# Character State: ch-08

## Mira Vasquez
Location: The Imperial Dais, The Solstice Loom, The Capital
Physical: Severe mana-exhaustion; internal "Grey" resonance stabilizing; no physical injuries.
Emotional: Betrayed but defiant; experiencing a unified sensory clarity with Dorian.
Active obligations: Owes the Pyre Academy a defense against the Severance (Ch08) — UNPAID.
Open loops: [Mira/Dorian] The permanent biological merger (Ch08) — UNRESOLVED; [Mira/Malchor] The survival of the Inquisitor's strike (Ch08) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch07—unresolved): Realized the "Soul-Tether" contains a back-door for Imperial override — Dorian remains unaware.
Arc: 85% -- Fully accepted the "Grey" as her primary nature rather than a temporary tool.
Permanent: YES (Her mana-well has permanently harmonized to the non-binary spectrum).

## Dorian Solas
Location: The Imperial Dais, The Solstice Loom, The Capital
Physical: Residual metabolic chill; tremors in right hand suppressed by Mira's heat; no injuries.
Emotional: Intellectually radicalized; protective of the Union over the Spire's legacy.
Active obligations: Owes the Spire Council a report on the "Grey" anomaly (Ch07) — UNPAID.
Open loops: [Dorian/Mira] The physical addiction to the mana-equilibrium (Ch07) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch07—unresolved): Discovered that his family’s lineage was the original architect of the Starfall breach — Mira remains unaware.
Arc: 80% -- Formally rejected the Ministry's authority in favor of the somatic bond with Mira.
Permanent: YES (Internalized the specific heat-frequency of Mira’s fire to maintain biological stasis).

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Died during the stabilization of the Obsidian Bridge collapse when his mana-wells turned to steam.
Legacy: His past sacrifice served as the emotional shield Mira used to resist Malchor's psychological manipulation in the Loom.

## High Inquisitor Malchor
Location: The Imperial Dais, The Solstice Loom
Physical: Radiating a gold-hued dampening field; uninjured.
Emotional: Ruthless and predatory; focused on the "Correction" of the Chancellors.
Active obligations: Owes the Emperor a neutralized Union (Ch01) — UNPAID.
Open loops: [Malchor/Dorian] The execution of the Severance Key (Ch08) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Possesses the Severance Key — Mira and Dorian now aware of its existence but not its specific mechanics.
Arc: 40% -- Transitioned from bureaucratic threat to active combatant by deploying the Severance Key.
Permanent: NO

# World State: ch-08

## NPC Memory
- Imperial Guards (The Capital): HOSTILE -- Formed a phalanx around the Loom -- Preventing Chancellor escape.
- Ministry Scribes (The Capital): ARCHIVING -- Recording the "Grey" surge as evidence of heresy.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Eternal Throne: ELIMINATIONIST -- Direct orders issued to sever the Union regardless of lethality.
- Central Ministry: TACTICAL -- Using the Loom's data to calibrate the Severance Key.

## Active World Events
- The Starfall Drift: SKY IS BLEEDING -- Silver-black clouds cover 75% of the horizon; reality-thinning is audible.
- The Solstice Loom: COMPROMISED -- Ritual hijacked by Malchor to initiate the "Correction."
- The Monitoring Embargo: ACTIVE -- All communication out of the Capital is restricted by the Ministry.