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 ## Liora Voss
 Location: The Loom Floor, core drive-spindle
-Physical: Indigo staining reaching mid-bicep; left palm aperture pulsing; ocular hemorrhaging and tremors.
-Emotional: Defiant fatalism; cold, tactical clarity.
-Active obligations: Owes the Loom maintenance of the "Dirty Circuit" (ch-03) -- UNPAID; owes Thorne stability via the link (ch-03) -- UNPAID.
+Physical: Indigo staining reaching mid-bicep; left palm aperture pulsing with a violet core; ocular hemorrhaging and persistent tremors.
+Emotional: Defiant fatalism; cold, tactical clarity born of surviving the surge.
+Active obligations: Owes the Loom maintenance of the "Dirty Circuit" (ch-03) -- UNPAID; owes Thorne biological stability via the shared link (ch-03) -- UNPAID.
 Open loops: Liora and Thorne vs the Thirteenth Strand (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED; Liora vs the Conclave Purists' coup (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-03--unresolved): Witnessed parents' souls unbound; Rennar Voss does not know the ritual's true cause.
-Arc: 25% -- Has successfully integrated a heretical power source, cementing her role as a renegade architect.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): Witnessed parents' souls unbound; Rennar Voss remains ignorant of the ritual's true cause. 
+Arc: 25% -- She has successfully integrated the heretical "Thirteenth" power source, cementing her status as a renegade architect.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Thorne Quill
 Location: Weaving Chamber, restraint chair
-Physical: Skin etched with indigo ink-blood; internal organs vibrating in sympathy with the Loom.
-Emotional: Predatory focus; symbiotic defiance.
-Active obligations: Owes Liora biological stabilization (ch-03) -- UNPAID.
+Physical: Skin permanently etched with indigo ink-blood; internal organs vibrating in visceral sympathy with the Loom’s frequency.
+Emotional: Predatory focus; symbiotic defiance; deep-seated bond with Liora.
+Active obligations: Owes Liora biological stabilization/anchor-weight (ch-03) -- UNPAID.
 Open loops: Thorne vs the emerging "Loom's intent" voice (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-03--unresolved): Hearing the Loom's consciousness—Liora remains unaware.
-Arc: 25% -- Has evolved from a sacrificial prisoner into an essential, sentient anchor for the Loom.
+Known secrets: Hearing the Loom's consciousness -- Liora remains unaware of his internal dialogue with the machine.
+Arc: 25% -- Evolved from a sacrificial prisoner into an essential, sentient anchor for the machine.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Elder Maros
 Location: High Observation Gallery
-Physical: Leaning on bone-white cane; eyes clouded by indigo flare.
-Emotional: Fearful; politically desperate.
-Active obligations: Owes Liora political protection (ch-03) -- UNPAID.
-Open loops: Maros vs Conclave Purists (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: Leadership depends entirely on heretical stability.
-Arc: 20% -- Has fully abandoned ecclesiastical purity to ensure his own survival.
+Physical: Leaning heavily on a bone-white cane; eyes clouded by indigo flare/cataracts.
+Emotional: Politically desperate; fearful of his own cabinet.
+Active obligations: Owes Liora political protection from the Purists (ch-03) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Maros vs Conclave Purists’ immediate mobilization (ch-03) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: His leadership depends entirely on heretical stability provided by Liora.
+Arc: 20% -- Has abandoned ecclesiastical purity to ensure his own survival.
 Permanent: YES
 
 # World State: ch-03
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- Junior Binders (Loom Floor): EVANGELICAL TERROR -- Witnessed the heretical initiation; they are divided between traumatic shock and mimicking Liora’s branding.
-- Archival Guards (The Threshold): WARDENS -- They have sealed the chamber, transitioning from protectors to jailers of a heretical containment zone.
+- Junior Binders (Loom Floor): EVANGELICAL TERROR -- Witnessed the heretical binding of the Thirteenth Strand -- Divide forming between those fearing the infection and those mimicking it.
+- Archival Guards (The Threshold): WARDENS -- Have sealed the chamber under Maros's orders -- Transitioning from protectors to jailers.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- Conclave Purists: REVOLUTIONARY -- Viewing the indigo staining as a terminal infection, they are actively mobilizing for a purge.
-- The Stained (Loom Floor): DEVOTED -- Emerging as a sub-faction that views Liora’s heretical methods as the only path to resilience.
+- Conclave Purists: REVOLUTIONARY -- Viewing the indigo staining as a terminal infection, they are actively mobilizing for a purge of the Loom Floor.
+- The Stained: DEVOTED -- A growing sub-faction of Binders who view Liora’s heresy as the only path to resilience.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Dirty Circuit: Stabilized but hungry; requires constant soul-input from the Liora/Thorne anchor to prevent reality collapse.
-- Indigo Contagion: Environmental degradation spreading through the Conclave; gravity shifts and shared hallucinations are manifesting.
-- The Thirteenth Strand: A rogue, external frequency has successfully embedded itself into the primary soul-link.
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-## Landmarks
-- The Loom Floor: Epicenter of the "Dirty Circuit" and reality-warping indigo resonance.
-- The Threshold: Now a fortified barrier separating the Loom Floor from the rest of the Conclave.
+- The Dirty Circuit: Stabilized but hungry; requires constant soul-input/resonance from the Liora-Thorne anchor to prevent reality collapse.
+- Indigo Contagion: Environmental degradation spreading; gravity shifts and shared hallucinations/auditory bleed-through are manifesting in the Conclave.
+- The Thirteenth Strand: A rogue, external frequency has successfully embedded itself into the primary soul-link, acting as a "backdoor" to the Loom.