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 # Character State: ch-07
 
 ## Liora Voss
-Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Entry to the Blind Weave
-Physical: Critical; jagged violet shards in left palm; permanent tunnel vision due to ocular hemorrhaging; rhythmic "frayback" tremors.
-Emotional: Terrified but resolute; prioritizing Thorne over Conclave law.
+Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Interior Conduits (heading toward the Blind Weave)
+Physical: Critical; jagged violet shards protruding from left palm; ocular hemorrhaging causing permanent tunnel vision; rhythmic "frayback" tremors.
+Emotional: Fatalistic and survivalist; has abandoned Conclave law to prioritize Thorne.
 Active obligations: Binds Thorne to life via the violet tether (Physical Anchor) (ch-07) — UNPAID.
-Open loops: Escaping the Threshold Purge null-gas (ch-07) — RESOLVED; Navigating the Blind Weave (ch-07) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01--unresolved): Witnessed parents' souls unbound; CARRIED (ch-07--unresolved): Investigating "Dirty Circuit" origin.
-Arc: 45% -- Transitioned from a law-abiding Binder to a heretical protector by entering the forbidden Blind Weave.
+Open loops: Escaping "Threshold Purge" (ch-07) — UNRESOLVED; investigating "Dirty Circuit" origin (ch-07) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01—unresolved): Witnessed parents' souls unbound.
+Arc: 45% — Has transitioned from law-abiding Binder to heretical protector.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Thorne Quill
-Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Entry to the Blind Weave
-Physical: Emitting low-frequency violet hum; severe muscle spasms; eyes glowing with "Loom-sight" structural intuition.
-Emotional: Eerily detached and sacrificial; focused entirely on Liora's survival.
+Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Interior Conduits (heading toward the Blind Weave)
+Physical: Emitting low-frequency violet hum; severe muscle spasms; manifesting "Loom-sight" navigation.
+Emotional: Eerily detached; views his life as a sacrificial vessel for Liora’s survival.
 Active obligations: Binds Liora’s path to his navigational Loom-sight (ch-07) — UNPAID.
 Open loops: Surviving the Loom's hunting call (ch-07) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-07--unresolved): Knows the Loom is specifically hunting Liora — Liora is unaware.
-Arc: 40% -- Shifted from a passive victim of corruption to an active guide for Liora.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-07—unresolved): Knows the Loom is specifically hunting Liora.
+Arc: 40% — From passive victim to active guide using his own corruption.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Elder Maros
 Location: High Observation Gallery (Isolated)
 Physical: Near-death; choking on indigo phlegm (spiritual rot).
-Emotional: Resigned nihilism; viewing the Conclave’s end as inevitable.
+Emotional: Resigned nihilism; views the Conclave’s end as inevitable.
 Active obligations: Owes the Conclave containment of the Stained (ch-07) — UNPAID.
 Open loops: The "Dirty Circuit" trap (ch-07) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-07--unresolved): Knows the Dirty Circuit was a trap set by Elowen Shade.
-Arc: 30% -- Accepted systemic failure and the collapse of the Spindle.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-07—unresolved): Knows the Dirty Circuit was a trap set by Elowen Shade.
+Arc: 30% — Acceptance of systemic failure.
 Permanent: YES
 
 # World State: ch-07
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- Archival Guards (Maintenance Shafts): AGGRESSIVE -- Attempting to force the protagonists into the Blind Weave via harmonic scanners -- Protagonists escaped into the void.
-- The Stained (Lower Tiers): DEVOUT -- Viewing the violet light as a "New Weave" -- They are actively hindering Guard movements.
+- Archival Guards (Maintenance Shafts): AGGRESSIVE — Pursuing Liora and Thorne with harmonic scanners — Forcing them deeper into the Spindle's hazardous zones.
+- The Stained (Lower Tiers): PROTECTIVE — Interposing themselves between Guards and protagonists — Creating a physical barrier based on their worship of the violet light.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- Conclave Purists: FANATICAL -- Initiated the "Great Unbinding" protocol to purge lower sectors with Null-Gas.
-- The Stained: SCHISMATIC -- Worshipping the violet light and rejecting Conclave authority.
+- Conclave Purists: FANATICAL — Implementing the "Great Unbinding" protocol to purge lower sectors.
+- The Stained: DEVOUT — Viewing the violet corruption as a "New Weave" to be protected.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Threshold Purge: Lethal Null-Gas has flooded the maintenance shafts, successfully severing the lower sectors from the Spindle core.
-- Harmonic Decay: Gravity is warping and architecture is turning translucent as the Spindle loses structural integrity.
-- The Loom's Wake: The Loom is actively hunting through the Spindle, its "purr" turning into a rhythmic call.
+- The Threshold Purge: Null-Gas flooding the lower maintenance shafts to sever all active threads.
+- Harmonic Decay: Spindle gravity warping and structural integrity failing as the Loom influences the architecture.
 
 ## Item/Lore Status
-- The Violet Tether: Acting as a high-frequency conduit for the Loom’s energy.
-- The Dirty Circuit: Confirmed Soul-Siphon using Elowen Shade’s forbidden techniques.
-- The Blind Weave: The chaotic, unmapped space the protagonists have entered to escape the Purge.
+- The Violet Tether: A physical and metaphysical anchor between Liora and Thorne; currently humming at a frequency that attracts the Loom.
+- The Dirty Circuit: Confirmed as a "Soul-Siphon" mechanism utilizing forbidden techniques.
+- The Loom: A cosmic entity or force "purring" a hunting call through the Spindle's structural weave.
+- The Blind Weave: The chaotic, unmapped void toward which the protagonists are fleeing.