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 # Character State: ch-07
 
 ## Liora Voss
-Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Archive Corridor/Maintenance Shafts.
-Physical: Severe ocular hemorrhaging; violet crystalline shards emerging from left palm; breathing shallow; experiencing "frayback" tremors.
-Emotional: Desperate; fiercely protective; hyper-focused on survival.
-Active obligations: Owes Thorne biological stability via the shared link (ch-06) -- ACTIVE.
-Open loops: Liora/Thorne finding a way out of the sealed Spindle (ch-07) -- UNRESOLVED; Liora/Elowen confrontation over the "Dirty Circuit" origin (ch-07) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): Knows the specific frequency that caused her parents' soul-unbinding.
-Arc: 45% -- Has transitioned from a sanctioned Binder to a fugue-state renegade, prioritizing Thorne’s life over Conclave law.
+Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Maintenance Shafts (Descending)
+Physical: Failing; violet shards in left palm have grown jagged; ocular hemorrhaging causing tunnel vision; rhythmic "frayback" tremors.
+Emotional: Vengeful, desperate, and survivalist.
+Active obligations: Binds Thorne to life via the violet tether (Physical Anchor) (ch-07) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Liora/Elowen seeking "Dirty Circuit" origin (ch-07) -- UNRESOLVED; Liora/Conclave Escaping "Threshold Purge" (ch-07) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): Witnessed her parents' souls unbound in a ritual failure.
+Arc: 45% -- Has fully abandoned Conclave law to protect a heretical bond.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Thorne Quill
-Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Archive Corridor.
-Physical: Skin radiating a constant violet pulse; internal resonance stabilizing but causing muscle spasms; mobile but dependent on Liora's proximity.
-Emotional: Fatalistic; strangely calm; increasingly attuned to the Loom's distant "pulse."
-Active obligations: Owes Liora biological stabilization as "anchor-weight" (ch-06) -- ACTIVE.
-Open loops: Thorne/Loom interpreting the Loom's sentient demands (ch-06) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-06--unresolved): Knows the Loom is predatory and perceives its specific sentient intent—Liora.
-Arc: 40% -- Accepted his role as a mobile anchor, actively using the link to navigate the Spindle's defenses.
+Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Maintenance Shafts (Descending)
+Physical: Emitting low-frequency violet hum; severe muscle spasms; manifesting "Loom-sight" to perceive structural weaknesses.
+Emotional: Eerily detached; views his life as secondary to Liora’s.
+Active obligations: Binds Liora's survival to his navigational Loom-sight (ch-07) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Thorne/The Loom surviving the hunting call (ch-07) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: knows the Loom is specifically hunting Liora -- Liora does NOT know.
+Arc: 40% -- Transitioned from passive victim to active navigational guide using his corruption.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Elder Maros
-Location: High Observation Gallery, Core Drive-Spindle.
-Physical: Clinging to the gallery rail; cataracts darkening; coughing up indigo-tinted phlegm.
-Emotional: Devastated; fearful of Purist retribution; feeling the weight of his treason.
-Active obligations: Owes Liora political protection from Purists (ch-01) -- UNPAID/FAILED.
-Open loops: Maros/Purists managing the violent containment failure (ch-07) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-03--unresolved): Secured the "Dirty Circuit" components through illegal back-channel trade with Elowen Shade.
-Arc: 30% -- Retreating into political self-preservation as he realizes he can no longer control the Stained.
+Location: High Observation Gallery (Isolated)
+Physical: Collapsed; choking on indigo phlegm (spiritual rot).
+Emotional: Total nihilism.
+Active obligations: Owes the Conclave containment of the Stained (ch-07) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Maros/Elowen the "Dirty Circuit" trap (ch-07) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: knows the Dirty Circuit was a trap set by Elowen -- The Conclave does NOT know.
+Arc: 30% -- Accepted personal and systemic failure as the Conclave's end begins.
 Permanent: YES
 
 # World State: ch-07
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- Archival Guards (Spindle): HOSTILE -- Executing "Threshold Purge" protocols -- Searching for Liora and Thorne with lethal intent.
-- Junior Binders (Lower Levels): TERRIFIED -- Abandoning posts as the Spindle's gravity fluctuates -- Logistics in the Conclave are collapsing.
+- Archival Guards (Archive Corridor): AGGRESSIVE -- Hunting the protagonists with harmonic scanners -- Forcing Liora into the Blind Weave.
+- The Stained (Lower Tiers): PROTECTIVE -- Refusing to hunt the protagonists -- Viewing the violet light as a "New Weave."
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- Conclave Purists: Bloodthirsty -- View the violet tether as a physical manifestation of sin that must be excised.
-- The Stained: Growing -- Unofficial cult forming among those who touched the violet light and survived.
+- Conclave Purists: FANATICAL -- Authorized "Great Unbinding" (scorched-earth protocol) -- Threatens total erasure of lower sectors.
+- The Stained: DEVOUT -- See Protagonists as icons -- Creating a schism within the Binder ranks.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Threshold Purge: Lockdown has escalated to active hunting of "corrupted" signatures within the Spindle.
-- Harmonic Decay: The Loom’s "purr" is causing structural fatigue in the Core's bone-white architecture.
+- The Threshold Purge: Maintenance shafts flooded with Null-Gas to sever threads; active and lethal.
+- Harmonic Decay: Spindle gravity warping; architecture becoming brittle and translucent.
 
 ## Item/Lore Status
-- The Violet Tether: Stretching and thinning as Liora moves, causing physical pain to both parties.
-- The Dirty Circuit: Emitting a high-pitched whine that interferes with standard Threadbinding tools.
+- The Violet Tether: Frequency is now audible; acting as a conduit for the Loom's power.
+- The Dirty Circuit: Identified as a "Soul-Siphon" utilizing Elowen Shade’s forbidden techniques.
+- The Loom: Actively reaching through the Spindle; "purr" has become a rhythmic hunting call.