# Character State: ch-10

## Mira Vasquez
Location: High Spire Peak, The Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Extreme mana-exhaustion; sensory sensitivity; thermal-bruising on chest (healing).
Emotional: Triumphant but physically shattered; experiencing total somatic peace.
Active obligations: Owes the Ministry a response to the "Correction Clause" (Ch08) -- PAID (Defied).
Open loops: Mira/Dorian physical feedback loop (Ch03) -- RESOLVED (Integrated into the Paradox); Mira/Dorian "Binary Star" stability (Ch02) -- RESOLVED (The Grey Era established).
Known secrets: Knows the feeling of a total soul-merge -- The Ministry does not understand the depth.
Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from a volatile fire-brand to a stabilized anchor of a new magical era.
Permanent: YES

## Dorian Solas
Location: High Spire Peak, The Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Right hand paralyzed by frost-lock (healed by the Grey surge); exhaustion.
Emotional: Profoundly altered; has abandoned clinical distance for visceral connection.
Active obligations: Owes Mira administrative cooperation (Ch01) -- PAID.
Open loops: Dorian/Mira somatic threshold limits (Ch03) -- RESOLVED (The 15-foot leash is broken).
Known secrets: Discovered how to use the "Mira variable" to balance the world -- The Spire tradition has no record of this.
Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from the "Ice King" to the progenitor of Paradox magic.
Permanent: YES

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Died during the stabilization failure at the Obsidian Bridge.
Legacy: His absence forced Mira to rely entirely on Dorian as her anchor and partner.

## Lyra
Location: The High Spire stairwell/balcony
Physical: No injuries; cracked spectacles.
Emotional: Scholarly joy; professionally satisfied with the new aetheric readings.
Active obligations: Owes the Ministry the stabilization audit (Ch08) -- PAID (Rendered irrelevant).
Open loops: Lyra/Stabilization Lattice integrity (Ch08) -- RESOLVED (Built into the Grey Era).
Known secrets: Witnessed the exact frequency of the Harmonizing -- The Emperor does not know yet.
Arc: 80% -- Chosen to facilitate the faculty transition into the "Grey Era" curriculum.
Permanent: YES

# World State: ch-10

## NPC Memory
- High Inquisitor Malchor (Ministry): HUMILIATED -- Fled back to the Capital after witnessing the Starfall turn to gold -- Vowed to report the heretical union.
- The Student Body (Solas-Pyre): INSPIRED -- Manifesting dual-resonance magics -- Starting to refer to themselves as "Grey Mages."

## Faction Attitudes
- The Ministry of Magic: TERRified/HOSTILE -- View the autonomous "Grey Era" as a threat to the Throne’s monopoly.
- The Union Faculty: HARMONIZED -- The "Solas-Pyre" staff have ceased active hostility to focus on the new arcanum.

## Active World Events
- The Starfall Drift: NEUTRALIZED; the sky has turned a permanent, gentle aurora of gold, green, and grey.
- The Transition period: FINISHED; the two academies are physically and legally merged into a singular entity.
- The Grey Era: A permanent new magical atmosphere that allows fire and ice to coexist without feedback.