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 # Character State: ch-06
 
-## Lyra Vance
-Location: The Plaza of Inked Tears, City of Parchment (Deep Weave).
-Physical: Exhausted; ink-lines spreading to her jawline; phantom cramping in her hands.
-Emotional: Crushed by guilt; defensive; tethered to Dorian’s presence.
-Active obligations: owes herself the truth of the village’s disappearance (ch-01) — UNPAID; owes Dorian access to the map's navigation (ch-02) — UNPAID.
-Open loops: [Lyra/The Guild] why the village unraveled after the map was completed (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED; [Lyra/The Shades] how to offer restitution to the erased (ch-06) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01—unresolved): knows she finished the map that coincided with Oakhaven's erasure — the Guild; CARRIED (Ch-01—unresolved): knows her physical form is being overwritten by the world’s ink — High Weaver Malakor.
-Arc: 60% — She has faced the literal ghosts of her past mistakes and, for the first time, allowed someone else to bear the weight of her defense.
-Permanent: YES
+## Liora Voss
+Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Weaving Chamber (Lockdown)
+Physical: Ocular hemorrhaging; purple bruising along veins; left palm aperture pulsing violet; severe physical exhaustion; indigo staining reaching mid-bicep.
+Emotional: Defiant; fatalistic; hyper-focused on circuit stabilization.
+Active obligations: Owes Loom maintenance of the "Dirty Circuit" (ch-05) — UNPAID; owes Thorne biological stability via shared link (ch-05) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Escaping the Core Spindle lockdown (ch-05) — UNRESOLVED; Thirteenth Strand consequences (ch-05) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-01—unresolved): Knows the true cause of her parents' ritual failure.
+Arc: 35% -- Accepted the permanent metaphysical tether with Thorne and began active synchronization with the "Dirty Circuit."
 
-## Dorian Thorne
-Location: The Plaza of Inked Tears, City of Parchment (Deep Weave).
-Physical: Fingernails bleeding from Thread-Burn; posture rigid; eyes strained from maintaining the umbral shield.
-Emotional: Fiercely protective; cold toward the shades; experiencing "Precision Collapse."
-Active obligations: owes Lyra protection from "Correction" squads (ch-02) — UNPAID; owes Lyra a route to the Heart of the First Fae (ch-03) — UNPAID.
-Open loops: [Dorian/The Guild] his unauthorized presence in the Silent Library (ch-02) — UNRESOLVED; [Dorian/Home] the location of his lost origin point (ch-02) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-02—unresolved): knows he is defying High Weaver Malakor by seeking his lost home — The Guild; CARRIED (Ch-02—unresolved): knows the exact frequency of the Guild's tracking threads — Lyra.
-Arc: 55% — He has transitioned from a reluctant guide to an active shield, choosing Lyra’s sanity over the logical justice of the shades.
-Permanent: YES
+## Thorne Quill
+Location: Core Drive-Spindle, Weaving Chamber, restraint chair
+Physical: Internal organs vibrating; skin etched with indigo ink-blood; physically bound to Liora by a pulsing violet tether.
+Emotional: Protective; resolute; secretively attuned to Loom sentience.
+Active obligations: Owes Liora biological stabilization/anchor-weight (ch-05) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Interpreting the Loom's sentient intent (ch-05) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-05—unresolved): Perceives the Loom's sentient intent and voice.
+Arc: 35% -- Transitioned from a passive sacrifice to an active, sentient anchor for the Loom's stabilizing frequency.
 
-## Master Elian — DECEASED (ch-01)
-Established: Unraveled during the Great Severing when the local loom collapsed.
-Legacy: His shade appeared in Ch-06, forcing Lyra to confront the personal cost of her "perfection."
+## Elder Maros
+Location: High Observation Gallery, Core Spindle
+Physical: Leaning on bone-white cane; eyes clouded by indigo cataracts.
+Emotional: Politically panicked; desperate for survival.
+Active obligations: Owes Liora political protection from Purists (ch-05) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Survival against imminent Purist mobilization (ch-05) — UNRESOLVED.
+Arc: 25% -- Forced to publicly witness the "heresy" of the Thirteenth Strand to maintain his waning authority.
 
 # World State: ch-06
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- Master Elian (The Shade/City of Parchment): HOSTILE/DESPERATE — Recognized Lyra as the architect of his erasure — Begged for a release she cannot yet provide, deepening her Ink-Rot.
+- Junior Binders (Weaving Chamber): TRAUMATIZED -- Witnessed the forbidden Thirteenth Strand binding -- Likely to leak information or flee.
+- Archival Guards (Spindle Perimeter): HOSTILE -- Enforcing lockdown with lethal intent; loyal to Purist doctrine -- Blocking escape routes.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- The Weaver’s Guild: OBSERVED — Their influence is felt even in the Deep Weave through the "correction" of these paper cities.
-- The Erased (The Discarded): VENGEFUL — They view Lyra as the Weaver of their misery rather than a fellow victim.
+- Conclave Purists: MILITANT -- Preparing to purge "stained" heretics; view violet light as spiritual corruption.
+- The Stained (Nascent): EMERGENT -- Underground faction viewing Liora as a prophet of the new weave.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Paper Reckoning: ACTIVE — The city reacts to Lyra’s presence by bleeding ink and manifesting memories of what she cut away.
-- The Shadow Manifestation: STABILIZED — Dorian is actively using this manifestation as a defensive tool.
-- The Anchor Bond: INTENSIFIED — The emotional spillover between Lyra and Dorian is becoming harder to distinguish from their own feelings.
+- The Dirty Circuit: Stabilized by the Liora-Thorne link; requires resonance to prevent feedback.
+- Indigo Contagion: Gravity fluctuations and violet light spreading; physical corruption of the Spindle architecture.
+- Lockdown Protocol: Core Spindle sealed; internal automated defenses armed and hostile.
+- Loom Frequency: Low-level sentience active; perceptible only to Thorne.
+
+## Item/Lore Status
+- The Thirteenth Strand: Forbidden/chaotic frequency integrated into the Core; cause of systemic instability.
+- The Violet Tether: Permanent metaphysical bond linking Liora and Thorne’s life-forces.
+- Frayback: Risk of soul-severance; looming due to Thirteenth Strand integration.
+- Binding Thread: Fundamental metaphysical fabric; now irrevocably altered by the "Dirty Circuit."