staging: character-character-name-slug.md task=7b821567-c7eb-47e7-addc-f379017106d5

projects/binding-thread/staging/character-character-name-slug.md

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Character Sheet: Liora Voss
+
+## Identity
+- Full name: Liora Voss
+- Age: 28
+- Role: protagonist
+- Faction/School: Threadbinders Guild
+
+## Voice Signature
+- Stress expression scale: "This is manageable" = minor | "I can't deal with this right now" = upset | "Enough! I'm severing this now!" = furious
+- Verbal tic: mutters "knot or loose?" when weighing decisions, as if testing a thread's tension
+- Sentence length pattern: precise, medium-length sentences with weaving metaphors when calm; fragments when excited or angry
+- What they REACH FOR: tactile -- always senses through touch, fingering fabrics or invisible threads
+- What they NEVER say: "Whatever happens, happens" (she believes in binding fates actively)
+- Imperfection signature: repeats key words when emotional, like "bind it, bind it tight"
+- One example line of their dialogue that could not belong to any other character:
+  "Fate's not some loose end waiting to unravel—I'll stitch it myself if I have to."
+
+## Magic / Power / Special Ability
+- School/Discipline: Threadbinding
+- Core principle: All connections in life (relationships, events, destinies) are literal threads that can be woven, knotted, or cut
+- Signature move or approach: Visualizes and manipulates glowing threads linking people/objects, typically to bind allies or tangle foes
+- Limitation: Can only bind what she's physically touched; overuse causes "threadburn" backlash, fraying her own life threads (shortens lifespan)
+- Shared uncertainty: Does binding truly change fate, or just reveal predetermined patterns?
+
+## Arc
+- Want: To bind a perfect thread to her lost family heirloom, restoring her guild status and personal security
+- Need: To let go of control and trust organic connections without forcing them
+- Fatal flaw: Compulsive need to control all relationships through binding, alienating others
+- Wound: As a child, watched her parents' thread snap in a guild betrayal, leaving her orphaned and obsessed with unbreakable bonds
+- Transformation: Learns to loosen threads, allowing vulnerability; ends by cutting her own self-imposed bindings for true freedom
+
+## Relationships
+- Thorne Blackwood: rival love_interest + tense attraction built on clashing binding styles, where his loose weaves challenge her tight knots
+- Mira Voss: deceased sister (via flashback) + haunting mentor figure whose frayed thread drives Liora's guilt and motivation
+- Guildmaster Elias: antagonist mentor + authoritative father figure who exploits her loyalty while undermining her independence
+
+## Notes for Writers
+- Physical habit/tell: Twists an imaginary thread around her finger when lying or hiding emotions, often drawing blood if stressed
+- Speech quirk: Weaves in sewing terms uniquely, like "hem your excuses" instead of "stop making excuses"
+- NEVER do/say: Never shows physical affection without first "testing the thread" (a ritual touch); never apologizes directly—frames it as "re-threading our knot"
+- Subtle class marker: Handles fine silks with reverence but scorns cheap fabrics, judging people by their "thread quality"
+- Easily-missed detail: Hums a low weaving lullaby unconsciously when concentrating on magic, a remnant of her mother's song