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 # Character State: ch-03
 
 ## Liora Voss
-Location: The Loom Floor, slumped against the primary drive-spindle.
-Physical: Indigo brand extended to the elbow; left palm leaking obsidian ink; vision sepia-mottled; experiencing "frayback" and tunneling vision.
-Emotional: High-functioning dissociation; terminal calm born of necessity.
-Active obligations: Stabilize the Loom for Maros — UNPAID; Conceal "Stainer" status from surviving Binders — UNPAID.
-Open loops: Sensory bleed with Thorne — UNRESOLVED; The "Dirty Circuit" feedback loop — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED: knows her parent's death was a ritual failure she alone survived; Is a "Stainer" using forbidden ink.
-Arc: 20% — Has fully embraced the "Dirty Circuit" heresy and the unsanctified bond as her only means of surviving the Loom's decay.
+Location: The Loom Floor, core drive-spindle.
+Physical: Indigo brand has crested the elbow; left palm is a weeping aperture of obsidian ink. Vision is heavily sepia-mottled; experiencing stage-two frayback (tremors, sensory bleed).
+Emotional: Clinical detachment via the "Dirty Circuit"; fatalistic resolve.
+Active obligations: Stabilize the Loom for Maros — UNPAID; Conceal "Stainer" status — UNPAID (Failing).
+Open loops: Thorne sensory bleed — UNRESOLVED; Dirty Circuit feedback loop — UNRESOLVED; The weight of her parents' ritual failure — CARRIED.
+Arc: 20% — Has fully committed to heresy as a functional necessity.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Thorne Quill
-Location: Center of the Weaving Chamber, strapped to the lead-lined restraint chair.
-Physical: Skin stained with Liora’s ink-blood; internal vibration synchronized with the Loom’s dead-tone; serving as a grounding rod.
-Emotional: Predatory and observant; actively testing the mental boundaries of the link with Liora.
-Active obligations: Act as a grounding rod for Liora — PAID.
-Open loops: Thirteenth Strand variable bypassing Conclave laws — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED: holds the "Thirteenth Strand" technique.
-Arc: 20% — Shifted from a passive prisoner to an active manipulator of the soul-link with Liora.
+Location: Center of the Weaving Chamber, restraint chair.
+Physical: Coated in Liora's ink-blood; internal vibration synchronized to the Loom's "dead-tone."
+Emotional: Predatory, manipulative, yet grounded; transitioning from victim to symbiotic anchor.
+Active obligations: Act as Liora's grounding rod — PAID.
+Open loops: Thirteenth Strand variable — UNRESOLVED; Intention behind the "Stain" synchronization — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED: The "Thirteenth Strand" technique.
+Arc: 20% — Actively manipulating the link's boundaries.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Elder Maros
-Location: High Observation Gallery, Loom Chamber.
-Physical: Stooped, dependent on a bone-white cane; appearing physically taxed by the frequency.
-Emotional: Calculating; pragmatically opportunistic.
-Active obligations: Protect the Loom's functionality — UNPAID.
-Open loops: The Loom's total mechanical collapse — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED: 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 for preservation.
+Active obligations: Maintain Loom functionality — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Managing the Purist backlash — UNRESOLVED.
+Arc: 15% — Formally sanctioned heresy to prevent mechanical collapse.
 Permanent: YES
 
 # World State: ch-03
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- Junior Binders: TERRIFIED — Witnessed Liora’s black-thread jump and ink-bleed; they treat her as a source of spiritual contagion.
-- Archival Guards: HOSTILE — Observed the Indigo Contagion breach safety thresholds; prepared to terminate Liora and Thorne on command.
+- Junior Binders: TRAUMATIZED — Witnessed the "Black-Thread Jump"; Liora is now a social and spiritual pariah (The Contagion).
+- Archival Guards: AT READY — Safety thresholds have been bypassed; weapons are trained on the Loom core.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- Conclave Purists: Vengeful — 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 an unforgivable theological breach.
+- Conclave Opportunists: CAUTIOUS — Closely monitoring the success of the heresy for future exploitation.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Dirty Circuit: Active unsanctified link bypassing safety dampeners; facilitates mutual soul-fray.
-- Loom Decay: Generating a "dead-tone" frequency; structural integrity is at critical failure.
-- Indigo Contagion: Reactive force of the brand spreading in response to Thorne’s presence.
-- Terminus Frequency: Local nausea-inducing vibration affecting all non-binders in the chamber.
+- The Dirty Circuit: An unsanctified, high-bandwidth soul-link bypassing all safety dampeners; creates mutual soul-fray.
+- Loom Decay: Critical structural failure; emitting a "dead-tone" frequency that causes nausea in non-binders.
+- Terminus Frequency: The vibration of the Loom's impending collapse, warping local gravity and sound.
+- Indigo Contagion: Rapid spread of the branding marks as a reactive defense against the ink-blood.
+
+## Global Variables
+- Loom Integrity: 12% (Critical)
+- Frayback Threshold: 85% (Liora)
+- Stainer Visibility: HIGH (The ink is no longer concealable)