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 # Character State: ch-03
 
 ## Liora Voss
-Location: The Loom Floor, near the primary drive-spindle.
-Physical: Indigo brand extended to the elbow; left palm leaking obsidian ink; vision sepia-mottled; experiencing heavy frayback.
-Emotional: Exhausted but resolute; experiencing a clinical detachment through the "Dirty Circuit."
-Active obligations: Stabilize the Loom for Maros (ch-03) — UNPAID; Conceal "Stainer" status from the Conclave (ch-03) — UNPAID.
-Open loops: Liora/Thorne sensory bleed and soul-fray (ch-03) — UNRESOLVED; The "Dirty Circuit" feedback loop (ch-03) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-03--unresolved): knows her parent's death was a ritual failure she alone survived; CARRIED (ch-03--unresolved): Is a "Stainer" using forbidden ink.
-Arc: 20% — Has fully embraced the "Dirty Circuit" heresy as the only means of preventing total Loom collapse.
+Location: The Loom Floor, core drive-spindle.
+Physical: Indigo brand reached the elbow; left palm is a weeping aperture of obsidian ink. Stage-two frayback (tremors, sensory bleed); sepia-mottled vision.
+Emotional: Fatalistic resolve; clinical detachment via the "Dirty Circuit."
+Active obligations: Stabilize the Loom for Maros (Ch-03) — UNPAID; Conceal "Stainer" status (Ch-03) — FAILED.
+Open loops: Thorne sensory bleed (Ch-03) — UNRESOLVED; Dirty Circuit feedback loop (Ch-03) — UNRESOLVED; Parents' ritual failure (Ch-01) — CARRIED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01--unresolved): The exact sequence of her parents' failure.
+Arc: 20% -- Committed to heresy as a functional necessity to prevent Loom collapse.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Thorne Quill
-Location: Center of the Weaving Chamber, strapped to the restraint chair.
-Physical: Skin stained with Liora’s ink-blood; internal vibration fully synchronized with the Loom’s dead-tone.
-Emotional: Predatory and observant; actively testing the mental boundaries of the link.
-Active obligations: Act as a grounding rod for Liora (ch-03) — PAID.
-Open loops: Thirteenth Strand variable bypassing Conclave laws (ch-03) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-03--unresolved): holds the "Thirteenth Strand" technique.
-Arc: 20% — Shifted from a passive prisoner to an active participant/manipulator of the soul-link.
+Location: Center of the Weaving Chamber, restraint chair.
+Physical: Coated in Liora's ink-blood; internal vibrations synchronized to the Loom's "dead-tone."
+Emotional: Predatory but grounded; transitioning from victim to symbiotic anchor.
+Active obligations: Act as Liora's grounding rod (Ch-03) — PAID.
+Open loops: Thirteenth Strand variable (Ch-03) — UNRESOLVED; Intention behind the "Stain" synchronization (Ch-03) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-02--unresolved): The "Thirteenth Strand" technique.
+Arc: 20% -- Actively manipulating the link's boundaries to ensure mutual survival.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Elder Maros
-Location: High Observation Gallery, Loom Chamber.
-Physical: Stooped; leaning heavily on a bone-white cane; appearing physically taxed.
-Emotional: Calculating and pragmatically opportunistic.
-Active obligations: Protect the Loom's functionality (ch-03) — UNPAID.
-Open loops: The Loom's total mechanical collapse (ch-03) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-03--unresolved): Views the Loom’s total decay as an inevitable catalyst for new power.
-Arc: 15% — Formally committed to using heresy (the "Stain") as a functional bypass for Loom failure.
+Location: High Observation Gallery.
+Physical: Heavily reliant on a bone-white cane; visibly aged by the Loom’s instability.
+Emotional: Calculating; views Liora as an expendable but necessary tool.
+Active obligations: Maintain Loom functionality (Ch-03) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Managing the Purist backlash (Ch-03) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-02--unresolved): The extent of the Loom's structural decay.
+Arc: 15% -- Formally sanctioned heresy to prevent mechanical collapse.
 Permanent: YES
 
 # World State: ch-03
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- Junior Binders (Loom Floor): TERRIFIED — Witnessed Liora’s black-thread jump and ink-bleed; they treat her as a source of spiritual contagion.
-- Archival Guards (Perimeter): HOSTILE — Observed the Indigo Contagion breach safety thresholds; prepared to terminate Liora and Thorne.
+- Junior Binders (Loom Floor): TRAUMATIZED -- Witnessed the "Black-Thread Jump" and Liora’s ink-blood -- Liora is now a spiritual pariah.
+- Archival Guards (Chamber Perimeter): AT READY -- Thresholds bypassed; weapons trained on the Loom core.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- Conclave Purists: Vengeful — The use of the Dirty Circuit is viewed as a theological infection.
-- Conclave Opportunists (Maros): Pragmatic — View the Loom’s failure as justification for forbidden weaving.
+- Conclave Purists: MILITANT -- The "Dirty Circuit" is viewed as an unforgivable theological breach.
+- Conclave Opportunists: CAUTIOUS -- Monitoring the success of the heresy for potential exploitation.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Dirty Circuit: Active unsanctified link bypassing safety dampeners; facilitates mutual soul-fray between Liora and Thorne.
-- Loom Decay: Generating a "dead-tone" frequency; structural integrity is at critical failure.
-- Indigo Contagion: Reactive force of the brand spreading in response to the unsanctified link.
-- Terminus Frequency: Local nausea-inducing vibration affecting all non-binders in the chamber.
+- The Dirty Circuit: An unsanctified, high-bandwidth soul-link bypassing safety dampeners; causing mutual soul-fray.
+- Loom Decay: Critical structural failure at 12% integrity; emitting a "dead-tone" frequency.
+- Indigo Contagion: Rapid spread of branding marks as a reactive defense against ink-blood exposure.
+- Terminus Frequency: Loom vibrations warping local gravity and sound.