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-# Character State: ch-01
+# Character State: ch-06
 
 ## Liora Voss
-Location: The Weaving Chamber, Threadbinders' Conclave
-Physical: Left palm sliced open by silver shards; peripheral frayback (static/blurring); smelling of ozone and indigo; hand trembling.
-Emotional: Frantic and morbidly fascinated; oscillating between dogma and desperation.
-Active obligations: Owes the Conclave a successful binding of Thorne Quill (ch-01) -- UNPAID.
-Open loops: Liora vs. Thorne's silver-shattering "thirteenth strand" (ch-01) -- UNRESOLVED; The mechanical nature of her parents' death (ch-01) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): Witnessed her parents' souls unbound in a ritual failure.
-Arc: 05% -- Shifted from rigid confidence in her tools to a frantic improviser after the silver failed.
+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-05--unresolved): Witnessed her parents' souls unbound in a ritual failure (unresolved).
+Arc: 35% -- Accepted the permanent metaphysical tether with Thorne and began active synchronization with the "Dirty Circuit."
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Thorne Quill
-Location: Lead-lined restraint chair, Weaving Chamber
-Physical: Skin humming with resonance; branded/bruised by silver collar; physically vibrating with power.
-Emotional: Defiant, mocking, and observant.
-Active obligations: Owes the Conclave/Liora submission to the binding (ch-01) -- UNPAID.
-Open loops: Thorne's internal power vs. Conclave holy instruments (ch-01) -- UNRESOLVED; The physical weight of the weave (ch-01) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): Perceives the physical weight of the weave.
-Arc: 05% -- Discovered his internal resonance can physically destroy silver-etched tools.
+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): Communicating with the Loom's sentient intent — Liora unaware.
+Arc: 35% -- Transitioned from a passive sacrifice to an active, sentient anchor for the Loom's stabilizing frequency.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Elder Maros
-Location: Observation Gallery, Weaving Chamber
-Physical: Frail; leaning on a bone-white cane.
-Emotional: Satisfied and predatory.
-Active obligations: None.
-Open loops: Maros's "stress test" of Liora and Thorne (ch-01) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: Knows Thorne’s true lineage and why the Loom is failing -- Liora/Thorne.
-Arc: 01% -- Confirmed that the destruction of the needles was a successful catalyst for his goals.
-Permanent: YES
+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.
+Permanent: NO
 
-# World State: ch-01
+# World State: ch-06
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- Elder Maros (Threadbinders' Conclave): SATISFIED -- Witnessed the destruction of the silver-etched needles -- Intends to push Liora toward unorthodox methods.
+- Junior Binders (Weaving Chamber): TRAUMATIZED -- Witnessed the forbidden Thirteenth Strand binding -- High risk of radicalization.
+- Archival Guards (Spindle Perimeter): HOSTILE -- Enforcing lockdown with lethal intent -- Loyal to Purist doctrine.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- Threadbinders' Conclave: Paranoid/Dogmatic -- Blaming "dirty souls" for the Fray while ignoring mechanical failures in their tools.
+- 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.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Great Binding Assessment: Mandatory screening for all citizens is currently active.
-- The Looming Fray: Metaphysical decay is causing peripheral "frayback" in Binders.
-- Mechanical Crisis: The Great Loom and silver tools are experiencing unprecedented failures.
+- The Dirty Circuit: Stabilized by the Liora-Thorne link; requires resonance to prevent catastrophic feedback.
+- Indigo Contagion: Gravity fluctuations and violet light spreading to upper galleries; 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.
 
-## Key Terminology & Mechanics
-- Frayback: Sensory static and soul-thinning caused by ritual backlash.
-- The Thirteenth Strand: Thorne's unique, silver-repelling thread.
-- Bind or Break: Liora’s mantra for decisive ritual action.
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-## Canon Objects/Artifacts
-- Silver Needle Shards: Contaminated by Thorne's essence; currently on the chamber floor.
-- Lead-Lined Restraint Chair: Specialized chair for high-resonance subjects.
+## 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."