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 ### Liora Voss
 **Location:** The Blind Weave, Heart of the Breach
-**Physical:** Bone-deep exhaustion; left palm scarred by harmonic resonance; moving with the steady rhythm of integrated consciousness
-**Emotional:** Profoundly peaceful yet pensive; weight of responsibility balanced against quiet ache for Rennar
+**Physical:** Bone-deep exhaustion; left palm scarred by harmonic resonance; integrated consciousness manifesting as steady, rhythmic movement
+**Emotional:** Profoundly peaceful yet pensive; responsibility balanced against quiet ache for Rennar
 **Active Obligations:**
 - Honest conversation with Rennar (Ch-12) -- UNPAID
 - Anchor role in New Weave -- ACTIVE/VOLUNTARY
 
-**Unresolved Loops:**
-- Liora & Rennar reconciliation
-- Liora & Thorne's co-anchor dynamic
-- *BURIED SECRET:* She is the Loom's architectural blueprint; aware of Elowen's sabotage (Rennar/Thorne/Conclave ignorant)
+**Buried Secrets:**
+- She is the Loom's architectural blueprint
+- Aware of Elowen's sabotage (Rennar/Thorne/Conclave ignorant)
 
 **Arc Status:** 100% COMPLETE -- Transformed from fate's controller to willing conduit of shared existence
 **Permanence:** YES
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 ### Thorne Quill
 **Location:** The Blind Weave, Heart of the Breach
 **Physical:** Semi-incorporeal, stable; violet energy humming; tethered to Liora via New Weave
-**Emotional:** Quietly triumphant; protective; genuine sense of belonging in chaotic balance
+**Emotional:** Quietly triumphant; protective; genuine belonging in chaotic balance
 **Active Obligations:**
 - Continuous New Weave stabilization -- ACTIVE/ONGOING
 
-**Unresolved Loops:**
-- Co-anchor future with Liora
-- *BURIED SECRET:* His existence prevents Loom reclamation of Liora (Liora ignorant)
+**Buried Secrets:**
+- His existence prevents Loom reclamation of Liora (Liora ignorant)
 
-**Arc Status:** 100% COMPLETE -- Fully accepts role as necessary chaos-counterweight to Liora's order
+**Arc Status:** 100% COMPLETE -- Accepts role as necessary chaos-counterweight to Liora's order
 **Permanence:** YES
 
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 ### Rennar Voss
 **Location:** Outer Perimeter, The Breach
 **Physical:** Uninjured; standing tall; breathing filtered new atmosphere
-**Emotional:** Patient; hopeful; waiting to bridge the emotional gap with Liora
+**Emotional:** Patient; hopeful; waiting to bridge emotional gap with Liora
 **Active Obligations:**
 - Explain past absence to Liora (Ch-12) -- UNPAID
 
-**Unresolved Loops:**
-- Reconciliation with Liora
-
-**Arc Status:** 100% COMPLETE -- Transitioned from guilt-ridden ghost to first guardian of new world
+**Arc Status:** 100% COMPLETE -- Guilt-ridden ghost → first guardian of new world
 **Permanence:** YES
 
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 ## World State: ch-14 (CANONICAL)
 
-**The Breach Status:** No longer a wound—transformed into sustainable heart of world. New atmosphere filters established.
+**The Breach:** No longer a wound—sustainable heart of world. New atmosphere filters established and functional.
 
-**Magic System Shift:** Post-chapter magic requires *mutual conscious consent* between binder and bound. Non-consensual binding now functionally impossible.
+**Magic System Shift:** Post-chapter binding requires *mutual conscious consent*. Non-consensual binding now functionally impossible. IRREVERSIBLE.
 
 **Faction Attitudes:**
-- *The Stained:* Devoted — View Trio as architects of citizen-status rather than monstrosity
-- *Conclave Remnants:* Terrified/Dispersed — Power base shattered by consent requirement
+- *The Stained:* Devoted — View Trio as architects of citizen-status
+- *Conclave Remnants:* Terrified/Dispersed — Power base shattered
 
 **Permanent Events:**
 - The Great Stabilization: COMPLETE
 - The Consent Shift: IRREVERSIBLE
 
 **Critical Unresolved Tensions:**
-1. Liora & Rennar emotional debt remains despite world salvation
-2. Knowledge asymmetry (Liora's Loom-blueprint secret) = catalyst for future anchor friction
+1. Liora & Rennar emotional reconciliation debt
+2. Knowledge asymmetry (Liora's Loom-blueprint secret) as future anchor friction catalyst
 
-**NPC Memory:** Kaelen (The Stained) leads first permanent camp construction; witnessing stabilization has cemented reverence.
+**NPC Status:** Kaelen (The Stained) leads first permanent camp construction; reverence cemented.
 
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