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 # Character State: ch-06
 
-## Lyra Vance
-Location: The Archivist's Restricted Vaults, outskirts of the Guild.
-Physical: Breath shallow; left palm bruised from the "Half-Stitch" backlash; eyes bloodshot from staring into the chronal flickering of the Oakhaven remnant.
-Emotional: Desperate and defiant; her internal anchor to the Guild has shifted from "seeking return" to "seeking justice."
-Active obligations: Must stabilize the flickering memory of Oakhaven before it collapses — URGENT.
-Open loops: [Lyra/Silas Vane] suspected her father knew the High Weaver was tampering with the tension months before the Severing — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED: discovered that the Guild’s "Great Pattern" is being intentionally fed by the life-threads of the "Unbound."
-Arc: 25% — She has transitioned from a scapegoat into an active investigator, embracing her "imperfections" to navigate the vault's defenses.
-Permanent: YES
+## Liora Voss
+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.
+Arc: 35% -- Accepted the permanent metaphysical tether with Thorne and began active synchronization with the "Dirty Circuit."
 
-## Dorian Thorne
-Location: The Archivist's Restricted Vaults (intercepting Lyra).
-Physical: impecably poised despite the ozone; left hand twitching toward his cufflink; shadow threads subtly anchored to the vault's stone pillars.
-Emotional: Professionally clinical but internally rattled by Lyra’s proximity to the "Pattern’s" truth.
-Active obligations: Ordered by Malakor to "retrieve and redact" the Oakhaven records — PENDING.
-Open loops: [Dorian/Malakor] doubting the High Weaver's claim that the Loom's failure was a natural limit — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: Knows the location of the "Shearing Room" where the Obsidian Shears are kept.
-Arc: 15% — His belief in the Guild’s structural necessity is being challenged by the empirical evidence of their corruption.
-Permanent: YES
+## Thorne Quill
+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.
+Arc: 35% -- Transitioned from a passive sacrifice to an active, sentient anchor for the Loom's stabilizing frequency.
 
-## High Weaver Malakor
-Location: The Sanctum.
-Physical: Distant; radiating a cold, rhythmic pulse of power.
-Emotional: Paranoic but controlled.
-Active obligations: Needs to finalize the branding of Silas Vane as the co-conspirator — PENDING.
-Arc: 12% — Moving from passive manager of chaos to active hunter of the Vane lineage.
-Permanent: YES
+## Elder Maros
+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.
 
 # World State: ch-06
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- The Archivist: EXPOSED — His complicity in hiding the Oakhaven logs was revealed to Lyra; he is now a compromised asset to both sides.
-- Guild Guard: ALERTED — The breach in the Restricted Vaults has signaled a security failure.
+- Junior Binders (Weaving Chamber): TRAUMATIZED -- Witnessed the forbidden Thirteenth Strand binding.
+- Archival Guards (Spindle Perimeter): HOSTILE -- Enforcing lockdown with lethal intent; loyal to Purist doctrine.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- The Weaver’s Guild: AGGRESSIVE — Transitioning from "mourning" to "purging." They are actively hunting any thread-signatures associated with the Vane family.
-- The Unbound: WHISPERING — Rumors of the Great Severing’s true nature are beginning to stir in the lower districts.
+- 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 Chronal Decay: ACTIVE — The area around the Oakhaven remnant is "thinning," causing objects to phase between existence and grey silk.
-- The Redaction: ACTIVE — The Guild is burning historical ledgers to align history with Malakor’s narrative.
+- The Dirty Circuit: Stabilized by the Liora-Thorne link; requires resonance to prevent feedback.
+- Indigo Contagion: Gravity fluctuations and violet light spreading; 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.
 
-## Technical Stats
-- Loom Integrity: 12% (Decreasing due to secondary tremors).
-- Thread Tension: Volatile (Sudden spikes in Chrono-Weave resonance).
-- [Thinning] Level: 3 (Visible blurring of reality within the Vault).
+## 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."