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 ## Liora Voss
 Location: The Loom Floor, core drive-spindle.
-Physical: Advanced indigo staining to the elbows; obsidian ink aperture in left palm; stage-two frayback (tremors, sensory bleeding from Thorne).
-Emotional: Fatalistic and clinically detached; simmering resentment toward Elder Maros.
-Active obligations: Stabilize the Loom for Elder Maros (Ch-03) -- PAID.
-Open loops: Liora and Thorne sensory bleed/link management (Ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01--unresolved): Witnessed parents’ ritual failure caused by Conclave (Maros) interference; self-identifies as a "Stainer."
-Arc: 20% -- Has fully committed to the heretical "Dirty Circuit" as her only means of survival and functional binding.
+Physical: Indigo staining reaching mid-bicep; left palm aperture pulsing; ocular hemorrhaging and tremors.
+Emotional: Defiant fatalism; cold, tactical clarity.
+Active obligations: owes the Loom maintenance of the "Dirty Circuit" (ch-03) -- UNPAID; owes Thorne stability via the link (ch-03) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Liora and Thorne vs the Thirteenth Strand (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED; Liora vs the Conclave Purists' coup (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): Witnessed parents' souls unbound -- Rennar Voss does not know the full ritual cause.
+Arc: 25% -- Liora has transitioned from accidental survivor to the intentional architect of a heretical, stable power source.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Thorne Quill
 Location: Weaving Chamber, restraint chair.
-Physical: Covered in Liora’s ink-blood; internal vibrations synchronized to the "dead-tone"; functioning as a grounding rod.
-Emotional: Predatory but stabilizing; shifting from passive victim to an active symbiotic anchor.
-Active obligations: Act as Liora’s grounding rod (Ch-03) -- PAID.
-Open loops: The Thirteenth Strand variable in the link (Ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-02--unresolved): Perceives the specific frequency of the Loom’s decay.
-Arc: 20% -- Actively manipulating the sensory link to ensure mutual survival rather than mere endurance.
+Physical: Skin etched with indigo ink-blood; internal organs vibrating in sympathy with the Loom.
+Emotional: Predatory focus; symbiotic defiance.
+Active obligations: owes Liora biological stabilization (ch-03) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Thorne vs the emerging "Loom's intent" voice (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: knows he is beginning to hear the Loom's consciousness -- Liora does not know.
+Arc: 25% -- Thorne has evolved from a sacrificial prisoner into an essential, sentient anchor for the machine.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Elder Maros
-Location: High Observation Gallery, Loom Floor.
-Physical: Bone-white cane; visibly physically aged by the Loom’s recent instability.
-Emotional: Coldly calculating; views Liora and Thorne as disposable biological components.
-Active obligations: Maintain Loom integrity for the Conclave (Ch-01) -- UNPAID.
-Open loops: Maros vs. Purist backlash regarding the Dirty Circuit (Ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01--unresolved): Directly involved in the Voss ritual sabotage.
-Arc: 15% -- Sanctioning theological heresy to maintain his own political power and Loom stability.
-Permanent: YES
+Location: High Observation Gallery.
+Physical: Leaning on bone-white cane; eyes clouded by indigo flare.
+Emotional: Fearful and compromised; politically desperate.
+Active obligations: owes Liora political protection (ch-03) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Maros vs Conclave Purists (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: knows his leadership depends entirely on Liora’s heresy -- The Purists do not know the extent of his desperation.
+Arc: 20% -- Maros has abandoned ecclesiastical purity for the sake of holding onto his crumbling authority.
+Permanent: NO
 
 # World State: ch-03
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- Junior Binders (Loom Floor): TRAUMATIZED -- Witnessed the "Black-Thread Jump"; now view Liora as a spiritual pariah.
-- Archival Guards (Loom Floor): AT READY -- Weapons trained on the core; security thresholds bypassed due to the frequency spike.
+- Junior Binders (Loom Floor): EVANGELICAL TERROR -- Witnessed the "Dirty Circuit" initiation -- Some are following Liora’s branding, others are in shock.
+- Archival Guards (The Threshold): SEALED -- Locked the chamber from the outside -- They are now wardens of a heretical containment zone.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- Conclave Purists: MILITANT -- View the "Dirty Circuit" as an unforgivable theological breach and a stain on the Weaver's Code.
-- Conclave Opportunists: CAUTIOUS -- Observing the efficiency of Liora's heresy for potential weaponization or exploitation.
+- Conclave Purists: REVOLUTIONARY -- Viewing the indigo staining as a corruption of the Weaver’s intent -- Planning an internal purge.
+- The Stained (Emergent): DEVOTED -- Mimicking Liora’s physical marks -- Seeking resilience in the Loom’s decay.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Dirty Circuit: An unsanctified, high-bandwidth soul-link bypassing safety dampeners; causing mutual soul-fray.
-- Loom Decay: Structural failure stabilized at critical levels; emitting a "dead-tone" frequency that warps local acoustics.
-- Indigo Contagion: Physical branding marks spreading among the Junior Binders as a psychic defense against the ink-blood exposure.
-- Terminus Frequency: Gravitational and temporal fluctuations within the chamber caused by the Loom’s irregular vibrations.
+- The Dirty Circuit: Stabilized and active; requires continuous soul-input from Liora and Thorne to prevent Loom collapse.
+- Indigo Contagion: Manifesting as shared hallucinations and gravity shifts within the Conclave.
+- Terminus Frequency: Local light is bending toward the drive-spindle; reality is warping around the core.
+- The Thirteenth Strand: A rogue, external frequency has inserted itself into the Liora/Thorne link.