# 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; severe 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-04--unresolved): Witnessed her parents' souls unbound in a ritual failure.
Arc: 30% -- Accepted a permanent biological/metaphysical tether with Thorne to prevent total Loom collapse.
Permanent: YES

## Thorne Quill
Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Weaving Chamber, restraint chair
Physical: Internal organs vibrating; skin etched with indigo ink-blood; physically 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: Communicating with the Loom's sentient intent -- Liora unaware.
Arc: 30% -- Transitioned from sacrifice to a necessary, sentient anchor for the machine.
Permanent: YES

## Elder Maros
Location: High Observation Gallery, Core Spindle
Physical: Leaning on bone-white cane; eyes clouded by indigo cataracts.
Emotional: Politically panicked; desperate for his own survival.
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 maintain power.
Permanent: NO

# World State: ch-05

## NPC Memory
- Junior Binders (Weaving Chamber): TRAUMATIZED -- Witnessed the forbidden Thirteenth Strand binding; high risk of radicalization.
- Archival Guards (Spindle Perimeters): HOSTILE -- Enforcing lockdown with lethal intent; loyal to the Purist doctrine.

## Faction Attitudes
- Conclave Purists: MILITANT -- Preparing to purge "stained" heretics; view violet light as spiritual corruption.
- The Stained (Nascent): EMERGENT -- Underground faction viewing Liora as a prophet of the new weave.

## Active World Events
- The Dirty Circuit: Stabilized by the Liora-Thorne link; requires resonance to prevent catastrophic feedback.
- Indigo Contagion: Gravity fluctuations and violet light spreading to upper galleries; physical corruption of the Spindle architecture.
- Lockdown Protocol: Core Spindle sealed; internal automated 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; cause of systemic instability and the "Stained" effect.
- The Violet Tether: Permanent metaphysical bond linking Liora and Thorne’s life-forces.
- Frayback: The risk of soul-severance; currently looming due to the integration of the Thirteenth Strand.