# Character State: ch-05

## Liora Voss
Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Weaving Chamber (Lockdown)
Physical: Ocular hemorrhaging; purple bruising along veins; left palm aperture pulsing violet; indigo staining reaching mid-bicep; physical exhaustion.
Emotional: Defiant; fatalistic; hyper-focused on circuit stabilization.
Active obligations: Owes Loom maintenance of the "Dirty Circuit" (ch-05) -- UNPAID; owes Thorne biological stability via shared link (ch-05) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Escaping the Core Spindle lockdown (ch-05) -- UNRESOLVED; Thirteenth Strand consequences (ch-05) -- UNRESOLVED; Conclave Purists' coup (ch-05) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-05-unresolved): Witnessed her parents' souls unbound in a catastrophic ritual failure.
Arc: 30% -- Accepted a permanent biological/metaphysical tether with Thorne to prevent Loom collapse.
Permanent: YES

## Thorne Quill
Location: Weaving Chamber, restraint chair.
Physical: Internal organs vibrating; skin etched with indigo ink-blood; bound to Liora by a pulsing violet tether.
Emotional: Protective; resolute; secretively attuned to Loom sentience.
Active obligations: Owes Liora biological stabilization/anchor-weight (ch-05) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Interpreting the Loom's sentient intent (ch-05) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-05-unresolved): Communicating with the Loom's sentient intent -- Liora does not know.
Arc: 30% -- Accepted role as a sentient anchor, transitioning from sacrifice to a necessary component of the machine.
Permanent: YES

## Elder Maros
Location: High Observation Gallery.
Physical: Leaning on bone-white cane; eyes clouded by indigo cataracts.
Emotional: Politically panicked; desperate.
Active obligations: Owes Liora political protection from Purists (ch-05) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Survival against imminent Purist mobilization (ch-05) -- UNRESOLVED.
Arc: 20% -- Forced to defend heresy to ensure his own survival against the Purist faction.
Permanent: YES

# World State: ch-05

## NPC Memory
- Junior Binders (Core Spindle): TRAUMATIZED -- Witnessed the forbidden Thirteenth Strand binding -- High risk of radicalization.
- Archival Guards (Core Perimeter): HOSTILE -- Enforcing lockdown with lethal intent.

## Faction Attitudes
- Conclave Purists: MILITANT -- Preparing to purge the "stained" heretics; view the violet light as spiritual corruption.
- The Stained: NASCENT -- Emergent underground faction viewing Liora as a prophet.

## Active World Events
- The Dirty Circuit: Stabilized by the Liora-Thorne link; requires resonance to prevent feedback.
- Indigo Contagion: Gravity fluctuations and violet light spreading to upper galleries.
- Lockdown Protocol: Core Spindle sealed; internal defenses armed and hostile.
- Loom Frequency: Low-level sentience active; perceptible only to Thorne.

## Item/Lore Status
- The Thirteenth Strand: Forbidden/chaotic frequency integrated into the Core causing systemic instability.
- The Violet Tether: Permanent metaphysical bond linking Liora and Thorne’s life-forces.