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-# Character State: Ch1
+**ERROR:** No PASS 1 narrative prose was provided in this conversation for extraction. 
 
-## Liora Voss
-Location: The Weaving Chamber, Threadbinders' Conclave, Oakhaven
-Physical: Exhausted; experiencing minor "frayback" tremors in her hands; no physical injuries.
-Emotional: Guarded and apprehensive.
-Active obligations: owes The Conclave a successful soul-binding ritual (Ch1) -- UNPAID.
-Open loops: Liora and the High Weaver regarding the instability of the ritual threads (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: knows she felt a second, unauthorized pulse within the Binding Thread during the ritual -- the High Weaver and Council.
-Arc: 05% -- Liora accepts a high-stakes commission that forces her to push her binding limits, acknowledging the growing fragility of her own soul-thread.
-Permanent: YES
+The conversation history contains project context, character sheets, and extraction instructions, but the **narrative text for Chapter 1** is missing. I cannot extract a factual state (locations, physical conditions, or character deaths) without the prose itself. 
 
-## High Weaver Vane
-Location: The Weaving Chamber, Threadbinders' Conclave, Oakhaven
-Physical: Age-worn but stable; no injuries.
-Emotional: Stern and demanding.
-Active obligations: owes Liora Voss the ritual catalysts (Ch1) -- PAID.
-Open loops: Vane and Liora regarding the "shiver" in the weave (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: knows the Conclave's primary loom is weakening -- the junior binders and Liora.
-Arc: 02% -- Vane reveals his desperation to stabilize the Conclave's power at any cost.
-Permanent: YES
-
-# World State: Ch1
-
-## NPC Memory
-- High Weaver Vane (Threadbinders' Conclave): SUSPICIOUS -- He noted Liora’s hesitation during the binding -- He will likely increase surveillance on her next ritual.
-
-## Faction Attitudes
-- Threadbinders' Conclave: ARROGANT -- They believe the Binding Thread is fully under their control despite clear signs of fraying in the local weave.
-
-## Active World Events
-- The Great Fraying: Ongoing; the local threads in Oakhaven are becoming increasingly brittle, making standard soul-binding rituals more dangerous.
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+Please provide the **PASS 1 narrative prose** for Chapter 1 so I can complete the extraction for Liora Voss and other characters according to the specified format.
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