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 # Character State: ch-06
 
 ## Liora Voss
-Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Weaving Chamber (Lockdown)
-Physical: Ocular hemorrhaging; purple bruising along veins; left palm aperture pulsing violet; severe physical exhaustion; indigo staining reaching mid-bicep.
-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.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01—unresolved): Knows the true cause of her parents' ritual failure.
-Arc: 35% -- Accepted the permanent metaphysical tether with Thorne and began active synchronization with the "Dirty Circuit."
+Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Weaving Chamber Floor.
+Physical: Ocular hemorrhaging; purple bruising along veins; left palm aperture pulsing violet; indigo staining reaching mid-bicep. Severe exhaustion.
+Emotional: Defiant; experiencing grim triumph mixed with fatalistic dread.
+Active obligations: Owes Loom maintenance (ch-01) -- UNPAID; owes Thorne biological stability via the shared link (ch-06) -- ACTIVE.
+Open loops: Liora/Thorne escaping the Core Spindle lockdown (ch-06) -- UNRESOLVED; Liora/Conclave consequences of the Thirteenth Strand (ch-06) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01--unresolved): Knows the specific frequency that caused her parents' soul-unbinding.
+Arc: 35% -- Has successfully integrated the Thirteenth Strand, cementing a permanent metaphysical tether with Thorne.
+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: CARRIED (ch-05—unresolved): Perceives the Loom's sentient intent and voice.
-Arc: 35% -- Transitioned from a passive sacrifice to an active, sentient anchor for the Loom's stabilizing frequency.
+Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Weaving Chamber, restraint chair.
+Physical: Skin etched with indigo ink-blood; internal organs vibrating; physically bound to Liora by a violet tether.
+Emotional: Protective; resolute; secretively attuned to the Loom.
+Active obligations: Owes Liora biological stabilization as "anchor-weight" (ch-06) -- ACTIVE.
+Open loops: Thorne/Loom interpreting the Loom's sentient demands (ch-06) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: Knows the Loom is predatory and perceives its specific sentient intent -- Liora.
+Arc: 35% -- Fully transitioned from sacrifice to active, sentient anchor for the Loom’s stabilizing frequency.
+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 survival.
-Active obligations: Owes Liora political protection from Purists (ch-05) — UNPAID.
-Open loops: Survival against imminent Purist mobilization (ch-05) — UNRESOLVED.
-Arc: 25% -- Forced to publicly witness the "heresy" of the Thirteenth Strand to maintain his waning authority.
+Location: High Observation Gallery, Core Drive-Spindle.
+Physical: Leaning heavily on a bone-white cane; eyes clouded by indigo cataracts.
+Emotional: Politically panicked; authority visibly crumbling.
+Active obligations: Owes Liora political protection from Purists (ch-01) -- UNPAID/FAILING.
+Open loops: Maros/Conclave managing the lockdown fallout (ch-06) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-03--unresolved): Secured the "Dirty Circuit" components through illegal back-channel trade with Elowen Shade.
+Arc: 25% -- Forced to witness the "heresy" of the Thirteenth Strand, losing control over the ritual's narrative.
+Permanent: YES
 
 # World State: ch-06
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- Junior Binders (Weaving Chamber): TRAUMATIZED -- Witnessed the forbidden Thirteenth Strand binding -- Likely to leak information or flee.
-- Archival Guards (Spindle Perimeter): HOSTILE -- Enforcing lockdown with lethal intent; loyal to Purist doctrine -- Blocking escape routes.
+- Junior Binders (Weaving Chamber): Traumatized -- Fled the chamber floor during the violet flare -- Increases labor shortage for Loom maintenance.
+- Archival Guards (Spindle Perimeters): Hostile -- Lockdown protocols transitioned to "Lethal Force" -- They are now targeting anyone with "corrupted" biomatter.
 
 ## 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.
+- Conclave Purists: Militant -- Mobilizing to purge the "Stained" heretics in the Spindle following the Thirteenth Strand manifestation.
+- The Stained: Emerging -- A nascent group of witnesses who view the violet light as transformative rather than corruptive.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Dirty Circuit: Stabilized by the Liora-Thorne link; requires resonance to prevent feedback.
-- Indigo Contagion: Gravity fluctuations and violet light spreading; 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.
+- The Dirty Circuit: Temporarily stabilized by the Liora-Thorne link; requires constant resonance to prevent catastrophic feedback.
+- Indigo Contagion: Gravity fluctuations persist; violet crystalline structures are emerging on the Spindle architecture.
+- Lockdown Protocol: Core Spindle is sealed; internal automated defenses are active and targeting "corrupted" biomatter.
 
 ## Item/Lore Status
-- The Thirteenth Strand: Forbidden/chaotic frequency integrated into the Core; cause of systemic instability.
-- The Violet Tether: Permanent metaphysical bond linking Liora and Thorne’s life-forces.
-- Frayback: Risk of soul-severance; looming due to Thirteenth Strand integration.
-- Binding Thread: Fundamental metaphysical fabric; now irrevocably altered by the "Dirty Circuit."
+- The Thirteenth Strand: Now woven into the Core architecture, altering fundamental laws of Threadbinding.
+- The Violet Tether: A permanent, visible metaphysical bond linking Liora and Thorne.
+- The Loom: Actively sentient; its shriek has subsided into a predatory purr.