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+**Note:** As no narrative prose was provided in the preceding turn (Pass 1), this extraction reflects the starting state established by the project context and character bible.
+
+# Character State: Ch1
+
+## Isabella Voss
+Location: Nightbloom Coven Estate, Shadow’s Edge
+Physical: No injuries; multiple faint crimson scars on wrists/arms from past blood vows.
+Emotional: Suppressed anxiety; rigid determination.
+Active obligations: Owes the Nightbloom Coven a marriage to the Blackthorn heir (Ch1) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Isabella/Damien marriage alliance (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Bible--unresolved): Witnessed her mother’s execution and fears she will fail the same way -- Lord Reginald Thorne.
+Arc: 5% -- Accepts the burden of the peace-vow, reinforcing her rigid adherence to duty over personal desire.
+Permanent: NO
+
+## Lord Reginald Thorne
+Location: Nightbloom Coven Council Chambers
+Physical: No injuries; aged but commanding presence.
+Emotional: Calculating; manipulative.
+Active obligations: Owes the Nightbloom Coven a period of stability through the alliance (Ch1) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Thorne/Isabella manipulation regarding her mother's death (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: Knows the full truth of Elara Voss's "betrayal" -- Isabella Voss.
+Arc: 0% -- Remains the stagnant architect of Isabella’s entrapment.
+Permanent: NO
+
+## Elara Voss -- DECEASED (Pre-Ch1)
+Established: Executed by the coven for breaking a sacred blood vow.
+Legacy: Her death serves as the primary source of Isabella’s trauma and her desperate need to remain "loyal."
+
+# World State: Ch1
+
+## NPC Memory
+- Nightbloom Elders (Council Chambers): EXPECTANT -- Looking for Isabella to submit to the Blackthorn union to secure their borders.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- Nightbloom Coven: Suspicious -- Viewing the Blackthorns as rivals but necessary partners for survival.
+- Blackthorn Coven: Contemptuous -- Viewing the Voss line as fragile hemomancers bound by fading traditions.
+
+## Active World Events
+- The Crimson Union: The mandated marriage between the Voss and Blackthorn lines is currently being brokered to prevent an all-out blood war. Timeline: Imminent.