# Character State: Ch1

## Isabella Voss
Location: The Crimson Spire, Nightbloom Coven territory
Physical: No injuries; tracing wrist scars obsessively.
Emotional: Terrified and resolute.
Active obligations: 
- owes Lord Reginald Thorne her compliance (Ch1) -- UNPAID
- owes the Blackthorn Coven her presence at the border (Ch1) -- UNPAID
Open loops: 
- Isabella and Damien Blackthorn meeting at the border (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED
Known secrets: 
- CARRIED (Project Context): knows her mother was executed for breaking a coven vow -- [Damien Blackthorn does not know the extent of her trauma]
Arc: 10% -- Isabella accepts the Peace Vow to marry her enemy, transitioning from a reclusive mourner to a political pawn.
Permanent: YES

## Lord Reginald Thorne
Location: The Crimson Spire, Council Chambers
Physical: No injuries.
Emotional: Calculating and dominant.
Active obligations: [NONE]
Open loops: [NONE]
Known secrets: [NONE DETECTED]
Arc: 5% -- Established as the puppet master orchestrating the alliance.
Permanent: NO

## Elara Voss -- DECEASED (Pre-Story)
Established: Executed by the coven for breaking a blood blood oath.
Legacy: Her death instills a paralyzing fear of disloyalty in Isabella, driving her rigid adherence to duty.

# World State: Ch1

## NPC Memory
- Lord Reginald Thorne (Nightbloom Coven): IMPATIENT -- Forced Isabella to sign the scroll -- Expectations of immediate departure.

## Faction Attitudes
- Nightbloom Coven: Severe/Pragmatic -- Willing to trade a daughter for a reprieve from war.
- Blackthorn Coven: Antagonistic/Waiting -- Expecting the arrival of their bride at the Iron Bridge.

## Active World Events
- The Peace Vow: Formally signed and binding; Isabella is now legally and magically betrothed to the Blackthorn heir.