# Character State: ch-08

## Mira Vasquez
Location: Crystalline Spire Archives — deep stacks, restricted vault antechamber.
Physical: No injuries; fists clenched; mana running hot at her collarbone. Tension-locked jaw.
Emotional: Devastated and furious — she discovered Dorian signed a kill order (Martyrdom Appendix, Severance Key) authorizing her death before they met. The betrayal is vast but so is her understanding of what he has since become. Choosing to stay, not flee.
Active obligations: Owes the Ministry a counter-argument to the Dissolution Charter (Ch08) — UNPAID.
Open loops: Mira/Dorian Martyrdom Appendix — does she forgive him? (Ch08) — UNRESOLVED. Mira/Ministry Severance Key — weapon still exists (Ch08) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Knows Dorian signed the Martyrdom Appendix (a Ministry kill-order for her) — the Ministry does not know she has read it.
Arc: 68% — Confronted the darkest possible version of Dorian's pre-Accord self. Chose to stay anyway. The betrayal and the grace both permanent.
Permanent: YES (Discovered and read the Martyrdom Appendix; knows the Severance Key exists and targets her).

## Dorian Solas
Location: Crystalline Spire Archives — vault antechamber, standing by the Martyrdom Appendix ledger.
Physical: Right hand visibly shaking; Binary Star sigil on right hand briefly inverted during confession. No injuries.
Emotional: Raw, undefended guilt. The "absolute zero" is completely down. Terrified of losing Mira, but chose honesty over concealment.
Active obligations: Owes Mira a full account of what the Ministry can do with the Severance Key (Ch08) — UNPAID.
Open loops: Dorian/Ministry Martyrdom Appendix — he signed it; it is still binding (Ch08) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Knows the Severance Key can still be invoked by the Ministry without warning — Mira now knows this too. Knows the Ministry will accelerate Severance if they discover this meeting.
Arc: 72% — The last wall (his pre-Accord complicity) collapsed. Chose full disclosure over self-preservation.
Permanent: YES (Confessed to Martyrdom Appendix signature; no longer has any hidden history with Mira).

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Killed in Ch04 arena disaster — inverted Starfall vortex collapsed the arena during a joint demonstration.
Legacy: The discovery that the Ministry's sabotage may have caused the vortex makes Kaelen's death a potential murder charge against Vane and the Ministry.

## Lyra
Location: Crystalline Spire Records Tower — main floor.
Physical: No injuries.
Emotional: Alarmed — has connected the Martyrdom Appendix's legal language to the Dissolution Charter. Urgently copying the original Accord for Mira.
Arc: 42% — Transitioned from archivist to active co-conspirator against the Ministry.
Permanent: NO.

## Aric (Acting Senior Proctor)
Location: Ignis-Glacies Academy — Proctor's Office, managing fallout from the Vane inspection.
Emotional: Grieving Kaelen; holding the Academy together through sheer stubbornness.
Arc: 28%.
Permanent: NO.

# World State: ch-08

## NPC Memory
- Vane (Ministry Inquisitor): HOSTILE + ESCALATED — Has formal authorization for the Severance Key per the Martyrdom Appendix. Clock is now ticking.
- Emperor Malchor: WATCHING — Imperial observers were at the Spire gate when Mira and Dorian entered the Archive. He knows they are in the vault.
- Lyra: ALLIED + ACTIVE — Making copies of the Accord for Mira. Understands the legal stakes.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Ministry/Inquisition: ARMED — Vane now has legal standing to invoke Severance against Mira at any time per the Appendix.
- The Crystalline Spire Faculty: FRACTURING — Some senior faculty saw Dorian enter the vault with Mira. Loyalty split.
- The Imperial Court: MONITORING — The Grey Pillar event has them treating this as a sovereignty crisis.

## Active World Events
- The Martyrdom Appendix: ACTIVATED — Dorian's signature is legally valid; Vane can invoke Severance on Mira without trial.
- The Dissolution Charter: PENDING — Vane will present both the Martyrdom Appendix and the Grey Pillar event to the Imperial Court.
- Kaelen's Death — Murder Accusation: FORMING — Mira has connected Ministry sabotage to the Ch04 vortex that killed Kaelen. Not yet voiced publicly.