage (unknown to group)
- Breach sealing costs anchor's physical form (unknown to Thorne/Rennar)
**Arc Status:** 100% COMPLETE -- Transitioned from Loom tool to conscious architect of new magical law.
**Permanence:** YES

### Thorne Quill
**Location:** The Blind Weave, Heart of the Breach
**Physical:** Form stabilized; violet lightning integrated; no injuries; fully corporeal.
**Emotional:** Ferociously protective; grounded by Liora; aware of deeper burden.
**Active Obligations:**
- Continuous New Weave stabilization -- ACTIVE/ONGOING
**Open Loops:**
- Physical identity integration -- UNRESOLVED
- Knowledge of his role as Liora's anchor -- ISOLATED SECRET
**Secrets Carried:**
- His existence prevents Loom reclamation of Liora (unknown to Liora)
**Arc Status:** 100% COMPLETE -- Evolved into independent stabilizing force preventing Liora's consumption.
**Permanence:** YES

### Rennar Voss
**Location:** Outer Perimeter, The Breach
**Physical:** Solid, steady, fully corporeal; uninjured; grounded.
**Emotional:** Solemn; witnessing new world; sensing Liora's withdrawal.
**Active Obligations:**
- Explain past absence to Liora -- UNPAID (critical blocker)
- Guard physical threshold of Breach -- UNPAID
**Open Loops:**
- Reconciliation with Liora's emotional distance -- PRIMARY BLOCKER
- Understanding his role in new paradigm -- EMERGING
**Arc Status:** 100% COMPLETE -- Transitioned from memory-ghost to physical guardian.
**Permanence:** YES

## World State: ch-16 [CANONICAL]

**The Great Integration:** FINALIZED -- New Weave operational; extractive Loom obsolete; magic now collaborative.

**Active Tensions:**
- Power Redistribution: Political vacuum as Conclave collapses; Stained gaining influence
- Elowen Shade's Sabotage: ONGOING -- Unrevealed to main group
- Liora's Physical Degradation: EMERGING THREAT -- Cost of anchoring becoming visible
- Trio's Isolation: Growing emotional distance despite shared victory

**Faction States:**
- The Stained: REVERENT (view trio as living icons)
- Conclave Remnants: PARALYZED (rituals obsolete; struggling to adapt)

**Physical Infrastructure:**
- Kaelen's Camp: Tasked with first permanent settlement under new laws
- Breach Threshold: Stabilized; guarded by Rennar

**Critical Unresolved Plot Threads:**
1. Liora-Rennar reconciliation blocking emotional resolution
2. Long-term cost of Liora's permanent anchoring unknown to Thorne/Rennar
3. Elowen's sabotage plan still active
4. Thorne's secret isolation regarding his role