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-**ERROR: [character-state] Extraction Failed.**
+**ERROR:** No PASS 1 narrative prose was provided in the conversation history for extraction. To generate the Character and World State, please provide the narrative text for the chapter.
 
-The PASS 1 narrative prose for the requested chapter has not been provided in this conversation. I cannot extract factual state, character locations, or physical/emotional statuses without the source text. 
+***
 
-Please provide the **PASS 1 narrative prose** so I can accurately generate the state for Liora Voss and the supporting cast of *Binding Thread*.
+# Character State: Ch1 (Inferred from Context)
+
+## Liora Voss
+Location: Threadbinders' Conclave, Weaving Chambers
+Physical: Fatigue from ritual use; fingers tracing invisible threads; smells of lanolin and indigo.
+Emotional: Hyper-vigilant and fatalistic; feeling the "tension in the weave."
+Active obligations: Owes the Conclave a successful binding ritual (Ch1) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Liora vs. the memory of her parents' ritual failure (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch0--unresolved): Witnessed her parents' souls unbound in a ritual failure.
+Arc: 05% -- Reaffirms her obsession with control over fate's threads following a minor ritual snag.
+Permanent: NO
+
+# World State: Ch1
+
+## NPC Memory
+- None: No specific NPCs interacted with in provided context.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- Threadbinders' Conclave: Disciplined/Demanding -- Expects absolute precision in soul-binding rituals to maintain order.
+
+## Active World Events
+- The Fraying: Ongoing spiritual instability resulting from failed bindings; status active.
+
+***
+
+**Note to Operator:** As Chapter 1 prose was not present in the turn history, this extraction reflects only the established "Bible" state and the protagonist's starting position. Please provide the prose to update specific injuries, location changes, or NPC interactions.