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 # Character State: ch-01
 
 ## Isabella Voss
-- **Location:** Blackthorn Keep, High Dais.
-- **Physical:** Hemomantic exhaustion; silk gloves saturated with hidden blood; internal "lashing" from the Peace Vow; fresh wrist scarring concealed by lace.
-- **Emotional:** Managed defiance; hyper-vigilant; performing a "regal correction" mask; masking panic by tracing wrist scars.
-- **Active Obligations:** Owes Damien Blackthorn marriage — PAID; owes Blackthorn Coven production of sanctioned heir — UNPAID.
-- **Open Loops:** Isabella/Damien survival of the wedding night — UNRESOLVED; secrecy of hemomantic scarring from Reginald — UNRESOLVED.
-- **Known Secrets:** Bleeding beneath gloves (Damien/Reginald unaware); severity of scarring hidden from Elders; using mother’s death as a template for survival.
-- **Arc:** 15% — Transitioned from POW to legally bound hostage-bride via the Blood Contract.
-- **Permanent:** YES.
+Location: Blackthorn Keep, High Dais
+Physical: Hemomantic exhaustion; silk gloves saturated with hidden blood; internal lashing from the Peace Vow; fresh wrist scarring concealed by lace.
+Emotional: Managed defiance; hyper-vigilant; performing a “regal correction” mask.
+Active obligations: Owes Damien Blackthorn marriage (ch-01) — PAID; owes Blackthorn Coven production of sanctioned heir (ch-01) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Isabella/Damien survival of the wedding night (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED; secrecy of hemomantic scarring from Reginald (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED: Bleeding beneath gloves; severity of scarring hidden from Elders; using mother’s death as a template for survival.
+Arc: 15% — Transitioned from POW to legally bound hostage-bride via the Blood Contract.
+Permanent: YES
 
 ## Damien Blackthorn
-- **Location:** Blackthorn Keep, High Dais.
-- **Physical:** Predatory vitality; no injuries.
-- **Emotional:** Cruelly intrigued; focused on dismantling Isabella’s composure; taunts mask a budding protectiveness.
-- **Active Obligations:** Owes Blackthorn Coven presentation of the "vassal-bride" — PAID; owes Isabella protection/containment — UNPAID.
-- **Open Loops:** Testing the limits of Isabella's Hemomancy — UNRESOLVED.
-- **Known Secrets:** Suspects Isabella is hiding hemomantic bleeding/scarring from the Elders.
-- **Arc:** 08% — Established as primary tormentor and shadow-husband.
-- **Permanent:** YES.
+Location: Blackthorn Keep, High Dais
+Physical: Predatory vitality; no injuries.
+Emotional: Cruelly intrigued; focused on dismantling Isabella’s composure.
+Active obligations: Owes Blackthorn Coven presentation of the vassal-bride (ch-01) — PAID; owes Isabella protection/containment (ch-01) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Testing the limits of Isabella's Hemomancy (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED: Suspects Isabella is hiding hemomantic bleeding/scarring from the Elders.
+Arc: 08% — Established as primary tormentor and shadow-husband.
+Permanent: YES
 
 ## Lord Reginald Thorne
-- **Location:** Blackthorn Keep, High Dais.
-- **Physical:** Aged, commanding; aura of acquisitive power.
-- **Emotional:** Triumphant; views Nightbloom bloodline as a harvestable resource.
-- **Active Obligations:** Overseeing integration of Voss assets — UNPAID.
-- **Open Loops:** Monitoring the "unmarked vessel" clause — UNRESOLVED.
-- **Known Secrets:** Plans to discard/sacrifice Isabella once a viable heir is produced.
-- **Arc:** 05% — Architect of the Annexation.
-- **Permanent:** YES.
+Location: Blackthorn Keep, High Dais
+Physical: Aged, commanding; aura of acquisitive power.
+Emotional: Triumphant; viewing the Voss bloodline as a harvestable resource.
+Active obligations: Overseeing integration of Voss assets (ch-01) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Monitoring the "unmarked vessel" clause (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED: Plans to discard/sacrifice Isabella once a viable heir is produced.
+Arc: 05% — Positioned as the architect of the Annexation.
+Permanent: YES
 
 # World State: ch-01
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- **Blackthorn Court:** DERISIVE — Witnessed Isabella’s forced submission; view her as a conquered trophy and biological asset.
+- Blackthorn Court: DERISIVE — Witnessed Isabella’s forced submission; view her as a conquered trophy and biological asset.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- **Nightbloom Coven:** SILENT — Traded Isabella for a fragile peace under the Treaty of Thorns.
-- **Blackthorn Coven:** IMPERIAL — View the marriage as the formal annexation of enemy assets.
+- Nightbloom Coven: SILENT — Traded Isabella for a fragile peace under the Treaty of Thorns.
+- Blackthorn Coven: IMPERIAL — View the marriage as the formal annexation of enemy assets.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- **The Peace Vow:** ACTIVE — Magical pulse enforcing non-aggression; punishes Isabella’s dissent with internal lashes.
-- **The Binding Ritual:** COMPLETE — Magical ceremony linking the Voss and Blackthorn lines.
-- **The Treaty of Thorns:** ACTIVE — Diplomatic framework mandating the union.
-- **The Annexation:** COMPLETE — The formal absorption of Nightbloom assets via the marriage contract.
+- The Peace Vow: ACTIVE — Magical pulse enforcing non-aggression; punishes Isabella’s dissent with internal lashes.
+- The Binding Ritual: COMPLETE — Magical ceremony linking the Voss and Blackthorn lines during the wedding.
+- The Treaty of Thorns: ACTIVE — Diplomatic framework mandating the union.
+- The Annexation: COMPLETE — The formal absorption of Nightbloom assets via the marriage contract.