# Character State: ch-03

## Liora Voss
- **Location:** The Loom floor, kneeling beneath the primary drive-spindle.
- **Physical:** Massive sensory bleed; left palm brand is leaking "ink" into her veins; vision flickering into monochrome "frayback."
- **Emotional:** Paradoxically calm through dissociation; terrified of the "Dirty Circuit."
- **Active obligations:** Owes Elder Maros a stabilized Loom (ch-03) -- UNPAID.
- **Open loops:** Liora and Thorne bond resonance (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
- **Known secrets:** CARRIED (ch-03--unresolved): knows the Loom's internal machinery is rotting -- the Conclave Purists.
- **Arc:** 20% -- She has accepted the "Dirty Circuit" as her only means of survival, moving from accidental binder to active heretic.
- **Permanent:** YES

## Thorne Quill
- **Location:** Lead-lined restraint chair, center of the Weaving Chamber.
- **Physical:** Chest vibrating with the Loom's dead-tone; skin stained with Liora’s blood; experiencing Liora's sensory "frayback."
- **Emotional:** Cynical but intrigued; actively testing the boundaries of the mental link.
- **Active obligations:** Serving as a metaphysical battery for Liora (ch-03) -- UNPAID.
- **Open loops:** Thorne’s nature as the Thirteenth Strand (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
- **Known secrets:** Knows Liora’s specific memory of her parents' unbinding through the bleed -- Liora (she doesn't know he saw it).
- **Arc:** 20% -- Transitions from a passive prisoner to an active manipulator of the bond.
- **Permanent:** YES

## Elder Maros
- **Location:** High Observation Gallery.
- **Physical:** Leaning on a bone-white cane; eyes tracked by the glow of the brand.
- **Emotional:** Calculating and opportunistic; predatory patience.
- **Active obligations:** Must protect Liora from the Arch-Binders (ch-03) -- UNPAID.
- **Open loops:** Purist vs. Opportunist faction conflict over the bond (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
- **Known secrets:** Secretly monitoring the "rot" at the Loom’s center -- The general public.
- **Arc:** 15% -- Commits to weaponizing Liora’s heresy rather than punishing it.
- **Permanent:** NO

# World State: ch-03

## NPC Memory
- **Junior Binders (The Loom Floor):** Fearful/Hostile -- Witnessed Liora’s brand ignite -- Marking her as "Stained."
- **Archival Guards (Perimeter):** Aggressive -- Standing by for execution orders -- They view Liora as a containment breach.

## Faction Attitudes
- **The Conclave (Purists):** Hostile -- View the brand as an unforgivable rot that must be excised.
- **The Conclave (Opportunists):** Curious -- Led by Maros, they see a way to bypass the Loom’s decay.

## Active World Events
- **The Dirty Circuit:** An unsanctified, volatile soul-link between Liora and Thorne that bypasses all safety dampeners.
- **Loom Decay:** The Great Loom is emitting a "dead-tone," indicating structural metaphysical failure.
- **Indigo Contagion:** The brand on Liora's hand is spreading, reacting violently to Thorne's proximity.