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 # Character State: ch-01
 
 ## Isabella Voss
-Location: High Dais, Blackthorn Keep (The Great Hall)
+Location: High Dais, Blackthorn Keep
 Physical: Hemomantic exhaustion; silk gloves saturated with hidden blood; internal lashing from the Peace Vow; fresh wrist scarring concealed by lace.
 Emotional: Managed defiance; hyper-vigilant; performing a “regal correction” mask.
-Active obligations: Owes Damien Blackthorn a sanctioned heir (ch-01) -- UNPAID; Owes Lord Reginald Thorne the Voss bloodline assets (ch-01) -- UNPAID.
-Open loops: Isabella/Damien wedding night survival (ch-01) -- UNRESOLVED; Isabella/Reginald secrecy of hemomantic scarring (ch-01) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): bleeding beneath gloves; CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): severity of scarring hidden from Elders; CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): using her mother’s death as a template for survival.
-Arc: 15% -- Transitioned from POW to legally bound hostage-bride via the Blood Contract.
+Active obligations: Owes Damien Blackthorn a sanctioned heir (ch-01) — UNPAID; Owes Lord Reginald Thorne the Voss bloodline assets (ch-01) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Survival of the wedding night (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED; Secrecy of hemomantic scarring from Reginald (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01--unresolved): Bleeding beneath gloves; CARRIED (Ch-01--unresolved): severity of scarring hidden from Elders; CARRIED (Ch-01--unresolved): using her mother’s death as a template for survival.
+Arc: 15% — Transitioned from POW to legally bound hostage-bride via the Blood Contract.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Damien Blackthorn
-Location: High Dais, Blackthorn Keep (The Great Hall)
+Location: High Dais, Blackthorn Keep
 Physical: Predatory vitality; no injuries.
 Emotional: Cruelly intrigued; focused on dismantling Isabella’s composure.
-Active obligations: Owes Isabella protection/containment (ch-01) -- UNPAID.
-Open loops: Damien testing the limits of Isabella's Hemomancy (ch-01) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): Suspects Isabella is hiding hemomantic bleeding/scarring from the Elders.
-Arc: 08% -- Established as primary tormentor and shadow-husband.
+Active obligations: Owes Isabella protection/containment (ch-01) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Testing the limits of Isabella's Hemomancy (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01--unresolved): Suspects Isabella is hiding hemomantic bleeding/scarring from the Elders.
+Arc: 08% — Established as primary tormentor and shadow-husband.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Lord Reginald Thorne
-Location: High Dais, Blackthorn Keep (The Great Hall)
+Location: High Dais, Blackthorn Keep
 Physical: Aged, commanding; aura of acquisitive power.
 Emotional: Triumphant; viewing the Voss bloodline as a harvestable resource.
-Active obligations: Overseeing integration of Voss assets (ch-01) -- UNPAID.
-Open loops: Reginald monitoring the "unmarked vessel" clause (ch-01) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): Plans to discard/sacrifice Isabella once a viable heir is produced.
-Arc: 05% -- Positioned as the architect of the Annexation.
+Active obligations: Overseeing integration of Voss assets (ch-01) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Monitoring the "unmarked vessel" clause (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01--unresolved): Plans to discard/sacrifice Isabella once a viable heir is produced.
+Arc: 05% — Architect of the Annexation.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Elara Voss -- DECEASED (Prior)
-Established: Executed for breaking a coven vow prior to the start of the narrative.
-Legacy: Her death serves as Isabella's template for survival and fuels her obsession with duty.
+Established: Executed by the coven for breaking a blood oath.
+Legacy: Her death serves as Isabella's primary trauma and template for survival under duress.
 
 # World State: ch-01
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- Blackthorn Court (Blackthorn Keep): DERISIVE -- Witnessed Isabella’s forced submission; view her as a conquered trophy and biological asset.
+- Blackthorn Court (Blackthorn Keep): DERISIVE — Witnessed Isabella’s forced submission; view her as a conquered trophy and biological asset.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- Nightbloom Coven: SILENT -- Traded Isabella for a fragile peace under the Treaty of Thorns.
-- Blackthorn Coven: IMPERIAL -- View the marriage as the formal annexation of enemy assets and bloodlines.
+- Nightbloom Coven: SILENT — Traded Isabella for a fragile peace under the Treaty of Thorns.
+- Blackthorn Coven: IMPERIAL — View the marriage as the formal annexation of enemy assets.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Peace Vow: ACTIVE -- Magical pulse enforcing non-aggression; punishes Isabella’s dissent with internal lashes.
-- The Binding Ritual: COMPLETE -- Magical ceremony linking the Voss and Blackthorn lines during the wedding.
-- The Treaty of Thorns: ACTIVE -- Diplomatic framework mandating the union.
-- The Annexation: COMPLETE -- Formal absorption of Nightbloom assets via the marriage contract.
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+- The Peace Vow: ACTIVE — Magical pulse enforcing non-aggression; punishes Isabella’s dissent with internal lashes.
+- The Binding Ritual: COMPLETE — Magical ceremony linking the Voss and Blackthorn lines.
+- The Treaty of Thorns: ACTIVE — Diplomatic framework mandating the union.
+- The Annexation: COMPLETE — Formal absorption of Nightbloom assets via the marriage contract.
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