# Character State: ch-15

## Mira
Location: High Spire balcony, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Lips swollen from kiss; lingering thermal surge; adrenaline-induced tremors.
Emotional: Vulnerable but resolute; experiencing "wild vertigo" from the integration.
Active obligations: Owes the Academy a completed Grey Arcanum curriculum (Ch13) — UNPAID; Owes Dorian a shared leadership strategy (Ch15) — UNPAID.
Open loops: [Mira/Ministry] Voss is filing a formal grievance regarding the "Gala Confrontation" (Ch15) — UNRESOLVED; [Mira/Dorian] The romantic surrender fundamentally alters the professional rival dynamic (Ch15) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): Knows the sensory bleed felt like "wild joy" — Dorian now knows the physical extent, but not the specific long-term psychological addictive quality felt since Chapter 4.
Arc: 85% — She has abandoned her "wildfire" defensive shell to embrace a shared, vulnerable equilibrium with her rival.
Permanent: NO

## Dorian Solas
Location: High Spire balcony, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Heaving chest; moon-pale hair disheveled; restored right hand steady.
Emotional: Exposed; raw; experiencing a "localized mana-collapse" of his clinical mask.
Active obligations: Owes the Ministry a response to the "Gala Confrontation" (Ch15) — UNPAID.
Open loops: [Dorian/Ministry] Threatening a "catastrophic" event against Councillor Voss (Ch15) — UNRESOLVED; [Dorian/Empire] The "Sovereign Residency Clause" may be challenged by the Throne (Ch14) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): Chose to keep the thermal burn as a reminder — Mira now knows he values her "fire," but the specific choice to keep the scar remains an internal memento.
Arc: 70% — He has explicitly rejected "clinical isolation" to publicly and privately claim Mira as his essential equal.
Permanent: NO

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Died saving the Paradox on the Obsidian Bridge to prevent a mana-collapse.
Legacy: His empty chair and memorial serve as the moral foundation for the Grey Era and the motivation for Mira’s integration.

## Aric (Student) — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Intercepted a void-bolt intended for Mira during the resonance spike.
Legacy: The "Aric Pyre Chair" remains empty at the gala, serving as a reminder of the cost of unity and a goal for future students.

## Elara
Location: East Wing infirmary, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Minor fatigue; stable.
Emotional: Focused; professionally satisfied with the curriculum shift.
Active obligations: Owes Mira/Dorian the execution of the new "Synthesis-shielding" drills (Ch15) — UNPAID.
Open loops: [Elara/Curriculum] Managing student reactions to the "Integration from Day One" decree (Ch15) — UNRESOLVED.
Arc: 50% — Transitions from a student/medic to the First Warden, acting as the bridge between secondary leadership and the Chancellors.
Permanent: NO

## Councillor Voss
Location: Northern Pass (retreating toward Capital)
Physical: No injuries; "damp gold robes" wrinkled.
Emotional: Humiliated fury; bureaucratic fear.
Active obligations: Owes the Imperial Judiciary a formal grievance and report on the "Grey Union" (Ch15) — UNPAID.
Open loops: [Voss/Empire] Reporting the Chancellors' "passionate defense" as potential heresy (Ch15) — UNRESOLVED.
Arc: 10% — Serves as the first external antagonist to be repelled by the unified front of the Chancellors.
Permanent: NO

# World State: ch-15

## NPC Memory
- The Student Body (Solas-Pyre): Awe/Curiosity -- Witnessed the confrontational defense of Mira by Dorian -- Unified in their move toward a charcoal-grey identity.
- The Ministry (Capital): Hostile -- Voss was repelled and threatened -- Likely preparing a legal or military counter-move against the Reach.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Conservative Faction: Suspicious -- Watching for signs of Pyre volatility or Spire overreach -- Currently neutralized by the show of strength.

## Active World Events
- The Grey Era: Stabilization phase -- The Starfall ha