# Character State: ch-01

## Isabella Voss
- **Location:** Blackthorn Keep, The Great Hall.
- **Physical:** Severe hemomantic exhaustion; silk gloves saturated with blood; internal "lashing" from the Peace Vow; fresh wrist scarring from oath-tax.
- **Emotional:** Managed defiance; hyper-vigilant; performing a "regal correction" mask to hide trauma.
- **Active obligations:** 
  - Compliance for the binding ritual (ch-01) — PAID.
  - Marriage to Damien Blackthorn (ch-01) — PAID.
  - Production of a sanctioned heir (ch-01) — UNPAID.
- **Open loops:** 
  - Survival of the wedding night (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED.
  - Maintaining the "Undamaged Vessel" facade (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED.
- **Known secrets:** 
  - CARRIED (Ch-01--unresolved): Confirmed she is actively bleeding beneath her gloves.
  - CARRIED (Ch-01--unresolved): Using her mother’s execution as a psychological survival template.
- **Arc:** 15% — Transitioned from prisoner-of-war to legally bound hostage-bride through the signing of the blood contract.
- **Permanent:** YES

## Damien Blackthorn
- **Location:** Blackthorn Keep, The Great Hall.
- **Physical:** Radiating predatory vitality; no injuries.
- **Emotional:** Cruelly intrigued; sadistic but focused on dismantling Isabella’s composure.
- **Active obligations:** 
  - Presenting the "vassal-bride" to the Elders (ch-01) — PAID.
  - Protection of the Nightbloom asset/Isabella (ch-01) — UNPAID.
- **Open loops:** 
  - Testing the limits of Isabella’s Hemomancy and endurance (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED.
- **Known secrets:** 
  - CARRIED (Ch-01--unresolved): Aware Isabella is hiding hemomantic scarring/bleeding.
- **Arc:** 08% — Established as primary tormentor and shadow-mentor of the Voss bloodline.
- **Permanent:** YES

## Lord Reginald Thorne
- **Location:** High Dais, Great Hall.
- **Physical:** Aged, commanding presence.
- **Emotional:** Triumphant and acquisitive.
- **Active obligations:** 
  - Overseeing the integration of the Voss bloodline (ch-01) — UNPAID.
- **Open loops:** 
  - Finalizing the annexation of Nightbloom assets (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED.
  - Monitoring the "unmarked vessel" clause (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED.
- **Arc:** 05% — Architect of Isabella's imprisonment and the diplomatic annexation.
- **Permanent:** YES

# World State: ch-01

## NPC Memory
- **Blackthorn Court (Great Hall):** DERISIVE — Viewed the marriage as a victory parade and Isabella as a conquered curiosity.

## Faction Attitudes
- **Nightbloom Coven:** SILENT/EXTINCT — Abandoned Isabella to the Blackthorn union.
- **Blackthorn Coven:** IMPERIAL — Treating the marriage as formal annexation of enemy magic.

## Active World Events
- **The Peace Vow:** ACTIVE — Magical pulse enforcing Isabella’s non-aggression and presence.
- **The Transition:** COMPLETE — Isabella is legally and physically isolated within Blackthorn territory.

## Objects/Artifacts
- **Silk Gloves:** Saturated with blood; used to hide critical hemomantic scarring.
- **Vow-Sealed Locket:** Isabella’s grounding object and last link to the Voss lineage.
- **The Binding Contract:** Signed in blood; legalizes the annexation of Nightbloom magic.