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 ## Isabella Voss
 Location: The Iron Bridge, border between Nightbloom and Blackthorn territories
-Physical: No physical injuries; tracing wrist scars; faint blood beads from nervous habit.
-Emotional: Isolated, wary, and maintaining a facade of regal composure.
+Physical: No injuries; tracing wrist scars; faint blood beads from nervous habit.
+Emotional: Frustrated and defiant, yet maintaining a facade of regal composure.
 Active obligations: 
-- owes Lord Reginald Thorne her compliance (Ch1) -- UNPAID
+- owes Lord Reginald Thorne her compliance (Ch1) -- PAID
 - owes the Blackthorn Coven her presence at the border (Ch1) -- PAID
+- owes the Peace Vow her marriage to the Blackthorn heir (Ch1) -- UNPAID
 Open loops: 
 - Isabella and Damien Blackthorn meeting at the border (Ch1) -- RESOLVED
-- The transition of power/custody to the Blackthorn Coven (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED
+- The transition of power/custody to the Blackthorn Coven (Ch1) -- RESOLVED
+- Isabella's transition to the Blackthorn carriage (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED
 Known secrets: 
 - CARRIED (Project Context): knows her mother was executed for breaking a coven vow -- [Damien Blackthorn does not know the extent of her trauma]
 Arc: 10% -- Isabella accepts the Peace Vow to marry her enemy, transitioning from a reclusive mourner to a political pawn.
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 ## Damien Blackthorn
 Location: The Iron Bridge, border between Nightbloom and Blackthorn territories
 Physical: No injuries.
-Emotional: Mocking, arrogant, yet intensely observant.
+Emotional: Mocking, arrogant, yet intensely observant and physically imposing.
 Active obligations: 
-- owes his coven the successful retrieval of the Nightbloom bride (Ch1) -- UNPAID
+- owes his coven the successful retrieval of the Nightbloom bride (Ch1) -- PAID
 Open loops: 
 - Damien's intention behind baiting Isabella (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED
 Known secrets: [NONE DETECTED]
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ Arc: 5% -- Established as the provocative rival and future husband who challenge
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## Lord Reginald Thorne
-Location: The Crimson Spire, Council Chambers (Last seen)
+Location: The Crimson Spire, Council Chambers (Off-screen)
 Physical: No injuries.
 Emotional: Calculating and dominant.
 Active obligations: [NONE]
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ Legacy: Her death instills a paralyzing fear of disloyalty in Isabella, driving
 
 ## NPC Memory
 - Lord Reginald Thorne (Nightbloom Coven): IMPATIENT -- Forced Isabella to sign the scroll and depart immediately -- Isabella complied but with cold resentment.
-- Damien Blackthorn (Blackthorn Coven): ANTAGONISTIC -- Met the carriage at the bridge to provoke the bride -- Forced Isabella to step out and face him.
+- Damien Blackthorn (Blackthorn Coven): ANTAGONISTIC -- Met the carriage at the bridge to provoke the bride -- Forced Isabella to step out and face him, asserting physical dominance.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
 - Nightbloom Coven: Severe/Pragmatic -- Willing to trade a daughter for a reprieve from war.
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 ## Active World Events
 - The Peace Vow: Formally signed and binding; Isabella has crossed the physical threshold of the border to begin her life with the rival coven.
-- The Handover: The physical meeting at the Iron Bridge marking the transition of Isabella from Thorne's control to Damien's.
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+- The Handover: The physical meeting at the Iron Bridge marking the transition of Isabella from Thorne's control to Damien's; concluded with Isabella exiting her carriage to join the Blackthorns.
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