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 # Character State: ch-07
 
 ## Liora Voss
-Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Maintenance Shafts (Descending)
-Physical: Failing; violet shards in left palm have grown jagged; ocular hemorrhaging causing tunnel vision; rhythmic "frayback" tremors.
-Emotional: Vengeful, desperate, and survivalist.
-Active obligations: Binds Thorne to life via the violet tether (Physical Anchor) (ch-07) -- UNPAID.
-Open loops: Liora/Elowen seeking "Dirty Circuit" origin (ch-07) -- UNRESOLVED; Liora/Conclave Escaping "Threshold Purge" (ch-07) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): Witnessed her parents' souls unbound in a ritual failure.
-Arc: 45% -- Has fully abandoned Conclave law to protect a heretical bond.
+Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Entry to the Blind Weave
+Physical: Critical; jagged violet shards in left palm; permanent tunnel vision due to ocular hemorrhaging; rhythmic "frayback" tremors.
+Emotional: Terrified but resolute; prioritizing Thorne over Conclave law.
+Active obligations: Binds Thorne to life via the violet tether (Physical Anchor) (ch-07) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Escaping the Threshold Purge null-gas (ch-07) — RESOLVED; Navigating the Blind Weave (ch-07) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): Witnessed parents' souls unbound; CARRIED (ch-07--unresolved): Investigating "Dirty Circuit" origin.
+Arc: 45% -- Transitioned from a law-abiding Binder to a heretical protector by entering the forbidden Blind Weave.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Thorne Quill
-Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Maintenance Shafts (Descending)
-Physical: Emitting low-frequency violet hum; severe muscle spasms; manifesting "Loom-sight" to perceive structural weaknesses.
-Emotional: Eerily detached; views his life as secondary to Liora’s.
-Active obligations: Binds Liora's survival to his navigational Loom-sight (ch-07) -- UNPAID.
-Open loops: Thorne/The Loom surviving the hunting call (ch-07) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: knows the Loom is specifically hunting Liora -- Liora does NOT know.
-Arc: 40% -- Transitioned from passive victim to active navigational guide using his corruption.
+Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Entry to the Blind Weave
+Physical: Emitting low-frequency violet hum; severe muscle spasms; eyes glowing with "Loom-sight" structural intuition.
+Emotional: Eerily detached and sacrificial; focused entirely on Liora's survival.
+Active obligations: Binds Liora’s path to his navigational Loom-sight (ch-07) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Surviving the Loom's hunting call (ch-07) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-07--unresolved): Knows the Loom is specifically hunting Liora — Liora is unaware.
+Arc: 40% -- Shifted from a passive victim of corruption to an active guide for Liora.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Elder Maros
 Location: High Observation Gallery (Isolated)
-Physical: Collapsed; choking on indigo phlegm (spiritual rot).
-Emotional: Total nihilism.
-Active obligations: Owes the Conclave containment of the Stained (ch-07) -- UNPAID.
-Open loops: Maros/Elowen the "Dirty Circuit" trap (ch-07) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: knows the Dirty Circuit was a trap set by Elowen -- The Conclave does NOT know.
-Arc: 30% -- Accepted personal and systemic failure as the Conclave's end begins.
+Physical: Near-death; choking on indigo phlegm (spiritual rot).
+Emotional: Resigned nihilism; viewing the Conclave’s end as inevitable.
+Active obligations: Owes the Conclave containment of the Stained (ch-07) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: The "Dirty Circuit" trap (ch-07) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-07--unresolved): Knows the Dirty Circuit was a trap set by Elowen Shade.
+Arc: 30% -- Accepted systemic failure and the collapse of the Spindle.
 Permanent: YES
 
 # World State: ch-07
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- Archival Guards (Archive Corridor): AGGRESSIVE -- Hunting the protagonists with harmonic scanners -- Forcing Liora into the Blind Weave.
-- The Stained (Lower Tiers): PROTECTIVE -- Refusing to hunt the protagonists -- Viewing the violet light as a "New Weave."
+- Archival Guards (Maintenance Shafts): AGGRESSIVE -- Attempting to force the protagonists into the Blind Weave via harmonic scanners -- Protagonists escaped into the void.
+- The Stained (Lower Tiers): DEVOUT -- Viewing the violet light as a "New Weave" -- They are actively hindering Guard movements.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- Conclave Purists: FANATICAL -- Authorized "Great Unbinding" (scorched-earth protocol) -- Threatens total erasure of lower sectors.
-- The Stained: DEVOUT -- See Protagonists as icons -- Creating a schism within the Binder ranks.
+- Conclave Purists: FANATICAL -- Initiated the "Great Unbinding" protocol to purge lower sectors with Null-Gas.
+- The Stained: SCHISMATIC -- Worshipping the violet light and rejecting Conclave authority.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Threshold Purge: Maintenance shafts flooded with Null-Gas to sever threads; active and lethal.
-- Harmonic Decay: Spindle gravity warping; architecture becoming brittle and translucent.
+- The Threshold Purge: Lethal Null-Gas has flooded the maintenance shafts, successfully severing the lower sectors from the Spindle core.
+- Harmonic Decay: Gravity is warping and architecture is turning translucent as the Spindle loses structural integrity.
+- The Loom's Wake: The Loom is actively hunting through the Spindle, its "purr" turning into a rhythmic call.
 
 ## Item/Lore Status
-- The Violet Tether: Frequency is now audible; acting as a conduit for the Loom's power.
-- The Dirty Circuit: Identified as a "Soul-Siphon" utilizing Elowen Shade’s forbidden techniques.
-- The Loom: Actively reaching through the Spindle; "purr" has become a rhythmic hunting call.
+- The Violet Tether: Acting as a high-frequency conduit for the Loom’s energy.
+- The Dirty Circuit: Confirmed Soul-Siphon using Elowen Shade’s forbidden techniques.
+- The Blind Weave: The chaotic, unmapped space the protagonists have entered to escape the Purge.