# Character State: ch-05

## Lyra Vance
Location: The Blackened Nave, Weaver’s Guild.
Physical: Standing; breathing shallow; palms stained with the graphite of the map she shouldn't have finished.
Emotional: Defiant but brittle; the shock has hardened into a cold, protective shell. 
Active obligations: To survive the tribunal and find the first anchor point of Oakhaven.
Open loops: [Lyra/Malakor] The public accusation of treason—UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED: The map she drew didn't just track Oakhaven; it predicted the exact geometric failure of the Great Loom.
Arc: 15%—She has transitioned from a falling apprentice to a declared heretic, accepting the role of "Unraveler" as a tactical necessity.
Permanent: YES

## High Weaver Malakor
Location: The High Dais.
Physical: Looming; clutching the Obsidian Shears like a scepter; his gaze never leaves Lyra's hands.
Emotional: Triumphant and wary; he smells the "smoke" of Lyra’s emerging power and fears its lack of structure.
Active obligations: To finalize Lyra's exile before she can speak the truth about the Loom's flaw.
Open loops: [Malakor/Dorian] Testing Dorian’s loyalty by forcing him to witness the sentencing.
Known secrets: The Obsidian Shears are losing their edge because the Loom they govern is dying.
Arc: 20%—Moves from passive architect to active prosecutor.
Permanent: YES

## Dorian Thorne
Location: The Shadows of the South Pillar.
Physical: Perfectly still; left hand rhythmically adjusting his silver cufflink.
Emotional: Calculatedly distant; experiencing "precision collapse" as he realizes Lyra’s map is technically superior to his own.
Active obligations: Bound by Guild oath to execute the "Blind Stitch" on any declared heretic.
Open loops: [Dorian/Lyra] Whether he will anchor his thread to her or let her slip.
Known secrets: He has already spotted the "seam" in Malakor’s legal argument but remains silent.
Arc: 15%—The first cracks in his "High-Born" filter appear as he chooses a vantage point that obscures Lyra from the other Guards.
Permanent: YES

# World State: ch-05

## NPC Memory
- The Guild Acolytes: CONDEMNATION — They have seen Lyra fail to kneel; they now associate her "precise" posture with the arrogance that "killed" Master Elian.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Weaver’s Guild: RADICALIZED — The fear of the Great Severing has turned the Guild into a reactionary body seeking blood to satisfy the silence of the Loom.

## Active World Events
- The Great Severing: ACCELERATING — The ozone scent in the chamber indicates the reality-tear is widening, fed by the vacuum of the Loom’s 14% integrity.
- The Displacement: ONGOING — The shadows in the Nave are no longer stretching according to the light source, but according to the "Thinning."

## Technical Stats
- Loom Integrity: 12% (Falling).
- Thread Tension: Negative (The threads are beginning to "push" rather than "pull").
- Judicial Status: Excommunication sequence initiated.
- Evidence: The Map of Oakhaven (Confiscated by Malakor).